Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani is to make a one-season MLB record US$65 million this year in salary and endorsements, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday. (taipeitimes.com)

Shoma Uno retained his men's figure skating world title with a nerveless free skate on home ice on Saturday after Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcame a fall in their free dance to win their first ice dance world title. (Nikkei)

New sekiwake Kiribayama came from behind to win the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, beating overnight leader Daieisho in the final regulation bout and again in a sudden-death tiebreaker. (Kyodo)

The World Baseball Classic championship between the United States and Japan on Tuesday night was the most-watched WBC game ever in the U.S., Fox Sports announced. (theathletic.com)

Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani was named MVP of the 2023 World Baseball Classic after dominating at the plate and on the mound to deliver Japan it's third championship win. (sportsnet.ca)

Japan has won the World Baseball Classic for the third time, beating the defending champion United States 3 to 2 in the final. It's their first title since 2009. (NHK)

Twenty-year-old Sota Fujii became only the second player in the history of the shogi board game to hold six major titles Sunday when he took the Kio crown from Akira Watanabe. (Kyodo)

The Kisouma (Kiso Horse) is an ancient Japanese breed and a symbol of the Samurai. (DiscoverTheHorse)

Retired Japanese wheelchair tennis star Kunieda Shingo has received the People's Honor Award. (NHK)

Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Chaim Bloom made two notable moves this offseason following a disappointing last-place finish in the AL East division. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan has advanced to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic tournament with a 9-3 win over Italy. (NHK)

Australia's breakthrough baseball men have finally been brought down to earth, crushed by the power of Japan's super-slugging sports hero Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo. (The West)

Japan are a two-time World Baseball Classic winner. However, it seems like a long time ago that Japan won those honours. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan’s women’s national team finished second in February’s SheBelieves Cup held in the United States. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan’s J-League is considering a switch to an autumn-spring soccer schedule, which is the norm in the major European soccer leagues. (newsonjapan.com)

Major league superstar Shohei Ohtani was given a hero's welcome as he led Japan to an 8-1 win over China in their World Baseball Classic opener in Tokyo on Thursday. (france24.com)

The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic begins on Wednesday after a six-year hiatus, bringing together a constellation of star players from Japan, South Korea and others from around the globe. (Nikkei)

On Monday evening inside a packed Kyocera Dome, as Japan took on the Hanshin Tigers in its first exhibition game before the 2023 World Baseball Classic begins, Ohtani finally put on Japan's iconic white pinstriped jersey again. (MLB)

The Tokyo Marathon is being held on the scale it was known for before the coronavirus pandemic for the first time in four years. It is one of the largest races in Japan. (NHK)

Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu had a solo ice show at Tokyo Dome on Sunday, making him the first skater to do so there. (Kyodo)