Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was given a 57-month jail sentence for stealing $17 million from the L.A. Dodgers superstar.
Japan
In his introductory press conference, Roki Sasaki mentioned two key factors that influenced his decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Roki Sasaki will join the star-studded rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball’s superteam.
The Yankees, Mets, and Giants are out of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, but the Dodgers and Padres remain in the mix.
A host of exciting space missions are in store for 2025, including deep-space flyby missions by ESA, JAXA, and NASA.
Honda and Nissan are exploring a potential merger to pool resources and better compete with Tesla and Chinese EV makers.
Roki Sasaki, a Japanese pitching ace, will attract many MLB suitors seeking elite talent at a modest cost.
Hideki Matsui, beloved in New York and Japan, will throw the first pitch in tonight’s Game 5 of the World Series, with the Yankees down 3-1 to the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani drives World Series viewership record surge in Japan. Ratings up by 60% in the U.S. too, driven by young viewers.
Given Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy, Taiwan should bolster security ties with Japan while enhancing economic relations with the U.S.