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TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS

Bob Horner sits in the dugout during the 1978 MLB All Star game at San Diego Stadium.
BASEBALL
May 27, 2026
Former Braves and Swallows slugger Bob Horner dies at 68
Horner hit 31 home runs and batted .327 in 93 games for the Yakult Swallows in 1987.
Hanshin outfielder Shota Morishita was one of the top players in the Central League last season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2026
Roaring Tigers sit above rest of Central League as new season begins
Hanshin won the 2025 CL title by 13 games.
Munetaka Murakami hit 22 home runs for the Swallows in 56 games in 2025.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 22, 2025
Slugger Munetaka Murakami joins White Sox on two-year deal
?Murakami?was hindered by injuries in 2025, though he still managed to finish third in the Central League with 22 home runs in 56 games.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025
Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge
Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025
Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again
The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows' Munetaka Murakami bats during spring camp on March 14 in the city of Urasoe, Okinawa. Murakami returned from a spring injury on Thursday but was taken off the roster again the next day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 21, 2025
Munetaka Murakami¡¯s return cut short as Swallows¡¯ struggles deepen
The Tokyo team¡¯s star slugger returned on Thursday but was taken off the roster again the next day.
A clean-shaven Trey Cabbage poses during his introductory news conference with the Giants on Jan. 30 in Kawasaki.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Mar 31, 2025
Giants¡¯ new players make strong first impression on opening weekend
A group of new faces helped the Kyojin sweep their season-opening series for the first time since 2012.
The Giants' Gakuto Wakabayashi (right) celebrates with Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe after his game-winning hit against the Swallows at Tokyo Dome on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2025
Giants rally to beat Swallows in dramatic season opener
The Giants rallied from three-runs down in the ninth inning.
Giants ace Shosei Togo is expected to get the start on opening day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2025
Big-spending Giants aim to hold off BayStars and Tigers in competitive Central League
The Giants spent big as the club aims to win its first Japan Series title since 2012. But can the BayStars or Tigers spoil the Kyojin¡¯s fun?
Swallows mascot Tsubakuro performs during a game at Jingu Stadium in June 2023.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 21, 2025
Swallows employee who portrayed popular mascot Tsubakuro dies
Tsubakuro became a ubiquitous presence at Jingu Stadium after his debut in 1994.
Swallows star Norichika Aoki announced his plan to retire on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2024
Swallows great Norichika Aoki to retire
Veteran Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki, one of the best hitters Japan has ever seen, plans to retire at the end of this season, he announced on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2024
Tigers remain the Central League¡¯s team to beat as rival Giants loom
While Hanshin may be favored to repeat, the rest of the league will be waiting to pounce should the Kansai club falter.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2023
Makoto Kadowaki lifts Giants to important win over Swallows
Makoto Kadowaki connected on his first walk-off hit to give the Giants a win over the Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2023
Confident Jose Osuna says Swallows just have to keep fighting
Jose Osuna still has faith in the Swallows despite the team¡¯s underwhelming performance this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2023
Taichi Yamano finally lives dream after nightmare debut
Yamano threw seven scoreless innings for his first career win.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 2, 2023
Jose Osuna hits two home runs to power Swallows to win over Giants
Osuna broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run home run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 1, 2023
Swallows star Munetaka Murakami mired in prolonged slump early in NPB season
Any thoughts that Murakami¡¯s clutch hits in the two biggest games of the WBC would get him going have been quickly dispelled.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 30, 2023
Central League rivals hoping to prevent Swallows three-peat in 2023
Hanshin¡¯s pitching staff has turned run prevention into an art. If the hurlers get more help from the batters, Hanshin can win the pennant.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 17, 2023
Tokyo approves plan to demolish historic Jingu Stadium despite public outcry
Jingu Stadium is one of only four stadiums where Babe Ruth played that still exists.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 17, 2023
Thousands sign petition to save Tokyo¡¯s ¡®sacred¡¯ Jingu Stadium
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the legendary venue in 1934 as part of a Japanese tour, making the stadium only one of a handful remaining where Ruth played.
¡®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.
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.
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.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®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.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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