In the women’s event, three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto led a Japanese sweep of the podium with an electrifying ...

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced on Friday ... finished one inning shy of throwing consecutive perfect games and helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

The 23-year-old righty made two All-Star appearances with Chiba Lotte before electing to leave Japan behind. Keller, 29, may be joining the Marines just as Sasaki walks out the door, but that does ...

Tetsuya Chiba, the brilliant mangaka behind Ashita no Joe, is the first ever manga creator to earn Japan's Order of Culture award.

Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers a ... Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball on Saturday announced that they will begin the process of transfe ...

Tetsuya Chiba, co-creator of Ashita no Joe and several other major sports franchises, will be the first manga artist to ...

Rain with a high of 69 °F (20.6 °C) and a 89% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 11 mph (11.3 to 17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The ...

Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal ...

Neighborhoods in Saitama and Chiba prefectures have risen in popularity as preferred places to live in among residents of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a survey showed. But the Yokohama ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

Since the Jubilee is starting off in Osaka, Japan, it makes sense that the mascot would reflect that style of drawing. The ...