Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are Snoop-certified now. 🎥: @mare_inst/IG

My man got tossed, went and got his leather bag and held up the game while sloooowly walking off the field. The level of petty is off the charts. youtu.be/JY61PS-FDtM?...

Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

I might have to give this a spin. Looks chill. Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan’s convenience stores www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04...

NPB game results for Apr 30 #npb

Mario has pitched before. It wasn’t bad.

Anderson Espinoza leading early-season charge for first-place Buffaloes www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Former Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa signs with Raiders www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

A look back on Sega's weirdest handheld

At least seven of them don’t have a favorite Pokemon and just said Pikachu.

Pokopia flurry helps Nintendo’s Switch 2 top U.S. sales in March www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Now that's how you play defense in the NBA.

Hot take, the FF7 remake should have been done completely in this style...

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!! Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on! I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

My daughter is failing miserably at the sick child don’t cough directly in my face challenge.

Tsunami hit Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido after powerful quake www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04...

tremendous content here

THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS - THE EQUESTRIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Chrono Trigger FORM-ISM 'Marle' and 'Crono' figures on display at the Square Enix pop-up shop in the Ikebukuro PARCO in Tokyo, Japan through May 10, 2026: en.ikebukuro.parco.jp/event/detail... 📸SQEX

I simultaneously don't like this uniform, and am a big fan of the hat.

Wait, is that a Popeyes doing a ONE PIECE promo?

Pairs figure skating Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announce retirement www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

There's very little info about this online, but apparently back in 1979 there was a Lupin III popsicle that you could buy to get a chance to win a Nintendo Block-Kuzushi machine. I only learned about this when I saw that one of the winning machines was for sale, so I decided to buy it:

You’ll never make me stop listening to my Gong Sleep Meditation playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/24q...

The Dreamcast was *my* system. I loved it. I loved the games. I was all in on it. Then it was gone.

Probably a reason I'm spending my last bit of non-sedated time today watching the Rays and White Sox, but hell If I can figure out what it is (Murakami, probably, and the Dodgers haven't started yet).

Five in a row for the Tigers.

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Looking forward to seeing whether local media in Japan covers this. www.koreaherald.com/article/1071...

Drama at the Pokemon Go championships! Seriously, go watch the video. You need to see this outlandish celebration.

Check out the Mortal Kombat II popcorn bucket that's on display at #CinemaCon2026!

Taking in the game and getting your steps in

Star guard Mai Yamamoto excited about opportunity to play in Project B www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Saw some, what I guessed were parakeets today. I thought they escaped from a home or pet shop, but apparently there have been groups of feral parakeets roaming around parts of Tokyo for years now. japantoday.com/category/fea...

Sumo creates unity on an island famed for division www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Kid just dropped a deuce in her diaper, and I can't catch her. Having a very stinky game of follow the leader.

Today In 1947: Branch Rickey issues a historic press release: "The Brooklyn #Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson from the Montreal Royals. He will report immediately." #MLB #History

Not the umpire bringing all the boys to the yard.

Rather than a suspension for fighting, Reynaldo Lopez and Jorge Soler should have to play with the Bananas for a game

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Baseball teams cook up new ways to kill people every season.

The Utah Mammoth have a new Zamboni skin (via Mammoth)

ALL HAIL THE ZAMMOTH

And ten years ago if I told you who had which titles you’d have slapped me on the spot

Haven’t been watching the NCAA tourney, and my team is in the final, but I’m too superstitious to watch it now.

He really has the prettiest slide in the game, and that’s not even one of his best.

Spotted by my friend Will at Harvard Bookstore. Even better: I’m next to @howardmegdal.bsky.social!

“In fifteen, twenty years, if I save one person from a fire,” Martin Schneider said from inside the cavernous garage of the fire station in his hometown of Olomouc, “my job is done.” Read more from WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL by @michaelclair.bsky.social. bit.ly/4s2KvXX

Spoke with pro surfer Kanoa Igarashi about his 10th year on the World Surf League Championship Tour www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...