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TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Hayes, a U.S. citizen, had “carved alphabet letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine” in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo on Tuesday, police said. The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine. Torii gates are iconic structures that mark the boundary between the everyday and the sacred at Shinto shrines across Japan. Last year, a tourist was arrested after being caught on video defacing the wall of the colosseum in Rome by carving a love note into it.

Persons: Steve Lee Hayes, Hayes, It's, Emperor Meiji, Shoken Organizations: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, NBC News, The Japan Times, Independent Locations: TOKYO, An American, Japan, Tokyo, U.S, Shibuya, Meiji, Rome, Chichen Itza, Mexico

TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan voted Monday to retain the embattled Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister despite his long-governing party’s dismal showing in parliamentary elections last month. Ishiba, a straight-talking former defense minister, received 221 votes compared with 160 for Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party. Many Japanese officials assume Trump is going to be “more straightforwardly anti-China,” and that Japan will be “somehow miraculously left off the hook,” he said. Though Japan has already pledged to double defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product by 2027, “that’s probably not going to be enough to satisfy Trump,” Boling said. While Abe was “extraordinarily skillful” in dealing with Trump, Ishiba has a different personality, Boling said.

Persons: Shigeru Ishiba, Ishiba, Donald Trump, Yoshihiko Noda, ” Ishiba, Yuichi Yamazaki, Trump, Koichi Nakano, Shinzo Abe, ” Nakano, David Boling, “ that’s, ” Boling, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Takahiro Mori, Abe, Boling, “, I’m, Jeff Kingston, ” Kingston, Arata Yamamoto, Jennifer Jett, Peter Guo Organizations: Lawmakers, Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party, Getty, Trump, Japan Relations, NBC News, U.S, Eurasia Group, Nippon, Pittsburgh, . Steel, Democratic, Nippon Steel, United Steelworkers, ”, Japan Locations: TOKYO, Japan, Washington, Tokyo, China, Russia, North Korea, U.S, York, Japanese, Pittsburgh, ” Japan, United States, Temple, Hong Kong

TOKYO — Mount Fuji has finally gotten its iconic snowcap, meteorologists in Japan said Thursday, more than a month later than it did last year and the latest of any year in 130 years of record-keeping. The previous record was in 2016, when Mount Fuji’s first snowfall arrived on Oct. 26, while last year the first snow was on Oct. 5. Mount Fuji, a national symbol of Japan, is a pilgrimage destination and UNESCO World Heritage site that attracts hikers from all over the world. It usually starts getting snow in early October, about a month after the end of the summertime hiking season. Arata Yamamoto reported from Tokyo, and Mithil Aggarwal reported from Hong Kong.

Persons: Mount, Fuji’s snowless, ” Shigeru Kiryu, Arata Yamamoto, Mithil Aggarwal Organizations: Mount, Japan Meteorological Agency, UNESCO, Associated Press Locations: TOKYO, Japan, Kofu, Tokyo, Hong Kong

☆ Los Angeles Dodgers parade: City prepares to celebrate franchise’s eighth World Series title
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

#WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/FZhhp1VB29 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 31, 2024Afterwards, a ticketed event will take place at Dodger Stadium at 12:15 p.m. PDT (3:15 p.m. The legendary Dodgers pitcher died last month and was honored with a uniform patch displaying his name and number during the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after they defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series on Wednesday, October 30. Luke Hales/Getty Images Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was named World Series MVP. Frank Franklin II/AP The Dodgers run onto the field after the final pitch Wednesday.

