When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball ties between the U.S. and Japan. It ...

Former baseball star who came to Japan in 1984 and played seven seasons with the Yomiuri Giants dreams of reviving the ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball ...

Another Japanese standout could be on his way to the majors after all. Right-handed pitcher Takahiro Norimoto, a prolific ...

TOKYO — Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history and ...

Tokyo is about to become the center of the baseball universe. The 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome isn’t just a baseball stadium; it’s a full-fledged entertainment hub. Opened in 1988, it has hosted some of the ...