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Masataka Yoshida watches his second home run of the season during Boston's win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2024
Masataka Yoshida's bat helps Red Sox overcome Pirates
Yoshida hit his second home run of the season to give Boston a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning.
Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida said he has no lingering physical complications after his hospital stay.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2024
SDF chief of staff returns to work
Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida was diagnosed as overworked in mid-February, when he sought medical attention over a fever and illness.
Miki Yamane speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jan 26, 2024
Miki Yamane thrilled to take on new challenge with LA Galaxy in MLS
Yamane, who won the 2020 and 2021 J1 titles with Kawasaki, joins previous Japan captain Maya Yoshida with the Galaxy.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women's free skate during the Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Dec 9, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto wins first Grand Prix Final title
The 23-year-old from Kobe earned 148.35 points in the free skate for a total of 225.70 at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium.
Vissel Kobe players and fans celebrate the team's J1 title on Saturday at Noevir Stadium.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 26, 2023
Vissel Kobe found own style and bucked adversity in rise to top
Kobe's maiden J. League title was also the culmination of a sometimes turbulent 28-year journey.
Vissel Kobe players celebrate the club's first top-flight J. League title on Saturday.
SOCCER
Nov 25, 2023
Vissel Kobe win first J. League top division title
Kobe moved up to 68 points with a win over Nagoya Grampus to seal the championship.
Boston Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida strikes out to end a game on Sept. 26 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston.
BASEBALL
Nov 9, 2023
Red Sox's Yoshida vows to build on 'tough' rookie season
The two-time batting champion with the Orix Buffaloes in the Pacific League finished his first MLB season with a .289 average and 15 home runs.
New Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe (right) poses with former manager Tatsunori Hara during a news conference on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2023
Shinnosuke Abe hoping to join special group of Giants managers
Shinnosuke Abe is hopeful of guiding the Giants back to the Central League summit.
Masataka Yoshida hits a ninth-inning double for the Red Sox against the Orioles in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2023
Masataka Yoshida sets Red Sox record; Seiya Suzuki's Cubs miss playoffs
Batting fourth as designated hitter, Yoshida went 3-for-5 with an RBI in the penultimate game of the season.
Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after a home run in the second inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on Monday in Chicago.
BASEBALL / MLB / Baseball
Sep 5, 2023
Suzuki and Yoshida each hit their 15th home run of MLB season
Suzuki drove in the game's first two runs and finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the Cubs' 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
The Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida returns to the dugout after hitting a three-run home run against the Royals in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 4, 2023
Masataka Yoshida ends home run drought as Red Sox top Royals
Yoshida went deep for the first time since Aug. 18 when he opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium.
Masataka Yoshida recorded two hits in the Red Sox's loss to the Nationals on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 18, 2023
Masataka Yoshida records two hits in Red Sox's loss to against Nationals
Yoshida, a two-time batting champion in Japan's Pacific League, went 2-for-4 with a pair of opposite-field singles.
Former Japan captain Maya Yoshida throws the first pitch at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2023
Maya Yoshida eyeing return to Japan fold via LA Galaxy stint
The former Samurai Blue captain has not been called up by national team head coach Hajime Moriyasu since the World Cup late last year.
Maya Yoshida signed a deal with the LA Galaxy that will keep him with the team until the end of the 2024 season.
SOCCER
Aug 4, 2023
Former Japan captain Maya Yoshida joins LA Galaxy in MLS
The 34-year-old defender has been a free agent since his departure from Schalke in Germany this summer.
Maya Yoshida has 127 caps for Japan, including three consecutive World Cups.
SOCCER
Jul 29, 2023
Former Japan captain Maya Yoshida set to join LA Galaxy: report
Yoshida has been a free agent since his departure this summer from Schalke, who were relegated from the German Bundesliga at the end of last season.
Masataka Yoshida hits a two-run home run against the Braves in Boston on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2023
Masataka Yoshida goes 3-for-4 with homer as Red Sox beat Braves
The Japanese outfielder improved his batting average to an American League-best .320 after launching the two-run shot to right with his third hit of the night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 23, 2023
Masataka Yoshida takes AL batting average lead with three-hit night
The 30-year-old major league rookie had three singles beginning with a line drive to left field off Max Scherzer in the first inning at Fenway Park.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 17, 2023
Yuma Tongu's rise helps Buffaloes move on from Masataka Yoshida
Yuma Tongu's play has helped offset the departure of Masataka Yoshida.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 17, 2023
Masataka Yoshida hits grand slam in Red Sox win; Shohei Ohtani hits No. 34 for Angels
A day after his 30th birthday, when he saw his multi-hit streak end at eight games, Yoshida went 3-for-5 and scored two runs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 10, 2023
Masataka Yoshida connects on 10th home run as Red Sox earn fifth straight win
Masataka Yoshida belted his 10th home run in his seventh straight multiple-hit game to lift the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday, helping his team win its fifth straight.

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