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Cubs starter Shota Imanaga pitches against the Mets during the second inning at Citi Field in New York on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 2, 2024
Cubs' Shota Imanaga shuts down Mets to continue strong start to MLB career
Imanaga (5-0) gave up three hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings.
Former two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker announced her retirement on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 29, 2024
Women's basketball great Candace Parker retires
The 38-year-old power forward, who posted her decision on Instagram, was a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player.
Red Sox shortstop rounds the bases after launching a two-run home run against the Cubs on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 28, 2024
Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela help Red Sox to rout of Cubs
The former Orix Buffaloes star had four hits and three runs scored as the host Boston Red Sox crushed the Chicago Cubs 17-0 on Saturday.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga throws a pitch against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning at Fenway Park in Bosto on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 27, 2024
Shota Imanaga improves to 4-0 as Cubs top Red Sox
Imanaga struck out seven — the second-highest total of his young MLB career — and allowed just one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Caleb Williams poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft in Detroit on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 26, 2024
Bears take Caleb Williams with No. 1 pick to start QB rush at NFL draft
Five quarterbacks went in the first 10 picks with no defensive players selected.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers against the Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers end Cubs' five-game winning streak
In his first MLB win, Yamamoto racked up eight strikeouts and scattered three hits over five innings
The Dodgers, with Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, could be in line to play in next year's MLB season-opening series in Japan, reports have suggested.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2024
Japan to host MLB season opener next year, baseball commissioner says
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs could be the teams to play the series, reports suggested.
Seiya Suzuki in action during a game on Sunday against the Rangers. The Japanese outfielder hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday night in the Cubs' blowout win over the Rockies.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2024
Cubs and Seiya Suzuki blow out Rockies
Seiya Suzuki began the Cubs' offensive onslaught in the bottom of the first inning, while Garrett Cooper went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs en route to a 12-2 win for Chicago over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga pitches against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 2, 2024
Cubs' Shota Imanaga dominates Rockies in his MLB debut
Imanaga, who signed a four-year deal with Chicago in January, didn't allow a hit for the first 5⅔ innings.
Dylan Cease pitches for the White Sox in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2023.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2024
Reports: White Sox trade Dylan Cease to Padres
The Chicago White Sox traded right-hander Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres for four players, according to multiple reports on Wednesday night.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 12, 2024
Cubs make Imanaga signing official with four-year, $53 million deal
Imanaga's contract includes a team option to extend the deal to become a five-year, $80 million pact, according to MLB Network.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2024
Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga signing with Cubs
Imanaga, 30, was among the most sought-after international free agents after Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and the two Los Angeles teams — the Dodgers and Angels — remain active in the sweepstakes to land Shohei Ohtani.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 2, 2023
Four teams remain in Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, report says
The Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and the two Los Angeles teams — the Dodgers and Angels — remain active in the sweepstakes.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff looks to pass against the Bears at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Nov 20, 2023
Lions use late rally to edge Bears
Jared Goff overcame a shaky start to lead the Detroit Lions to a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki hits a one run double against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field, Chicago, on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB / Baseball
Sep 6, 2023
Seiya Suzuki looks to stay hot as Cubs take on Giants
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki is off to a sizzling start in September.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jun 28, 2023
Connor Bedard offers Blackhawks a chance to fast-track the rebuild
There is no reason to think the Blackhawks will not use the top pick of the NHL Draft to select the Canadian forward, who has positioned himself as the best prospect since Connor McDavid.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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