Persons: CNN — “, ”, Dave Roberts, Karen Bass, Fernando Valenzuela’s, Ashley Landis, Luke Hales, Freddie Freeman, Enrique Hernández, Sarah Stier, Frank Franklin II, Al Bello, Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, Buehler, Dustin Satloff, Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rizzo, Cole, Elsa, Mookie Betts, Betts, Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge, Wally Skalij, Jack Flaherty, Brad Penner, Chisholm, Mary DeCicco, Mike Lawrence, Brent Honeywell, Gleyber Torres, Volpe, Rizzo, Seth Wenig, Giancarlo Stanton, Will Smith, Daniel Shirey, Stanton, Alex Slitz, Maddie Meyer, Smith, Alex Vesia, Harry, Michael Kopech, Jayne Kamin, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Julio Cortez, Juan Soto, Tommy Edman, Rob Tringali, Carlos Rodón, — Kirk Gibson’s, Gibson, Steph Chambers, Nestor Cortes, Mark J, Terrill, Brusdar Graterol, Flaherty, Fernando Valenzuela, Valenzuela, Gina Ferazzi, Brad Paisley, ” Freeman, “, I’m Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankee, City, ”, Dodger, Dodgers, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, Astros, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, AP, Getty, Yankees, New, North Dodgers, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, MLB, North, The Dodgers, USA, Sports, Ohtani, ESPN Locations: Los Angeles, New York, North America

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States, its neighbors said Thursday, days before the U.S. presidential election. This would be the first ICBM launch since December for North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed state that has been ratcheting up its rhetoric against the U.S. and its allies South Korea and Japan. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani later said the missile fell into the sea off North Korea’s east coast around 8:37 a.m. He said the launch time of 86 minutes would be the longest ever for a North Korean missile test, and that it could be a new type of missile. North Korea has said the deployment is a “rumor,” while Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deny the reports when asked about them by NBC News last week.

Persons: Gen Nakatani, Sean Savett, ”, Vladimir Putin, Lloyd Austin, Kim Yong, Austin, Stella Kim, Arata Yamamoto, Jennifer Jett Organizations: U.S, Korea’s, Chiefs, Staff, Japanese, Korean, National Security, United Nations, Pacific Command, South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency, Officials, NBC, Defense, Ukrainian Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, United States, Japan, Pyongyang, U.S, Korea, Moscow, Russia’s Far, Ukraine, The U.S, Russia, Washington, Korean, Seoul, Oshu City, Hong Kong

☆ Greatest player ever? After Shohei Ohtani’s first World Series title, there’s a ‘legitimate argument’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Rustin Dodd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

(I’m) extremely honored to be a part of this.”On the field, Ohtani’s first World Series had not gone quite to plan. “I think there’s a legitimate argument that he’s the greatest player to ever play the game,” Friedman said. The case is also historical: The World Series has been played for more than a century. And somewhere was Freddie Freeman, the World Series MVP and two-time champ. “Not just technically, but also my professionalism.”He was, at last, a World Series champion.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Takashi Harada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Sasaki, Harada, Ohtani, ”, ” Ohtani, Hanamake, Tommy John, Kendrick Lamar, Andrew Friedman, Mark Walter, Walter, Friedman, “, ” Friedman, ’, Kiyoshi Mio, Dave Roberts, Walker Buehler, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, Roy Campanella, Jimmie Foxx, ” Roberts, Stan Kasten, “ We’re Jackie, Sandy, We’re Fernando, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Betts, Freeman, Roberts, “ I’ve, that’s, Mike Lawrence Organizations: Hanamake, High School, Nippon Professional Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Yankee, ” Dodgers, Major, Baseball, of Famers, Dodger Locations: Japan, Hanamake Higashi, Iwate Prefecture, Los Angeles, New York, Hanamake

☆ What we learned from the 2024 World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Grant Brisbee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

You’re the winner, friend, because you’ve learned something about baseball during the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series, four games to one. They might have played the sloppiest inning in World Series history, if not the sloppiest game in World Series history. It was certainly the sloppiest game from a World Series team facing elimination, and I’m not fact-checking that. The World Series was promoted like “Godzilla vs. Kong,” except one of the monsters got hurt before he could do anything.

