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BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023
Shohei Ohtani delivers in two-way role to help Japan defeat China in WBC opener
Shohei Ohtani led Japan on the mound and at the plate in his WBC debut.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023
Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan
The run-up to the World Baseball Classic has been a whirlwind, once-in-a-lifetime experience for the 25-year-old who arrived in Japan on March 2.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2023
Shohei Ohtani ready to lead powerful Japan at World Baseball Classic
After more than a decade of frustration, Japan is back and stronger than ever, with the Angels star — who may one day surpass Ichiro Suzuki in the Japanese baseball pantheon — at the helm.
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2023
Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 World Baseball Classic
Looking past some of the obvious names on the roster, these players are key to Samurai Japan's attempt to win the title for the first time since 2009.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 26, 2023
Anticipation building toward Roki Sasaki's WBC debut
The Samurai Japan pitcher is showing off his heat — and learning from his teammates — ahead of the team's pool campaign at Tokyo Dome next month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Feb 10, 2023
Teams announce rosters for 2023 World Baseball Classic
The fifth edition of the global showdown is scheduled to run from March 8 to 21 with 20 teams competing in contests in Japan, Taiwan and the United States.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan