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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2022
All rise! Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes AL's new home run king
The popular outfielder clobbered a first-inning offering from Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco over the left field wall to etch his name into the history books
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge poised to make history in the Bronx in home run race
While Judge is exceedingly unlikely to break the overall mark, his run for the American League record has nonetheless created a compelling storyline.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2022
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge connects on 61st home run to tie American League record
Judge had been stuck on 60 home runs after failing to homer in seven straight games and 33 at bats.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2022
Yankees clinch AL East as Aaron Judge's home run record chase stalls
Despite scoring twice in the win off four walks, the Yankees slugger was unable to equal the American League single-season mark of 61 set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge captivates baseball with home run pursuit
The debate over who should win American League MVP between Judge and Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has also invigorated a sport slumping in popularity.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 22, 2022
Yankees Aaron Judge on the brink of MLB history after 60th homer
The feat came in his 147th game of the campaign, which puts him on pace for 66 homers for the entire season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Sep 15, 2022
A sports media empire runs on ‘good vibes only’
As Jomboy Media has grown, the startup has kept up the positivity and energy that made them popular in the first place.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 1, 2022
Shohei Ohtani hits 30th homer of season to push Angels past Yankees
Ohtani is the first player in major league history to hit at least 30 homers and win at least 10 games as a pitcher in the same season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 31, 2022
Shohei Ohtani goes 2-for-4 as Angels' four-game winning streak ends
Ohtani, the 2021 AL MVP who is in the discussion for this year's award along with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, strung together three multi-hit games for the first time this year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2022
Shohei Ohtani trades homers with Yankees' Aaron Judge in Halos win
Fans at Angel Stadium were treated to five homers on the night, with Luis Rengifo and Mike Ford also soloing for the Angels and Anthony Rizzo hitting a solo for the Yankees.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2022
Aroldis Chapman optimistic he'll be back after 'scary' infection
The Yankees had placed Chapman on the 15-day injured list on Saturday thanks to the infection, which set in after he had a portrait of his sister inked on his left calf the previous weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2022
Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes second-fastest to 200 career home runs
Judge's 364-foot, two-run blast made him the first Yankee to hit 42 home runs before Aug. 1 — breaking a tie with the legendary Babe Ruth, who hit 41 through July 31 in 1928.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2022
Giancarlo Stanton takes MVP honors as American League wins MLB All-Star Game
Stanton, who has 24 homers in the first half of the season, belted a 457-foot game-tying two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin in the top of the fourth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 11, 2022
Shohei Ohtani named All-Star as pitcher and hitter for second straight year
Ohtani has hit 19 home runs as a designated hitter and has a 2.44 ERA in 14 starts as a pitcher this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 3, 2022
Yankees continue to torment Shohei Ohtani in Bronx
'I couldn't bring a good rhythm here,' Ohtani said. 'I envisioned things going differently. I didn't move well, and it felt like that came out in my pitching.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 24, 2022
Yankees' Josh Donaldson suspended for incident with Tim Anderson
The Yankees third baseman called the Orioles shortstop 'Jackie,' a reference to Jackie Robinson, during Saturday's game, leading to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 11, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi goes 5⅓ innings in no-decision as Jays fall against Yankees
Kikuchi has struggled in his first season with Toronto, lasting less than five innings in three of his four April starts for a 5.52 ERA.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 29, 2022
A pitching contortionist bends his way into shape
Ignoring the routines and patterns of a normal pitcher has allowed the Yankees' Nestor Cortes to become the unlikeliest of breakout stars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2021
Yankees bring back manager Aaron Boone on a new contract
Boone will receive a three-year deal with an option after leading the Yankees to the postseason in each of his four seasons in New York, the team announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL's final wild-card spots
The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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