Persons: you’ve, we’ve, Tom Emanski, • Aaron Judge, he’s, Aaron Judge Game, flub, • Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm, isn’t, Chisholm, Heck, it’s, • Gerrit Cole, Mookie Betts, Anthony Rizzo didn’t, Cole, Cole didn’t, Elsa, Getty, Ohtani, Austin Wells, Kong ”, Don’t, That’s, It’s, Freddie Freeman, Rizzo, Will Smith, Max Muncy didn’t, Barry Zito, John Smoltz, Tommy Edman, Ben Zobrist, Marco Scutaro, Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Alex Vesia, don’t, Tyler Glasnow, wasn’t, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, Gerrit Cole, Cole’s, Tommy Kahnle, Wells, Alex Slitz Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Yankees, Jazz, Dodgers, The Dodgers, Dodger, OHTANI

OSHU CITY, Japan — In Oshu, the small rural town where Shohei Ohtani grew up, baseball is as much a part of the landscape as the farmers’ fields and low-rise hills surrounding it. As they watched Game 4, which aired at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning in Japan, Yasuo Sakamoto, 74, and his wife Keiko, 70, wore the Dodgers jerseys and hats they got when they visited Los Angeles this summer to see Ohtani play. “Even at my age, I’m really awed by him,” Yasuo Sakamoto said of Ohtani. “In Japan when there’s news about Ohtani, it’s bright news. The two teams will play Game 5 in the best-of-seven series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday — and Japan will be watching.

Persons: Ohtani, Ohtani’s, Yasuo Sakamoto, Keiko, I’m, ” Yasuo Sakamoto, it’s, “ They’re, ”, superfan Hironobu Kanno Organizations: CITY, Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Dodgers, Yankees, Yankee, League, National League MVP, Major League Baseball Locations: Japan, Oshu, Los Angeles, “, Japan’s Iwake

☆ Dodgers beat Yankees to win second World Series of franchise’s new ‘golden era’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Andy Mccullough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

An eighth-inning rally capped by sacrifice flies by second baseman Gavin Lux and outfielder Mookie Betts put the Dodgers in front. This title, the eighth in franchise history, can stand beside the Dodgers’ trophy from the pandemic-shortened season in 2020. The precedent feels preposterous until you consider the current Dodgers who will one day join them in the Hall of Fame. “Mark,” he told Freeman, “wants to win really bad.” That desire became clear to Ohtani when he met with the Dodgers. After Freeman launched his grand, Gibsonian walkoff in Game 1 against the Yankees, the Dodgers got the job done.

Persons: Walker Buehler, Buehler, Tommy John, Freddie Freeman, Gerrit Cole, Blake Treinen, Gavin Lux, Mookie Betts, Figueroa, Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman, ’ ” Friedman, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Roberts, Friedman, Mark Walter, Frank McCourt, Walter’s, Walter, Stan Kasten, Kasten, ” Kasten, Justin Turner, Joc Pederson, gaffes, Trevor Bauer, groused, Max Scherzer, Jake Cronenworth, Lance Lynn, Eddie Rosario, “ We’ve, ” Roberts, “ That’s, Yamamoto, Freeman, “ Mark, ”, “, Tyler Glasnow, Teoscar Hernández, Ippei Mizuhara, Betts, Glasnow, ’, Max Muncy, “ We’re, ” Muncy, Yu Darvish, Gibsonian, Jack Flaherty, Cole, Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe, Hernández, Alex Vesia, Graterol, Juan Soto, Soto, Giancarlo Stanton lofted, Flaherty, Treinen toiled, Daniel Hudson, Treinen, Jazz Chisholm, Treinen steeled, Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Volpe, Wells, Alex Verdugo, Elsa, Getty Organizations: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Yankee, homering, Yankees, Dodger, Boys, of Fame, Walter’s Guggenheim Baseball Management, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, National League West, Tampa Bay Rays, American League East, ”, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame, Navy, National League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Athletic, Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, of Famers, Padres, New, Yankees miscues, Buehler Locations: Brooklyn, Southern California, Cooperstown, West, Arlington , Texas, Los Angeles, “, Arizona, Atlanta, Lux, Treinen

☆ Yankees fans ejected after ripping ball from Mookie Betts’ glove during Game 4 of World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Two New York Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after ripping the ball from Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts’ glove on Tuesday. They would go on to win 11-4 and cut the Dodgers' series lead to 3-1. Elsa/Getty Images Fans celebrate after the Yankees won Game 4. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos/Getty Images Yankees outfielder Juan Soto hits a solo home run in the third inning of Game 2. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos/Getty Images Dodgers fans celebrate a home run hit by Tommy Edman in the second inning of Game 2.

