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China Daily raps Japan PM Takaichi for recent Taiwan comments

Photo taken in Beijing on Nov. 24, 2025, shows the Nov. 24 edition of China's state-owned English-language newspaper China Daily satirically portraying Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi standing in front of a mirror and projecting herself as wartime Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. The paper branded Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan as "the militarist's path to revival."

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui bows after delivering a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui delivers a eulogy at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June.

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Baseball star Ohtani statue on sale

Former Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama poses by a life-size gold-leaf statue of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, displayed for sale at a gold fair held at a Yokohama Takashimaya department store in Yokohama near Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025, carrying a price tag of 55 million yen ($371,872).

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Baseball: Hideki Matsui

Former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui meets the press after holding a baseball clinic in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Peace advocacy by descendants of wartime leaders

(from L) Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, third-generation Holocaust survivor Magali Brosh, Jennifer Teege, granddaughter of a Nazi concentration camp commander, and Hidetoshi Tojo, great-grandson of Japan's wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, as the year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. They will visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki later in the month as part of the peace advocacy project "Hope 80."

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Japan Hall of Fame award ceremony for Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki (C), who had a total of 4,367 hits between Japan and the United States, poses for a photo with his plaque during an award ceremony for his 2025 enshrinement in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in the central Japan city on Aug. 31, 2025. Standing beside the former Seattle Mariners outfielder is former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui.

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Golf: TOUR Championship

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 24, 2025.

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Golf: TOUR Championship

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama makes a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 24, 2025.

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Golf: TOUR Championship

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits off the 18th tee during the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 24, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after finishing the final round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after making a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the second tee during the final round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the ninth tee during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the first tee during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the second hold during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 13th tee during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 14th tee during the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is interviewed after finishing the third round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 19, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a par putt on the first hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a par putt on the first hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the first hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the first tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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Golf: British Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the first tee during the first round of the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 17, 2025.

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All-time home run king Oh launches new organization for Japan sports

TOKYO, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - Japanese pro baseball home run king and SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, to announce the launch of Kyushinkai, a new organization aimed at boosting baseball's popularity. The organization will also support his "Beyond Oh Project," designed to produce global sports heroes from Japan, according to Oh, who will work with 2023 World Baseball Classic manager Hideki Kuriyama. (Kyodo)

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All-time home run king Oh launches new organization for Japan sports

Japanese pro baseball home run king and SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh (R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, to announce the launch of Kyushinkai, a new organization aimed at boosting baseball's popularity. The organization will also support his "Beyond Oh Project," designed to produce global sports heroes from Japan, according to Oh, who will work with 2023 World Baseball Classic manager Hideki Kuriyama (L).

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All-time home run king Oh launches new organization for Japan sports

Japanese pro baseball home run king and SoftBank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh (R) holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2025, to announce the launch of Kyushinkai, a new organization aimed at boosting baseball's popularity. The organization will also support his "Beyond Oh Project," designed to produce global sports heroes from Japan, according to Oh, who will work with 2023 World Baseball Classic manager Hideki Kuriyama (L).

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after making a birdie putt on the second hole in the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after making a birdie putt on the second hole in the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan makes a birdie putt on the second hole in the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the second hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the third hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole in the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 11th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 13, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan is pictured after finishing the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 13, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 14, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 14, 2025.

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Golf: U.S. Open

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 14, 2025.