As all the attention in baseball is focused on Juan Soto, Scott Boras, and his free agency, there is another that should draw attention as well. That is Japanese righty ...

MILAN (AP) — In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, ...

SoftBank Hawks cleanup hitter Hotaka Yamakawa (R) strikes out in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the DeNA BayStars at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 31, 2024.

Connected by satellite, the ceremony was simultaneously held at the Tokyo metropolitan government’s office in Shinjuku Ward, where the statues of the Games’ official mascots, Miraitowa and ...

In 2023, the World Heritage site attracted about 1.39 million tourists from abroad and Japan. In the peak spring and autumn seasons, the town gets between 20,000 and 30,000 visitors every day.

On Oct. 9, Sacramento State President Luke Wood emailed students that the Associated Student Inc. (ASI) passed a resolution proposing to have a squirrel be the CSU’s second spirit mascot.

The mascot is the creation of Italian artist Simone Legno, who is known for Japanese-inspired kawaii designs via his company tokidoki. Among various details that mark Luce out as a devout young ...

The Dodgers have a close connection with so many different communities across the city. Just as Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela ignited fan support in the Latino community in the 1980s, Shohei ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Saturday's Game Two of the World Series drew 15.9 million average viewers in Japan, the most ever for a postseason Major League Baseball game in the country ...

During World War II, the U.S. government incarcerated more than 120,000 Japanese Americans at camps across the country. One of the largest was Manzanar, in the remote California desert. The camp was ...

The mascot’s muddy boots represent a long and difficult journey, while her staff symbolizes the pilgrimage toward eternity. Legno, who admitted a lifelong love for Japanese pop culture ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voters in Tokyo began casting their ballots early Sunday for an election that might weaken Prime Minister ...