'Baseball player' tops career aspirations for boys in Japan as Ohtani effect takes hold
TOKYO -- Influenced by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's phenomenal success, "baseball player" has reclaimed the ...
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
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Man indicted over '06, '07 Hyogo Prefecture elementary school girl attacks
Prosecutors allege that on Oct. 16, 2007, Katsuta fatally stabbed the second-grade girl multiple times in the abdomen near ...
Japan Prince Hisahito graduates from senior high school; set to study biological sciences at University of Tsukuba
TOKYO: Prince Hisahito (pic), the 18-year-old son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended his graduation ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
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Osaka police to arrest Japanese man detained in Thailand
Osaka prefectural police said Monday they plan to arrest a Japanese man — currently detained in Thailand for allegedly luring ...
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Japanese food, Hello Kitty, the color green: Themed Met brunches bring community to RISD dining
This past weekend, students eating at the Rhode Island School of Design’s the Met dining hall were treated to more than just ...
Japan's Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, graduates high school
Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, graduated high school on Tues ...
Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook nerves, delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt ...
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Japanese beetle treatments to expand into Kennewick for the first time
TRI-CITIES, WA. - Efforts to eradicate the Japanese beetle from our region are growing.Leaders from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) tell K ...
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the imperial family's last hope for long-term survival, makes official media debut
Hisahito – the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, who is next in line to the throne, and Crown Princess Kiko – turned 18 last ...
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Workers in Japan return to school to boost skills, motivation
Mukae found a post in another enterprise this year and is working while attending school. Mukae said the graduate ... as “somewhat sorrowful.” In Japan, where there was an established ...