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Items from Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 season are seen in an exhibition at Tokyo Node on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Tokyo fans get the Dodgers on their doorstep
In a big play to grow the team's fanbase, an exhibition connected with the MLB Tokyo Series is offering a taste of the LA experience.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jose Altuve takes on challenge of learning to play left field for Astros
Jose Altuve is moving to left field after 14 seasons in MLB.
BASEBALL / MLB
MLB's Rob Manfred reviewing petition to reinstate Pete Rose
The report comes one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pardon Rose.
A model wears items that are part of Takashi Murakami's collaboration with MLB.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 28, 2025
Famed artist Takashi Murakami partners with MLB for Tokyo Series
By Jason Coskrey
The new collection includes t-shirts and sweatshirts adorned with Murakami’s signature style, along with hats, baseballs and gloves.
Shohei Ohtani hits during live batting practice in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 23.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 24, 2025
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani faces live pitching for first time since surgery
According to multiple reports, Ohtani saw 32 pitches Sunday from Dodgers pitchers and put three in play. He did not hit any home runs.
Yankees reliever Devin Williams pitches during a spring training workout at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 14.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 23, 2025
Yankees amend famous facial hair policy to allow 'well-groomed beards'
By Victor Mather
The all-clear for beards was announced by Hal Steinbrenner, the team’s managing general partner whose father started the beard ban — and vigorously enforced it for years.
Mets outfielder Juan Soto runs onto the field for the start of the team's game against the Astros in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 23, 2025
Juan Soto homers in first at-bat with Mets
It's just what the Mets were hoping for when they landed the offseason's marquee free agent.
Roki Sasaki talks about his marriage announcement during an interview at the Los Angeles Dodgers' training camp in Glendale, Arizona.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 22, 2025
Roki Sasaki surprises Dodgers teammates with marriage news
Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki surprised teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Friday with the big news.
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga warms up before a workout in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 9.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 20, 2025
Shota Imanaga honored to be named Cubs' opening day starter for Tokyo Series
Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game series at Tokyo Dome.
Mets owner Steve Cohen (left) speaks next to general manager David Stearns during a press conference to introduce right fielder Juan Soto at Citi Field on Dec. 12, 2024.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 19, 2025
Mets owner says he overspent to get 'best team I can'
Signing Juan Soto was only the start of the budget-shattering spending spree undertaken by Mets owner Steve Cohen in the offseason.

Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
Tokyo responds to Trump remarks on 'interesting' Japan-U.S. security pact
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 7.
Nagoya High Court rules not recognizing same-sex marriage unconstitutional
Following the Nagoya High Court ruling on the same-sex marriage lawsuit, lawyers and others raise banners and boards that read "unconstitutional" and similar statements on Friday in Naka Ward, Nagoya.
Foreign single mothers struggle with language barriers and visas
Forbidden from seeing friends and forced to devote herself to housework, Reina (whose name has been changed), a 37-year-old Filipino national living in the city of Nagoya, became socially isolated.
At 102, world's oldest pharmacist celebrates her calling
Kesa Hatamoto, a 102-year-old Japanese woman who is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest pharmacist, speaks during an interview on Jan. 28 in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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