As the "holy ground" of Japanese baseball, Koshien rallied the nation through national disasters and wars. Now it's taking on the next 100 years of challenges.
Starting with the Seoul Series, skipper Dave Roberts has a heavy responsibility to make sure the two Japanese stars have a seamless transition to the Dodgers.
Although Japan struggled in the opening rounds of the 2006 WBC, subsequent victories over South Korea and Cuba delivered a championship to Sadaharu Oh's team.
Olympic gold medalist Hashimoto collected the silver medal in the men's all-around event.
After the autumn visit to Japan by Major League (MLB) All-Stars — the first since 2014 — the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners...
Why is high school baseball so popular in Japan? Why does the nation stop to watch, transfixed, from morning till evening, on...
The ruins of “Isawa Castle” are in the city of Oshu, Iwate prefecture, in the region of Michinoku, better known as Tohoku on the...
