Shohei Ohtani is arguably the only global superstar in the MLB. Ohtani's dual threat in the ballpark and humble demeanor have struck a chord with baseball fans worldwide.

MLB // 1 week ago Japan's Shigeo Nagashima, known as 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' dies at 89 June 3 (UPI) -- Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from ...

In Japan-U.S. relations, there is an often-heard argument that the United States is controlling Japan to prevent it from becoming a military superpower. In fact, Washington has played a ...

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates. By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...

Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

That’s held particularly true with a wide range of Japanese companies entering into partnerships with the Dodgers. [BUY HERE: Dodgers World Series champions bobbleheads] Over the past two years ...

(AP Photo/Stephen Wade) TOKYO (AP) — Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan. Sitting in right-center field on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome, he watched Shohei Ohtani’s home run in the ...

TOKYO — Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan. Sitting in right-center field on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome, he watched Shohei Ohtani's home run in the fifth inning fall off ...

Cowherd informed his viewers that the reigning World Series champions would not be going 162-0 this year and joked that 159-3 was on the table before focusing his attention on Shohei Othani.

Many Japanese stars, including Shohei Othani and Shota Imanaga, got their start in NPB before making the jump to the MLB, so ...