Japanese Starter Could Help Aging Yankees Rotation

The New York Yankees' starting rotation is remarkably strong heading into next season, or at least it will be if everyone is ...

Munetaka Murakami, Japanese power-hitting infielder, reportedly will be posted

Tokyo Yakult Swallows infielder Munetaka Murakami will enter the posting system on Friday, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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Japanese HR king Munetaka Murakami will be posted

In a move that's certain to electrify the MLB offseason, 25-year-old Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami will be posted for free agency, opening the ...

How Does the Japanese Posting System Work in MLB? Here's a Primer

How does MLB's Japanese Posting System work? Here's a primer, with Munetaka Murakami likely on his way to the show.

Japan's next prime minister as a boy: good in sports, "stiff" as actor

As a boy, friends say, Yoshihide Suga - poised to be Japan's next leader - sledded down mountains in winter, ran track and ...

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

In the mid-19th century, Japan was relatively isolated from the Western world. Most Americans knew almost nothing about the ...