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SHOHEI OHTANI

Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 6, 2023
Shohei Ohtani among first 12 named to Japan's roster for World Baseball Classic
Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP and the runner-up in 2022, was one of three MLB players in Japan's initial roster announcement.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 28, 2022
Images of 2022: Sports
From the wintry slopes of the Beijing Games to the heat on the pitches of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Japan has had plenty to celebrate in the world of sports over the past 12 months.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 7, 2022
Yu Darvish joins Shohei Ohtani in agreeing to play in WBC
The 36-year-old Darvish was a member of Japan's second WBC championship team in 2009. Since then, Samurai Japan was eliminated in the semifinals in 2013 and 2017.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 29, 2022
Angels' Shohei Ohtani named top DH for second straight season
Ohtani outdistanced Houston Astros standout Yordan Alvarez while becoming the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons since David Ortiz won it five straight years from 2003-07.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 18, 2022
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge beats Angels' Shohei Ohtani in race for AL MVP award
Judge, who set the AL record with 62 home runs, received 28 of 30 first-place votes in what was expected to be a tight race with Ohtani.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 17, 2022
Shohei Ohtani announces intention to play for Japan at World Baseball Classic
'I have officially informed Team Japan Manager Mr. Kuriyama that I would like to participate in next year's WBC,' Ohtani said on social media.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 17, 2022
Justin Verlander joins exclusive club with third AL Cy Young Award; Marlins' Sandy Alcantara honored in NL
Verlander and Alcantara were unanimous selections. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was fourth in the voting.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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