What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to ...
America’s Pastime Is Being Completely Transformed—by Japan
When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will underscore Japan’s pre-eminent role in baseball today.
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
Aniplex, Crunchyroll Establish Anime Production Joint Venture Hayate
Sony Group companies Aniplex and Crunchyroll are forming joint venture to produce anime content for Crunchyroll’s global ...
'Paint Japan blue': How the Dodgers' vision of Japanese prominence became reality
In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball Classic to date, the Dodgers president of baseball operations accompanied team scouts and executives on a trip to Japan to get ...
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Yukio Mishima’s Fallen Heroes
A century after he was born and 55 years after he met his grisly end, we still find Yukio Mishima’s works compelling and ...