Persons: Mookie Betts, Betts, Gleyber Torres, Torres, ” Joe Davis, John Smoltz, won’t, Rustin Dodd, … it’s, “, “ We’re, Anthony Volpe, Elsa, Mike Lawrence, Brent Honeywell, Volpe, Anthony Rizzo, Seth Wenig, Luke Hales, Al Bello, Freddie Freeman, Ashley Landis, Giancarlo Stanton, Will Smith, Frank Franklin II, Freeman, Daniel Shirey, Stanton, Alex Slitz, Maddie Meyer, Sarah Stier, Smith, Alex Vesia, Harry, Michael Kopech, Jayne Kamin, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Julio Cortez, Shohei Ohtani, Mary DeCicco, Juan Soto, Tommy Edman, Rob Tringali, Carlos Rodón, — Kirk Gibson’s, Gibson, Steph Chambers, Nestor Cortes, Alex Verdugo, Jazz Chisholm, Mark J, Terrill, Aaron Judge, Brusdar Graterol, Enrique Hernández, Jack Flaherty, Fernando Valenzuela, Valenzuela, ”, Gina Ferazzi, Brad Paisley, ” Betts, I’ve, ” It’s Organizations: CNN, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankees, Dodgers, Fox, New York, Athletic, ESPN, MLB, Getty, North, AP Yankees, The Dodgers, Yankee, USA, Sports, Reuters, AP Dodgers, Dodger, Los Angeles Times, Venezuelan Locations: North America, LA’s

☆ Shohei Ohtani: World Series sparks major excitement in Japan, attracts viewership rivaling the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Hanna Park | Yumi Asada | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The appearance of Ohtani in this year’s edition of the World Series has captivated Japan and emerged as a television ratings phenomenon. Seth Wenig/APCustomers choose a T-shirt at a pop-up store for Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani ahead of the first World Series game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, in Tokyo, Japan, on October 25, 2024. Everyone shouts Ohtani, Ohtani, and it makes me extremely happy. When combined with US viewership, the first two World Series games have averaged 29.7 million viewers across the two countries. MLB has shown a remarkable 225% increase in social media engagement, with views across various platforms rising by 229%, the league reported, reflecting the growing excitement surrounding the World Series and its star players.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, “, ”, Ryosuke Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Masuda, Seth Wenig, Shohei, Kim Kyung, Mamoru Tanaka, Major League Baseball —, Matsumoto, Eugene Hoshiko, Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto Organizations: Tokyo, CNN, — Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Dodgers, Major Leagues, Yankees, Yankee, AP, Major League Baseball, Fox Sports, AP CNN, Los Angeles Angels, The Dodgers, MLB Locations: Japan, United States, Tokyo, Shibuya, Bronx, Kyoto, New York, Ohtani, Ohtani's, Oshu, Los Angeles

☆ Los Angeles Dodgers win 8th World Series title after defeating New York Yankees in wild Game 5
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge smacks a two-run home run in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday, October 30. Mary DeCicco/MLB/Getty Images Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty reacts in the dugout after he was relieved in the second inning down 4-0. Al Bello/Getty Images The Yankees' Anthony Volpe hits a grand slam in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday. They would go on to win 11-4 and cut the Dodgers' series lead to 3-1. Alex Slitz/Getty Images The best photos from the 2024 World Series Prev NextThis is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Angeles, Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm, Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole’s, Mike Lawrence, Gavin Lux, Mookie Betts, Blake Treinen, Anthony Rizzo, Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, Mary DeCicco, Jack Flaherty, Brad Penner, Chisholm, Judge, Sarah Stier, Al Bello, Anthony Volpe, Elsa, Brent Honeywell, Gleyber Torres, Volpe, Seth Wenig, Luke Hales, Freddie Freeman, Ashley Landis, Will Smith, Frank Franklin II, Freeman, Daniel Shirey, Stanton, Alex Slitz, Maddie Meyer, Smith, Alex Vesia, Harry, Michael Kopech, Jayne Kamin, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Julio Cortez, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Tommy Edman, Rob Tringali, Carlos Rodón, — Kirk Gibson’s, Gibson, Steph Chambers, Nestor Cortes, Mark J, Terrill, Brusdar Graterol, Enrique Hernández, Flaherty, Fernando Valenzuela, Valenzuela, ”, Gina Ferazzi, Brad Paisley Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Yankee, Dodgers, New York, LA, MLB, Yankees, Getty, Reuters, North, AP Yankees, The Dodgers, USA, Sports, AP Dodgers, Dodger, Los Angeles Times Locations: North America

