Baseball in Japan looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
The jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers and Cubs opened their regular season had a different vibe than the usual ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs in season opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two runs, and the defending World ...
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Imanaga, Yamamoto break ground as 1st all-Japanese Opening Day matchup
The saying goes that seeing is believing, and the display on the mound on Opening Day at Tokyo Dome could have a ripple ...
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Japan's passion for baseball on full display at Tokyo Series special events
It is hard to find a block in the heart of Tokyo that does not feature a banner or advertisement featuring Dodgers superstar ...
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to ...
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
Japan’s rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...
Kiké Hernández, Miguel Rojas talk similarities between Latin American and Japanese baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers players Kiké Hernández and Miguel Rojas talk ahead of the first game of the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers ...