The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks skipper, who has guided his club to five Japan Series titles since 2015, is not expected to remain in charge in 2022.
The Olympic flame is no longer flickering in the nation’s capital, but so many memories remain vivid and meaningful.
With 58 medals, including 27 gold, at the Tokyo Games, Japan’s Olympians collected 17 more medals than the nation’s previous record. The host nation received medals...
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
People watching the Opening Ceremony reacted with surprise, astonishment and questions. Here are some representative reactions.
“This is a message of hope,” said IOC boss Thomas Bach. “Yes, it’s very different from what all of us imagined. But let us cherish this...
"It was baseball, a quintessentially American sport, that gave me my first true connection to Japan and its people," Robert Whiting reveals.
The retired manager and second baseman had a memorable two-year stint with the Yomiuri Giants in the mid-1970s.
Hitomi Niiya's triumph in the 2020 Houston Half Marathon kicked off a successful year that culminated with a national record in the women's 10,000 meters.
~‘The Olympics are intended to be a forum where athletes can perform to their full potential in a safe, secure and fair environment. I hope the...
˜˜ The gold standard for managers in Nippon Professional Baseball is Tetsuharu Kawakami. The dugout boss for the Yomiuri Giants from 1961-74, Kawakami piloted the...
Sadaharu Oh performed one part of his former job ー bashing home runs ー better than anybody in pro baseball history. Which is why...
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