When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Forty-seven students between the ages of 13-17 arrived in Ibiuna, a town of nearly 80,000 in the southeast part of Sao Paulo, ...

Between his time in MLB and in Japan, Suzuki smacked over 4,000 hits for his professional baseball career, leading many to believe he could've hit that mark if he played his entire career in America.

IKOMA, Nara Prefecture--A high school club adviser accidentally sliced a student in the leg with a real Japanese sword during a martial art demonstration as part of a club activity on March 5 ...

Ranji Trophy Highlights: India's returning international stars struggled on the first day of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy matches, as all of Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- The Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation on Wednesday with the addition of right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and ...

Global baseball’s hit king Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to Major League baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday, just one vote shy of unanimous selection. The Seattle ...

Ichiro made his debut with the Mariners in 2001, becoming the first Japanese position player to join Major League Baseball. That season he won both the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year ...

He also was a three-time Pacific League MVP. He also is a member of the Japan Baseball Hall of Fame. Ichiro's 4,367 combined hits between MLB and his years in Japan exceed Pete Rose's MLB record ...

Interestingly, the word Rui was given to the basketball player by his grandfather, who was a fan of baseball. Rui translates to "base" or fortress" in the Japanese language of Nihongo. Sasaki also ...

Baseball legend Suzuki Ichiro has been elected to the US National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first Japanese player to earn this honor. The election was announced on Tuesday, with Ichiro ...

(Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The hometown of Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki led celebrations Wednesday after he became the first Asian player to be elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall ...