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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent: TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ...
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent: TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ...
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent
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Baseball: Red Sox sign Japanese pitcher Uwasawa from Tampa Bay - The Mainichi: NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The Boston Red Sox have acquired Japanese pitcher Naoyuki ...
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with Japanese teams: Fretting over irregular contacts with overseas players, Major League Baseball has ordered its teams to ...
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MLB pulls plug on clubs' ties with Japanese teams
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North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon
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North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim ...
Quick Glance: Japanese PM Offers to Meet Kim Jong Un, Conditions Pose Challenges
  • North Korea states that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposed a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'as soon as possible,' contingent on Tokyo's stance towards North Korea's weapons program and past abductions of Japanese nationals.

  • Kishida emphasizes the importance of a meeting with Kim to address the abduction issue, but North Korea's preconditions make a Kim-Kishida summit unlikely.

  • Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister, highlights the need for Japan to make political decisions aligned with its overall interests to enhance bilateral relations and regional peace.

  • Experts suggest that a potential meeting could benefit both North Korea and Japan, with North Korea aiming to strengthen its position and Japan considering potential economic assistance if ties normalize.
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Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto becomes youngest head of soccer association: Miyamoto, 47, is the youngest JFA president since the end of World War II ...
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Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto becomes youngest head of soccer association
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Meet a journeyman Japanese jockey who dreams of riding a winner at Meydan - News | Khaleej Times
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What Shohei Ohtani Can Learn From Tiger Woods And Kobe Bryant: The Japanese superstar is now in a marketing league with LeBron and Messi. But his former ...
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What Shohei Ohtani Can Learn From Tiger Woods And Kobe Bryant
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani and the Ippei Mizuhara Gambling Scandal: Live Updates
  • Major League Baseball has officially launched an investigation into the gambling allegations surrounding Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter and friend.

  • Ohtani is scheduled to address the media on Monday for the first time since the dismissal of his interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhara, in response to the escalating gambling scandal.

  • The role of interpreters in MLB has evolved significantly, with Mizuhara not only being an interpreter but also a close confidant of Ohtani.

  • MLB has initiated a formal investigation into the gambling allegations against Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter.
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WWE legend Goldberg is very annoyed that ‘some Japanese girl’ beat his undefeated streak
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WWE legend Goldberg is very annoyed that ‘some Japanese girl’ beat his ...
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Japan’s Indy 200: Remembering the first time IndyCars raced at Fuji Speedway: Jim Clark, the world’s most famous racing car driver and reigning F1 champion at ...
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Cronulla riots had Connor O’Leary hiding his heritage. Now he’s loud, proud and Olympics-bound
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Jake Peacock: Muay Thai fighter to make ONE Championship debut : Muay Thai fighter Jake Peacock, who was born with one arm shorter than the other ...
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Daniel Ricciardo to be replaced for Japanese Grand Prix practice: Ricciardo will step aside as RB fulfil one of their two mandatory FP1 sessions which has to be ...
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Daniel Ricciardo to be replaced for Japanese Grand Prix practice
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Argyle superfan Tatsuki Usui visits city-based radio station: Tatsuki has already crammed a lot into his latest visit to Plymouth after arriving on Friday ...
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Argyle superfan Tatsuki Usui visits city-based radio station
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Red Bull junior Iwasa to contest F1 Japan FP1 for RB: Red Bull junior and Super Formula driver Ayumu Iwasa is set for his Formula 1 grand prix weekend debut at ...
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Red Bull junior Iwasa to contest F1 Japan FP1 for RB
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Bull Nakano and Sukeban Bring Joshi Wrestling to the U.S.: Wrestling legend Bull Nakano has just one goal for Sukeban, her team of Japanese women’s pro ...
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Bull Nakano and Sukeban Bring Joshi Wrestling to the U.S.
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MLB opens investigation into Shohei Ohtani, former interpreter: Shohei Ohtani has the right to refuse to speak with Major League Baseball officials as a member ...
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MLB opens investigation into Shohei Ohtani, former interpreter
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Fired Amid Gambling Allegations
  • Shohei Ohtani's friend and interpreter at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired due to allegations of theft and illegal gambling.

  • Mizuhara was suspected of $4.5 million being transferred from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaker in Southern California.

  • Ohtani's lawyers revealed that Ohtani was a victim of massive theft and the matter is being handed over to the authorities.

  • Mizuhara refused to comment on the allegations, and investigations are ongoing.