JAPAN NEWS

Cubs' Seiya Suzuki excited for return to Tokyo Dome for Japan series vs Dodgers in 2025

A 9-year-old Seiya Suzuki sat in the stands of the Tokyo Dome with eyes peeled on New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui as he warmed up for a game against the Tampa Bay Devil R...

JULY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese Gymnast Shoko Miyata Sent Home From Olympics for Smoking, per Report The 19-year-old won Japan’s all-around national title in April.

JULY 18 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Japan Beats America In Football, Social Media Erupts With Anger Japan beat America in the IFAF U20 World Junior Football Championship, and people aren't happy.

JUNE 27 • OUTKICK.COM

Highly-touted MLB prospect Roki Sasaki to miss 2nd straight start in Japan due to right arm issue

Roki Sasaki, the 22-year-old Japanese pitcher who could move next season to Major League Baseball, will miss his second consecutive start this weekend because of an unspecified pro...

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan beats United States 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer warmup match

Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th and Japan beat the United States 2-0 in an under-23 game, the Americans’ last warmup a...

JUNE 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch and Stream the U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer Team vs. Japan Tuesday’s match kicks off at 8 p.m. ET; can be watched live on Universo or streamed via YouTube and ussoccer.com

JUNE 11 • USSOCCER.COM

Watch USMNT vs. Japan free: Olympic Preparation The USMNT hosts Japan in its last match prior to the Olympics next month.

JUNE 11 • MASSLIVE.COM

Baseball's next great disrupter might be this Japanese pitching savant MLB teams are watching Roki Sasaki, the precocious right-hander with a remarkable arsenal. How soon he arrives stateside remains to be seen.

MAY 26 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Japan's Olympic medalist and world champion Shoma Uno says he's retiring from figure skating

Olympic medalist and two-time world champion Shoma Uno of Japan says he is retiring from figure skating

MAY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How Shohei Ohtani can grow — as a Dodger and personally — from the gambling saga

The absence of Ippei Mizuhara in Shohei Ohtani's life has left a void — and created an opportunity for him to evolve off the field and with...

APRIL 18

How Shohei Ohtani has handled the gambling saga: 'He's unflappable'

Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers career couldn't have gotten off to a stranger start. But he's come out of the off-field turmoil a better teammate —...

APRIL 16

Japan quick strike beats North Korea; South Korea held by Thailand in Asia qualifying Japan has scored after just 90 seconds and held out North Korea to win 1-0 in Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

MARCH 21 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

NJPW "New Japan Cup 2024" results (3/18): Vetter's review of Sanada vs. Hirooki Goto, and EVIL vs. Yota Tsuji in New Japan Cup tournament semifinal matches - Pro Wrestling Dot Net By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor...

MARCH 18 • PROWRESTLING.NET

Hirooki Goto To Face Yota Tsuji In Finals Of NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 | Fightful News Finals set for 2024 New Japan Cup.

MARCH 18 • FIGHTFUL.COM

Dylan Hernández: How Japanese culture shaped Shohei Ohtani's marriage announcement Before Shohei Ohtani became Japan’s most popular athlete, that designation belonged to figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. Like Ohtani, Hanyu is 29....

MARCH 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Japan defeats North Korea 2-1 to reach women's soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics

Japan has defeated North Korea 2-1 to reach the women’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Paris Olympics

FEBRUARY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dodgers embrace new reality after 'incredible' offseason: 'World Series or nothing'

After executing their "Plan A" this winter — landing Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and more — the Dodgers know expectations are greater...

FEBRUARY 6

Kagiyama dazzles in free skate to lead 1-2 finish for Japan at Four Continents

Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama produced a near flawless free skate to lead a 1-2 finish for Japan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

FEBRUARY 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze medals ahead of Canada despite Valieva DQ - The Boston Globe The United States is the new Olympic champion and Japan gets upgraded to silver from bronze but the demoted Russians get bronze by a single...

JANUARY 30 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

MLB Notebook: Orioles again have baseball's top prospect, Rōki Sasaki reiterates desire to play in Major Leagues, and more It was another pretty quiet weekend around the baseball world, so let'...

JANUARY 29 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani's Ex Teammate Thinks He'll Have 'Crazy Numbers' Only Focusing on Hitting Will Ohtani break any records this season?

JANUARY 19 • SACBEE.COM

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani's Ex Teammate Thinks He'll Have 'Crazy Numbers' Only Focusing on Hitting Will Ohtani break any records this season?

JANUARY 19 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Scouting in Asia: Korea, Postecoglou and why Japan is football's 'best value' market Recruitment experts say the 'insane' deals on offer in Japan make it the best value transfer market in world football

JANUARY 19 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Would Yoshinobu Yamamoto Be The Top Prospect in Baseball? Where would the 25-year-old pitcher rank on a top-100 prospect list?

JANUARY 18 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Dodgers News: Former Angels Teammate Didn't Think Shohei Ohtani Was Returning Dodgers fans are glad this player was right.

JANUARY 16 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM