Japanese idol group Phantom Siita held their first show in the Philippines and thanked fans for their support.

On Tuesday, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

On Tuesday, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks at Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo on Thursday, after being announced as one of 2025's new inductees. See story here.

Ichiro Suzuki, who had a total of 4,367 hits between Japan and the United States, was announced as one of the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday. The former Seattle ...

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