☆ New York Yankees’ offense explodes against Los Angeles Dodgers in World Series Game 4 to stave off elimination
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4, spoiling a historic night for Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman Freddie Freeman. It’s like you finally got to see the top blow off Yankee Stadium in a World Series game,” Boone told reporters. It was Yankee Stadium World Series game.”The Dodgers now lead the series three games to one. Ashley Landis/APThe contest started off promisingly for the visitors when Freeman continued his hot World Series run. The New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe hits a grand slam in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, October 29.

Persons: Freddie Freeman, Anthony Volpe, Daniel Hudson, Volpe, ” Volpe, “ We’ve, Aaron Boone, ” Boone, “, Anthony, they’ve, Dave Roberts, ” Roberts, we’re, We’ll, Ashley Landis, Freeman, homering, Luis Gil, George Springer, whittling, Austin Wells, Alex Verdugo, Will Smith, Gleyber Torres, Wells –, Verdugo, Juan Soto, Torres ’, Aaron Judge –, –, Gerrit Cole, Jack Flaherty, Elsa, Mike Lawrence, Brent Honeywell, Anthony Rizzo, Seth Wenig, Luke Hales, Mookie Betts, Al Bello, Giancarlo Stanton, Frank Franklin II, Daniel Shirey, Stanton, Alex Slitz, Maddie Meyer, Sarah Stier, Smith, Alex Vesia, Harry, Michael Kopech, Jayne Kamin, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Julio Cortez, Shohei Ohtani, Mary DeCicco, Tommy Edman, Rob Tringali, Carlos Rodón, — Kirk Gibson’s, Gibson, Steph Chambers, Nestor Cortes, Jazz Chisholm, Mark J, Terrill, Aaron Judge, Brusdar Graterol, Enrique Hernández, Fernando Valenzuela, Valenzuela, ”, Gina Ferazzi, Brad Paisley Organizations: CNN, The New York Yankees, Yankee, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, The Bronx Bombers, ” Yankees, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Astros, MLB, Getty, North, AP Yankees, The Dodgers, USA, Sports, Reuters, AP Dodgers, Dodger, Los Angeles Times Locations: New York, It’s, Los Angeles, York, North America

☆ Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman becomes first player in MLB history with a HR in 6 straight World Series games
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman became the first player in MLB history to record a home run in six straight World Series games when he cranked a two-run homer out of Yankee Stadium in Game 4 on Tuesday. AdvertisementThe hit, which gave the Dodgers an immediate 2-0 pad, was Freeman’s fourth of the 2024 World Series. His previous two World Series home runs came in Game 5 and Game 6 of the 2021 finals. He's the first player in MLB history with six consecutive #WorldSeries games with a home run. After taking the commanding 3-0 series lead on Monday, Freeman was told he tied the World Series record by homering in five consecutive games.

Persons: Freddie Freeman, Freeman, FREDDIE FREEMAN, LAM, —, omer, odgers, ake Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankee, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, MLB, RAND

☆ Doburoku: once illegal, this Japanese alcohol is making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jonathan Delise | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To distinguish this type of turbid Japanese alcohol from that of the ubiquitous and transparent sake, there are two distinct if slightly misleading categories: seishu (清酒), or clear sake, and doburoku (濁酒). However, when making doburoku, they are all simultaneously placed in with the yeast starter, causing the resulting mixture to be comparatively overflowing with sugars. For nearly as long as rice has been cultivated in Japan, doburoku has existed. In essence, all doburoku made from then on came to be called mitsuzoushu (密造酒), “secretly produced alcohol,” or moonshine. The state of doburoku todayOpened in 2015, Tokyo’s Sake Hotaru was the first legal spot to offer doburoku in Japan’s capital.

