Generations of Tohoku residents ... annual summer high school baseball tournament, simply known as “Koshien” or “Koko-yakyu,” has been a national pastime in Japan since it was first ...

a softball opener on July 22 – will take place at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima, Japan. The stadium is located 42 miles northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the site ...

The undisputed giants of the NPB (no pun intended…) Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo the Giants have won a record 22 Japan Series and have 39 Central League pennants to their name. This success and their public ...

Flamboyant manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo and his up-and-coming Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters may finally be ready to pose a challenge for the favored Hawks.