Susumu Kitagawa, 74, a special professor at Kyoto University and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is among the ...

Fukuoka, Japan — IT is four hours before the night’s first pitch will be thrown and Sadaharu Oh is already in his temple, standing behind the batting cage simulating a hitter’s swing, talking religion ...

I am curious if you can help me with a ball from my childhood. I attended a charity game as a 9 year old on Maui. My Dad pulled me out of school and sent me to Maui (from Oahu where I lived) with my ...

Next up on the home run chart for Barry Bonds: Sadaharu Oh. Oh hit 868 homers in Japan, and congratulated Bonds after the San Francisco star broke Hank Aaron's record by hitting No. 756 Tuesday night.

Waldimir Balentien gave little hint of what was to come this year when he played for the Netherlands at the World Baseball Classic. (AP) Wladimir Balentien hit his 55th home run of the season for the ...

Sadaharu Oh, left, shakes hands with relatives of people killed in massacres that followed the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Sept. 3, 2023. (Photo provided by Lin Boyao) TOKYO ...

Former Mariners and Reds outfielder Wladimir Balentien -- remember Wladimir Balentien? -- has 52 home runs this season for the Yakult Swallows in Japan's Central League. With 26 games left on the ...

Former baseball player Sadaharu Oh waves before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before a semifinal game of the World Baseball Classic between Japan and Puerto Rico in San Francisco, Sunday, March ...

The government also selected 21 Persons of Cultural Merit. They include Masako Nozawa, 88, a voice actor known for her role ...