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TOKYO (AP) — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89.

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was about halfway through his home-run trot when Taro Abe stood up from his second-row seat in the Vin Scully Press Box and tucked his green scorebook under his right ...

On Friday 30 May, Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) faced the Brazil Women’s National Team, currently ranked 8th in the world, in an international friendly match held at Neo Quimica Arena ...

Editor’s note: "Retire in Japan" is part of an ongoing series on retiring abroad. To see all the articles in the series, jump to the end. Japan, with the world’s fourth-largest GDP after the U ...

May 31 (Sputnik) - Former CSKA midfielder Keisuke Honda, who currently plays for Mexican side Pachucha, was included in the Japanese national football team's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Onosato receives the trophy after winning in a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Stephen Hayes Dacus was approved Tuesday to be the new chief executive of the operator of 7-Eleven, the first foreigner to lead the Japanese convenience store chain. The American ...

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How a clairvoyant manga, official government megaquake predictions and even a horror movie have coincided to create a perfect storm of panic in Japan. Over the past few weeks, a once-obscure manga ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned ...