It’s Peak Shohei Ohtani on Opening Day in Japan
The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 ...
MLB is doing nothing to stop Japan's next Shohei Ohtani from becoming a Dodger, too
The Los Angeles Dodgers have spent decades building a brand in Japan. It has paid off in a big way, as the likes of Shohei ...
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 ...
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
America’s Pastime Is Being Completely Transformed—by Japan
When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will underscore Japan’s pre-eminent role in baseball today.
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Shohei's popularity on display everywhere you look in Japan
Just about everywhere you look in these bustling streets, there he is: cooking up spaghetti with a flourish, adeptly juggling ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
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Castlevania Games Beginners Need to Avoid (& The Best to Start With)
There are some Castlevania games that are ideal for beginners who want to get into the franchise and others that need to be ...
How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese ...