Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has thanked the creator of the popular basketball manga Slam Dunk for designing the player's logo in New Balance products. "Mr. (Takehiko) Inoue, thank you for ...

Yuzuru Hanyu says the desire to support his native northeastern Japan in its recovery from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami catastrophe was a major motivating factor in his decorated figure skating career.

New yokozuna Hoshoryu walked a tight rope but claimed his second straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, defeating No. 1 maegashira Wakamotoharu with a headlock throw on the third ...

Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto on Monday met with U.S. officials to seek exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on steel, automobiles and other imports, but he ...

South Korea and the United States on Monday began a large-scale annual joint military exercise to strengthen their combined defense capabilities and counter the threat from North Korea, the first such ...

Yokohama F Marinos reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League Elite football tournament Tuesday, defeating Shanghai Port 4-1 in the second leg at home for a 5-1 aggregate win. Brazilian ...

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five solid innings Monday in his final tune-up before his scheduled Opening Day start in Japan against the Chicago Cubs. Yamamoto held the Arizona ...

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for Seattle, the impact of Japanese players in Major ...

The next stop on MLB’s World Tour is here, and it's awfully fitting. The Dodgers and Cubs open the 2025 season in the Tokyo ...

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers participates in a practice session at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Friday, March 14, 2025, ...