Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, ...

Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and ...

The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned another big win in free agency on Friday by securing the services of Japanese pitcher Roki ...

In the 16th century, Japan was a country consumed by chaos. During the so-called Sengoku Period, the traditional feudal structure that united the country had shattered, resulting in constant warfare.

To the honored ranks of the warrior classes last week were admitted the little people of Japan, the ragged and hungry factory workers. It was an admission that this was total war, and all Japan ...

Being here is exciting and overwhelming, but this isn’t why I came to Japan. Far away from the crowded ... the air in Hagi is fresh and the streets where samurai once walked are nearly empty ...

Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan goes in pursuit of its fourth World Baseball Classic championship in March ...