2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (174+ words) MIAMI, Florida - The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list Friday due to right bicep inflammation. The placement was backdated to Tuesday and the two-way superstar, who has played three games in September, could be back…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (632+ words) North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan: report SEOUL - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (164+ words) A fighter jet operated by Japan's Self-Defense Forces made an emergency landing on Thursday, leading to the temporary closure of one of the two runways at Naha Airport in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa, authorities said. Japan fighter…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (95+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (218+ words) LOS ANGELES - Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his MLB career-high 13th win of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-1 and extended their winning streak to seven games on Wednesday. Yamamoto (13-8) allowed…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (169+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News URGENT: Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani to be placed on injured list: manager Roberts LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. Ohtani was…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (459+ words) TOKYO - Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto, the Nippon Professional Baseball record holder with 3,085 hits, died at a hospital in Tokyo on Wednesday, the Golden Players Club said. He was 86. Atomic bomb survivor Harimoto, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer, achieved…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (118+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...

3+ day, 47+ min ago   (149+ words) LILLE, France - Samurai Blue striker Ayase Ueda marked his Champions League debut for Lille with a goal in their 3-2 loss at home to Spanish outfit Real Betis. Ueda netted the opener for the French Ligue 1 side in the 12th minute at…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (130+ words) Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kazuma Okamoto hit his 30th home run of the season in an MLB game against the Athletics on Tuesday, becoRead full story here Okamoto becomes 3rd Japanese player to hit 30 HRs in MLB this season SACRAMENTO, California - Toronto…...