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Masataka Yoshida belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, helping defending champion Japan clinch Group C in pool play of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-3 victory over ... ( read original story ...)

Defending champion Japan rallied from 1-0 down to beat Australia 4-3 behind a seventh-inning, two-run homer with two outs by Masataka Yoshida. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s premier made a personal trip to Japan and appeared in public to watch the island’s baseball team in action, a rare visit that risks deteriorating Tokyo’s ties with China further. ( read original story ...)

Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui successfully defended her title at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon on Sunday (8), winning the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:21:54 after a late breakaway from Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is making headlines at the 2026 Indian Wells tournament, not just for her return from injury but for seamlessly blending the bold influence of music, fashion, and tennis into one striking ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka gets candid on her flashy outfits after turning heads in Indian Wells. ( read original story ...)

A senior Japanese parliament member said on Sunday that the government instructed a national oil reserve storage site to prepare for a possible release ​of crude, as the Iran crisis has cut supply ... ( read original story ...)

Keep up with the World Baseball Classic's latest scores and highlights Sunday. ( read original story ...)

David Hablützel finishes 8th in the halfpipe in Sapporo as the best European. These are the other facts from the day. ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA—The Yokohama DeNA BayStars completed a remarkable playoff run by trouncing the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11-2 on Nov. 3 to win their first Japan Series championship in 26 years. ( read original story ...)

Tensions between the East Asian neighbours have simmered since Japanese PM Takaichi's comments on Taiwan in November 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

When Jyun-Yue Tseng raced out onto the mound in the seventh inning of Chinese Taipei's 14-0 victory over Czechia on Saturday, over 40,000 fans lifted their phones and flipped on their flashlights, ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan are not expected to win the World Baseball Classic but their fans are making their presence felt in Tokyo, with tens of thousands decked out in the team's blue tooting horns and belting out ... ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani and Japan face Australia during group play of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. ( read original story ...)