JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kirishima Completes a Perfect 1st Week at the Summer Basho
Ozeki Kirishima, who’s in pursuit of his second consecutive Emperor’s Cup, improved to 7-0 at the Summer Grand…
Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai hasn’t taken to MLB right away. Is some of it the team he chose?
In Toronto, Kazuma Okamoto wakes up and wonders whether he’s in Tokyo. The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Rui Hachimura Providing a Spark for Lakers in NBA Playoffs
Rui Hachimura had the hot hand for the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter of their NBA…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Golf Icon Hisako Higuchi’s Career Highlights on Display at New Museum
Hisako “Chako” Higuchi, the first Asian to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003,…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Ichiro Suzuki Statue Unveiled with a Broken Bat in Seattle
Strange things happen every day. Odd occurrences are a staple of life, and the statue unveiling ceremony for…
Shohei Ohtani passes Ichiro Suzuki for another Japanese MLB record
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has reached base in his last 44 regular season games, setting an MLB…
Shohei Ohtani passes Ichiro Suzuki for longest on-base streak by Japanese-born player
LOS ANGELES — As Shohei Ohtani has redefined what is possible in baseball, he’s rewritten record books along…
Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki’s MLB on-base streak record for Japanese players
His statue’s bat wasn’t the only thing Ichiro Suzuki had broken on Friday. With a single in the…
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani pitches vs. Blue Jays, extends on-base streak
But it all began with Shohei Ohtani on the mound, starting on three days’ rest for only the…