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Mike Trout says Angels made necessary moves at trade deadline
BASEBALL / MLB
Mike Trout says Angels made necessary moves at trade deadline
The Angels had the worst record in baseball at 43-70 entering Wednesday¡¯s action and shipped off five players ?at the deadline.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dodgers still No. 1 after deadline, but deferred deals could take toll
The Dodgers are exiting ?the deadline with arguably the best rotation and lineup in baseball, largely assembled by ?outspending the rest of the league.
BASEBALL / MLB
Cardinals ship Lars Nootbaar to Diamondbacks
Nootbaar, whose mother is Japanese, represents Japan internationally and was part of the Samurai Japan team that won the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs from first base to third in the third inning against the Mariners at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2026
Ohtani out of Dodgers lineup with nagging knee trouble
The two-way star has been battling inflammation and soreness in the knee for weeks and skipped the Major League Baseball All-Star Game to receive treatment and rest.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani looks on during the fourth inning against the Mariners at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2026
Audio sheds light on Shohei Ohtani interpreter scandal
Ippei Mizuhara ?is serving ?a 57-month prison sentence after admitting ?to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani and pleading guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion.
Hall of Fame Inductee Andruw Jones makes his acceptance speech at Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2026
Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent inducted in Baseball Hall of Fame
A record 60 living Hall of Famers attended the ceremony.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the team's visit to the White House in Washington on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2026
Dodgers visit Donald Trump at White House as some fans express anger
It was the second consecutive visit for the Dodgers, who defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series and were honored by Trump the following April.
Dodgers infielder Max Muncy hits a two-run home run against the Phillies in the fourth inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 22, 2026
Max Muncy¡¯s homer enough offense for Dodgers to beat Phillies
Shohei Ohtani singled with Eliezer Alfonzo on second and two outs, but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki high-fives manager Craig Counsell after his two-run home run in the third inning against the Tigers at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 21, 2026
Dillon Dingler homers twice as Tigers beat Cubs in 10
Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run shot off Jack Flaherty to cut the deficit in half.
Former Stanford first baseman Rintaro Sasaki was selected by the Marlins in the eighth round of the MLB draft on July 12.
BASEBALL / MLB / Sac Bunts
Jul 20, 2026
Rintaro Sasaki and NPB face separate challenges as slugger chooses to sign with Marlins
By Jason Coskrey
For Sasaki, a more direct path to MLB is worth the risk of grinding it out in the U.S. minor leagues, as opposed to starting in Japan, where he would be a big name.

America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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