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SHOHEI OHTANI

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 19, 2023
True test arrives for Samurai Japan in the form of resilient Mexico
Samurai Japan and its collection of MLB and NPB stars will be favored against Mexico in their WBC semifinal, but the team will have to rise to meet its toughest challenge yet.
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023
Japan blows out Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals
Japan has reached the WBC semifinals for the fifth straight time.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2023
Samurai Japan aims to leave Tokyo Dome with one last WBC victory
A win against the Mike Piazza-managed Italians would leave Shohei Ohtani and company two games away from reclaiming the trophy Japan last lifted in 2009.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023
Czech pitcher who struck out Shohei Ohtani cherishes memories and souvenirs
The 26-year-old got the Samurai Japan star to ground out in the first inning and struck him out in the third — probably becoming the world's most famous electrician in the process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2023
Shohei Ohtani homers to power Samurai Japan to victory over Australia
Shohei Ohtani connected on his first home run of the WBC and Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight batters to help Japan finish the first round 4-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2023
Czech players revel in WBC experience after facing Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan
A 10-2 defeat at Tokyo Dome didn't dampen the enthusiasm of a team that is quickly becoming known as the Cinderella story of the ongoing World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2023
Shohei Ohtani captivates crowd, teammates and opponents in WBC debut
Ohtani rose to the occasion with the type of performance only he could credibly attempt — let alone deliver.
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2023
MLB players getting taste of new pitch clock during spring training
Major league players are adjusting to some of the biggest single-season rule changes in the sport’s history during spring training.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023
Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans
For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
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.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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