Persons: Heiwa, doburoku, homebrewing, Utsunomiya Hitoshi, Utsunomiya, “, Hotaru, Norimasa Yamamoto, it’s, ”, Kato, Shinobu Kato, ” Kato Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Makers Association Locations: Tokyo, Nihombashi, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, Edo, Borne, doburoku, Japan’s, Brooklyn

☆ There’s plenty of precedent for World Series woes, but no fun in seeing Aaron Judge struggle
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

When Aaron Judge digs into the batter’s box, he brings along a portrait of greatness. AdvertisementThat’s why it’s painful to watch Judge struggle in the World Series. No team has ever recovered from a three-games-to-none deficit to win the World Series. Dave Winfield chats with Aaron Judge before Game 2 of the 2024 World Series. “But it’s hard to do that in a short series.”(Top photo of Aaron Judge in Game 1 of the World Series: Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)

Persons: Aaron Judge, Michael Jordan, Mike, Judge, ”, Jim Palmer, “, it’s, Suzyn Waldman, John Sterling, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, There’s, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, Mike Schmidt, ” Schmidt, Jack Flaherty, Blake Treinen, Aaron Boone, ” Boone, Tom Verducci, Aaron, Yoshinobu, Boone, he’s, Dave Winfield, Michael Owens, Palmer, —, Winfield, ” Palmer, we’ve, David Wright, Bryce Harper, “ Will, Maddie Meyer Organizations: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, of Famer, ABC, Baseball, of Fame, Yankee, Brooklyn, American League, Dodgers, Yankees, Fox, Toronto, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles Locations: Jordan, Winfield, Cooperstown

☆ Shohei Ohtani to play in Game 3 of World Series after shoulder injury
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Noah Furtado | Fabian Ardaya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani is expected to play in Game 3 of the World Series, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Sunday. Ohtani was expected to receive an MRI before Game 3 to determine the severity of the shoulder injury he suffered in Game 2 on Saturday. Roberts said postgame that Ohtani had suffered a subluxation, which is a partial dislocation, of his left shoulder. Through two World Series games, the Dodgers have secured a 2-0 lead largely in spite of Ohtani, who has hit 1-for-8 as the team’s designated hitter. Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season with 54 and 59, respectively.

Persons: Ohtani, Dave Roberts, Roberts, gingerly, Jack Flaherty, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddie Freeman, Tommy Edman, would’ve, Allen J Organizations: Dodgers, ESPN, Ohtani, Dodger, National League MVP, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ In a World Series built on stars, Shohei Ohtani’s absence would be diminishing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Ken Rosenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Yamamoto, making his World Series debut Saturday night, allowed only one hit in 6 1/3 innings, a homer by Soto. If Ohtani misses time during the Series, the Dodgers can adjust by moving Betts to the leadoff spot and making Freeman their DH. After striking out 10 times in 22 plate appearances in the Division Series, Ohtani broke out in the National League Championship Series, batting .364 with a 1.185 OPS. AdvertisementThe Dodgers being the Dodgers, they would use any absence by Ohtani as a rallying point. (Top photo of Shohei Ohtani exiting the field in Game 2: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Persons: It’s, Ohtani, Dave Roberts, Roberts, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Gerrit Cole, Yamamoto, Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr, Tatis, Betts, Freeman, Max Muncy, Hernández, Gavin Lux, Tommy Edman, Miguel Rojas, Andy Pages, Edman, Rojas, Tommy Kahnle, –, Max, Let’s, Robert Gauthier Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankee, Dodger, Dodgers, Famer, FOX Sports, San Diego Padres, Johns Hopkins Medicine, National League, Games, Yankees, New York Mets, The Dodgers, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: New York

☆ Gleyber Torres' hit called a double after fan interfered and reached over stands to make the catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Greg_Rosenstein.Jpg | Greg Rosenstein | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES — Major drama occurred in the opening game of the 2024 World Series that may have decided which team won Game 1. As the ball was coming down, a fan reached out over the railing and snagged it in his glove. But Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández flailed his arms in protest, saying the fan interfered with the ball. The controversial play drew comparisons to legendary fan interference call such as Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier at the 1996 ALCS who reached over the stands at Yankee Stadium to aid Derek Jeter’s home run. Game 2 is Saturday night in Los Angeles at 8:08 p.m.

