2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (207+ words) TOKYO -- The sixth'World Baseball Classic began on Thursday, March 5'in Tokyo, setting the ball rolling on a two-week'competition that will see sporti Ohtani and other stars set for action as World Baseball Classic begins in Tokyo Japan now rivals US…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (107+ words) Japan's Mizuno to make baseballs in Cambodia Top Japanese supplier gears up for World Baseball Classic year HANOI/OSAKA, Japan -- Japanese sporting goods maker Mizuho will begin producing baseballs in Cambodia as the sport's top international tournament is set to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (175+ words) PALO ALTO, California -- As Major League Baseball teams try new ways to bring fans to the stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers are making the most of a bi Anime, cocktails and a fan club: How the Dodgers cash in on…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (147+ words) TOKYO -- Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo will start streaming National Basketball Association games live in October alongside Amazon's global dis NBA Japan sees chance for growth with Docomo, Amazon streaming 'Yuki effect' from Bulls' Kawamura helping build up fanbase, country…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (310+ words) CHIBA, Japan -- A new trend is developing in Japan's sports world where professional and amateur athletes embrace farming, aiming for a dual career th Japan's real-life 'Hoosiers': Pro hoops team turns to farming More athletes eye dual careers for life…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (161+ words) Equally important to the scout, Lin had strong family guidance from a father who had been a track star in his youth and was a master sergeant in Taiwan's special forces. He also hailed from the ... Indigenous Taiwanese aims for…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (171+ words) OSAKA -- A Japanese startup whose app can track and analyze baseball pitches has assembled a team of investors that includes professional players as w Japan baseball stars take page out of MLB investment book App developer Knowhere raises $3.5m in funding…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (183+ words) SAPPORO, Japan -- A baseball stadium in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, is fostering some urban development. With March having marked Es Con Field Hokkaido's Baseball becomes a catalyst for Hokkaido urban development Nippon Ham Fighters' new neighbors include a hotel, hot spa and…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (143+ words) TOKYO -- Fans clamoring to see Shohei Ohtani and other Japan-born baseball stars are driving up the resale prices of tickets to games being held in To Organizers warn that scalped tickets will be refused entry for Tokyo Dome games The…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (175+ words) NIIGATA, Japan -- Japanese sake maker Hakkaisan Brewery has'entered into a two-year partnership with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers that Los Angeles Dodgers now have an official sake Baseball deal marks a big step in overseas push by Japan's Hakkaisan…...