The Nikkei index climbed over 2 percent Tuesday morning as investor sentiment was lifted by a strong start to the new quarter by Wall Street the previous day, and the British government’s announcement it would ditch controversial tax cuts. The 225-issu…
URGENT: Japan gov’t says N. Korea apparently fired missile
North Korea has apparently fired a missile in the direction of Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido and its northeastern prefecture of Aomori, the Japanese government said, just days after the North launched ballistic missiles toward the Sea of…
Tennis: Japan’s Daniel beaten in Rakuten Open 1st round
Japan’s Taro Daniel went out in the first round of the Rakuten Japan Open on Monday, beaten 7-5, 7-5 by Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain. Daniel, ranked 95th in the world, broke first in both the first and second sets, but the 80th-ranked Zapata Mirall…
Baseball: Ohtani extends hit streak to 17, equaling Japan career best
Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to a career-best 17 games as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday, equaling his longest stretch as a member of the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan’s Pacific League. Fresh from signing a new …
URGENT: Baseball: Orix Buffaloes win Pacific League title
The Orix Buffaloes won their second consecutive Pacific League championship on the final day of the league’s regular season Sunday. The Buffaloes’ 5-2 win over the Rakuten Eagles, coupled with the SoftBank Hawks’ 5-3 loss to the Lotte Marines, left the…
Tennis: Nishioka takes 2nd ATP Tour title at Korea Open
Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka claimed his second ATP Tour title Sunday with a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in the singles final of the Korea Open tennis championships. The left-handed Nishioka, ranked 56th in the world, became only t…
Baseball: Suzuki HR lifts Cubs to win, Ohtani extends hitting streak
Seiya Suzuki hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive win. Shohei Ohtani extended his MLB career-best hitting streak to 16 games with an eighth-inning…
Baseball: Ohtani signs 1-year, $30 million deal with Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have signed two-way star Shohei Ohtani to a one-year contract worth $30 million for the 2023 season, the club said Saturday. It sets a record for a player in his third year of arbitration, surpassing the $27 million Mookie Betts …
Baseball: Yamakawa walk-off homer sends PL pennant race to last day
Hotaka Yamakawa belted an 11th-inning, two-run walk-off homer as the Seibu Lions won 3-1 to deny the Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks from clinching the pennant on Saturday. The Hawks, who had to avoid defeat at Belluna Dome to secure their first …
Baseball: Ohtani extends hit streak to 15 games in win over Rangers
Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to an MLB career-high 15 games in a 2-for-4 outing for the Los Angeles Angels, who beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday. A day after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and earning his 15th win on the mou…