Persons: Gleyber Torres, Teoscar Hernández, Torres, Juan Soto, Blake Treinen, Aaron Judge, Jeffrey Maier, Derek Jeter’s, Los Angeles, Freddie Freeman, I've, Dave Roberts, Carlos Rodón, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Organizations: ANGELES, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankees, Dodgers, MLB, Dodger, Yankee Locations: New York, Los, Los Angeles

☆ Dodgers seize 2-0 lead over Yankees in World Series; Shohei Ohtani leaves with injury
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Andy Mccullough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The trio of Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman combined to swat home runs off Yankees starter Carlos Rodón. The Dodgers demonstrated the depth of their roster besides Ohtani; he went hitless and the club still cruised. Handed a lead, Yamamoto limited the Yankees to one run in 6 1/3 innings while wielding his split-fingered fastball like a scythe. But he may be more important to the Yankees than Ohtani is to the Dodgers. In the 10th inning of Game 1, he warmed up two left-handed relievers to prepare to face Ohtani and Freeman.

Persons: Ohtani clutched, Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández, Freddie Freeman, Carlos Rodón, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, Yamamoto, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Shohei, Freeman, Kirk Gibson, Dave Roberts, Aaron Boone, ”, Jazz Chisholm, Rodón, Soto, Mookie Betts, Hernández, Boone, Nestor Cortes, Tim Hill, Cortes, Hill, Anthony Rizzo, Judge, Judge whiffed, Giancarlo Stanton, Harry Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger, New York Yankees, Dodgers, Yankees, FOX Sports, American League, ” Yankees, Yankee Locations: New York, The Bronx

☆ Dodgers cruise but Shohei Ohtani injured in Game 2 victory over Yankees: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Fabian Ardaya | Brendan Kuty | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAll of the early runs in the game came off homers, by the Yankees’ Juan Soto off Yamamoto and by the Dodgers’ Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman off Carlos Rodón. The Yankees’ Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 and struck out three times for the second game in a row. Before Game 1, Judge did a TV interview with Derek Jeter, the last Yankees captain, who guided the team to five World Series wins. Carlos Rodón struggles as Dodgers catch up to fastballThe Yankees needed the Rodón from Game 1 of the ALCS to show up Saturday night against a potent Dodgers lineup. AdvertisementHe lasted just 3 1/3 innings after allowing three home runs and four total runs, putting the Yankees in an early 4-1 hole.

Persons: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, Juan Soto, Yamamoto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández, Freddie Freeman, Carlos Rodón, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, it’s, Jayne Kamin, Hernández, Freeman, Where’s Aaron Judge, Yogi Berra, Judge, he’s, He’ll, Derek Jeter, can’t, it’ll, Will Smith, Soto, Rodón, Betts, Kutter Crawford, Steph Chambers Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Dodger, Yankees, Dodgers, lefties, Major League Baseball Players Association, Edman, Yankee, Boston Red Sox Locations: Edman, Hernández, New York

☆ World Series Game 2: Can the New York Yankees recover from last-gasp Game 1 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The schedule is as follows:Game 2: Saturday, October 26 – New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium, 8:08 p.m. ETGame 3: Monday, October 28 – Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees from Yankee Stadium, 8:08 p.m. ETGame 4: Tuesday, October 29 – Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees from Yankee Stadium, 8:08 p.m. ETGame 6*: Friday, November 1 – New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium, 8:08 p.m. ETGame 7*: Saturday, November 2 – New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium, 8:08 p.m.

Persons: Freddie Freeman, ”, Freeman, Aaron Judge, Maddie Meyer, “, Alex Verdugo, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Boone’s, Nestor Cortes, Cortes hadn’t, Dodgers ’, ” Cortes, I’ll, We’ve, ” Carlos Rodón, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Organizations: CNN, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodger, Yankees, LA, ” Yankees, “, ”, Fox, Yankee Locations: New York

☆ Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Rustin Dodd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

