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SHOHEI OHTANI

BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2021
Unleashed Shohei Ohtani redefines what's possible in baseball
After struggling through injuries and a frustrating 2020 season, the Angels star is finally showing off his true potential on the mound and in the batter's box.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 3, 2021
Shohei Ohtani belts two homers, scores winning run as Angels down Orioles
Ohtani's two home runs give him a major league-leading 30 on the season, the most in Angels history before the All-Star break.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's baseball skills help his sponsors outperform the market
As the U.S. takes note of Ohtani's prodigious ability, some market watchers in Japan are eyeing a third skill — the ability to boost share prices.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 30, 2021
Is there such a thing as too much Shohei Ohtani?
The Angels' two-way star has leapt into this year's MVP conversation, but in order to prove himself a winner he will have to balance his workload on the mound and in the batter's box.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2021
Know your news: Shohei Ohtani
How closely have you been following the MLB phenomenon that is Shohei Ohtani this stellar season? Step up to the plate and show us your stuff, slugger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 20, 2021
Shohei Ohtani continues home run tear as Angels win
Ohtani has hit five home runs in his past five games, increasing his season total to 22
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani to contest Home Run Derby at MLB All-Star Game
Ohtani made the announcement to fans on his Instagram account with a video showing several of his home runs from this season so far.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's two-homer night lifts Angels past Tigers
Ohtani's 400-foot shot in the fifth inning left the bat at 114 mph before clearing the wall in right-center, highlighting a five-run rally.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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