The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...

Wakana Sonobe has become the first Japanese girl to win a Junior Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open ...

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to ...

They were there to watch Sasaki take the ball in Tokyo, a six-hour drive south, to pitch for Samurai Japan in a World Baseball Classic game against the Czech Republic. “Watching him pitch ...

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Kobe University Hospital is nationally known for its sports medicine. They support ...

Roki Sasaki pitches during Japan’s Pool B game against the Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023. (AP file photo) NEW YORK — The New York ...

Japan's Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his "crazy idea" to host the Games in five cities at once can spark debate. The ...

Japan’s Morinari Watanabe is a rank outsider to become International Olympic Committee president but he hopes his “crazy idea” to host the Games in five cities at once can spark debate.

Described as the LeBron James of Japanese baseball, Sasaki, at age 23, is one of the most talented pitchers in the world. And because he’s making the jump to MLB before he turns 25, Sasaki will ...

By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other ...

As Roki Sasaki nears a decision that could have major ripple effects across baseball, the coveted Japanese right-hander has continued touring potential destinations. Padres officials hosted Sasaki ...