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Shohei Ohtani Organized Dodgers Dinner, Which Featured a 400-Pound Tuna

Shohei Ohtani, along with teammates Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, organized a team dinner in Japan during the Tokyo Series. One of the main courses? A 400-pound tuna.

Sports Illustrated

Japan disbands controversial Unification Church after investigation into Shinzo Abe’s killing

Tokyo courts says church caused ‘damages on an unprecedentedly large scale’

The Independent UK

What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued an order to revoke its legal status

The Independent UK

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Nintendo's Pokémon-Like Nemesis Won't Back Down From Switch 2 Dreams

Pocketpair's communications director says the Tokyo-based developer wants to bring its hit game Palworld to Nintendo Switch 2 despite ongoing legal challenges.

Inverse

“If fashion brands and computer brands can do it, why can’t we?” I journeyed to the only dedicated Fender store in the world – and found out how it could change the future of guitar retail as we know it

From all-star guest appearances to the world’s biggest collection of Custom Shop and made-in-Japan guitars, Fender Flagship Tokyo is the guitar store I’d always dreamed of

Guitar World

Tokyo cherry blossoms bloom earlier than other Japan regions

Spring has officially arrived in Japan draped in hues of pink

The Independent UK

Japan's weather agency declares flowering of Tokyo's cherry blossoms as the festive season begins

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital

The Independent UK

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Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’

The meeting is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.

Al Jazeera

Dodgers-Cubs opener in Tokyo averages more than 25 million viewers in Japan, a record audience

Tuesday’s first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country’s history

The Independent UK

Japan, China, South Korea Foreign Ministers Meet In Tokyo

Japan, China and South Korea's top diplomats hold talks in Tokyo on Saturday, aiming to bolster cooperation at a time when US trade tariffs are looming over the region.

International Business Times

Japan's currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a 'yen bloc' fell apart

Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to take the dollar's throne.

Fortune

30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims' families still seeking closure

Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice

The Independent UK

Former NFL, USC Quarterback Casually Robbed Fly Ball From Max Muncy in Japan

The former Eagles and Panthers quarterback—and diehard Dodgers fan—flashed the leather in Tokyo.

Sports Illustrated

A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the season

Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan

The Independent UK

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Shohei Ohtani Getting Intentionally Walked Had Fans in Tokyo Absolutely Booing Cubs

The Cubs issued an intentional walk to Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, and the fans at the Tokyo Dome were not happy about it.

The Sports Daily

Dodgers win first MLB game of 2025 season

Dodgers win the first MLB game of 2025 season. They beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ – study

Researchers compared studies tracking the health of teenagers in England and Japan.

Sports Illustrated

Shohei Ohtani Became the First Funny Meme of MLB Season During Dodgers-Cubs in Tokyo

This was very relatable for fans who woke up early to watch the first game of the 2025 MLB season.

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International Business Times

Japan Victims Voice Fears 30 Years After Sarin Subway Attack

Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears Japan could see a repeat of the doomsday cult attack.

The Independent UK

Shohei Ohtani merchandise is prompting long lines -- even in the rain -- in Tokyo

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific

Sports Illustrated

Mookie Betts Will Miss Dodgers' Tokyo Series vs. Cubs Due to Illness

The Dodgers star has lost 15 pounds from the illness.

Fortune

Dodgers owners says Shohei Ohtani-led team is the 'obvious choice' to take baseball global—and the MLB must do more to get teams to invest overseas

The LA Dodgers are heading to a rockstar reception in their March 18 Tokyo game—the latest win for Boehly's supercharged take on the Moneyball strategy.

International Business Times

Japan Cult Widow Speaks 30 Years After Subway Attack

Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after he was executed and kissed him in a coffin.

Sports Illustrated

Shohei Ohtani Mashes Towering Home Run in Front of Roaring Crowd at Tokyo Dome

The Dodgers do-it-all player had his home county fired up.

Guitar World

“Captures the essence of cherry blossoms”: Fender Japan stakes a claim for 2025’s most breathtaking electric guitar with the Sakura Telecaster

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