Not only are high-profile Japanese players expected to play a major role in MLB this upcoming season, but their impact will also spill over to the Cactus League spring training season.

A high-stakes showdown unfolds Tuesday, February 18, as a mix of local contenders, former national team standouts and ...

Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

Sasaki made the surprising jump from playing high school ball in Japan to attending an American college, forgoing Japan's ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway is said to be the world's most punctual. Japanese National Railways ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Overseas assets held by wealthy residents in Japan in 2023 rose 13.4 pct from the previous year to 6,489.7 billion yen, hitting a record high, data compiled by the ...

"St. Francis DeSales High School is proud to nominate junior Ben Reither for the Dispatch Student of the Week. Ben is the Junior Class President, Vice President of the Drama Club, runs Cross ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5% ... the third straight month with the year-on-year rise matching a high hit in February last year. Some analysts expect inflation ...

The number of people who killed themselves in Japan fell to 20,268 in 2024 ... Elementary, junior high and high school students accounted for 527, the highest level since records began in 1980 ...

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