TOKYO — The business of baseball looks a little different in Japan than it does in the U.S. One of the most popular sports souvenirs? Towels. Many varieties of towels, with printed images of top ...

When I was a kid, it would basically have been unthinkable that Japan would have more viewers for the World Series than where baseball originated. But I’m not sure we should be so surprised.

That’s a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country’s pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen ...

On the morning of the second and final game of Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 19, a dusting of snow fell on Japan's capital city ...