At World Series Media Day on Thursday, no one was a bigger draw than Ohtani. Ninomiya, 59, grew up in the city of Oita, obsessing over books about Japanese baseball history. The comings and goings of Mamiko Tanaka and Ohtani are regular fodder for Japanese morning shows. In Japan, Ohtani is the face of countless advertising campaigns. Ohtani’s presence — along with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto — could help the Japanese World Series audience approach those heights.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tatsuo Shinke, Ohtani, Shinke, Emiko, ” Shinke, “, She’s, Katharine Lotze, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, doesn’t, ”, Robert Whiting, —, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago ”, Jordan, ” Emanuel, Whiting, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Nomo, Japan — Whiting, Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Tomoki Negishi, I’ve, ” Negishi, Masanori, Negishi, I’m, Chen Liang, Ninomiya, ” Ninomiya, ” Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, It’s, Mamiko Tanaka, Stringer, Hiroshi Kitamura, William & Mary, Aaron, Judge, Fernando, Tatis, Ronald, Acuna, Foster Griffin, Griffin, ” Griffin, Ryan Yamazaki, Bobby Valentine, Yoshinobu Yamamoto —, Rob Manfred, “ Smart, ” Yamazaki, Shigeru Ishiba, Machiko Kondo, Kondo, Ichiro, ” Whiting, she’s, Andy McCullough, Sam Blum, Dan Goldfarb, Jayne Kamin Organizations: Mint, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Padres, National League, Nikkei, Yankees, Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s Pacific League, Ninomiya, UCLA, NHK, Hokkaido, Ham Fighters, Angels, MLB, Pacific, William &, Kansas City Royals, Yomiuri Giants, Mets, Chiba Lotte Marines, Baseball, WBC, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Athletic, Fuji, United Nations Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Ohtani, United States, America, American, U.S, Chicago, —, Ōta, Oita, ”, Hokkaido Nippon, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, South Korea

☆ World Series predictions: Our experts make their picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( The Athletic Mlb Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The World Series is here and the Goliaths are set to battle for the trophy. This World Series match-up of coastal behemoths may have seemed inevitable but it has, in fact, been a rarity in the expanded playoff era. And their relievers will be needed even more in this World Series. GO DEEPER Yankees, Dodgers to square off in World Series: 5 storylines to watchC. Trent Rosecrans (Dodgers): It’s the depth of the lineup. season in the Bronx will end — with him raising the World Series MVP trophy.

Persons: Sully Sullenberger, Derek Jeter, Dodgers haven’t, Kirk Gibson hobbled, Orel Hershiser, Eno, Ruths, Zack Meisel, Rob Manfred’s, Shohei Ohtani, Sam Blum, they’ve, Jen McCaffrey, Kaitlyn McGrath, Aaron Judge, Trent Rosecrans, Keith Law, Brittany, Dave Roberts, we’ll, Shohei, Juan Soto, Ohtani, Brendan Kuty, Giancarlo Stanton, Andy McCullough, Alex Vesia, Brusdar, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Kepner, Sammon, Sahadev Sharma, Chandler Rome, Freddie Freeman, Stephen Nesbitt, Juan Soto’s, Patrick Mooney, Steve Berman, ’, Ken Rosenthal, Noah Furtado, Soto, Mookie Betts, Luis Gil, Jim McIsaac Organizations: Yankees, Dodgers, MLB, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, . Dodgers, Dodgers ’, Rosenthal, Dodger, Mets, Cleveland, American League, National League Locations: Hudson, Orel, York, Bronx

☆ A Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series is a star-studded clash that's been decades in the making
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Sam Brock | Sam Brock Is An Nbc News Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers represent the two largest markets in Major League Baseball. They entered the season with the second-largest payroll in the sport (Yankees) and the fifth largest (Dodgers). They will now meet for a whopping twelfth time in the World Series, the most by any two teams. “This is sweeter — it’s even sweeter,” Judge said on Fox Sports about reaching the World Series and whether the reality matched expectations. “To have two Hall of Fame-type players in MVP seasons making their World Series debuts against each other, that’s only happened once,” Kepner said.

Persons: Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Shohei Ohtani —, baseball’s, —, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Brian Cashman, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Soto, Hunter Gaddis, Ohtani, Judge, ” Judge, ”, “, Dave Roberts, “ I’ve, ” Roberts, Tyler Kepner, haven’t, ” Kepner, George Brett, Mike Schmidt Organizations: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Ohtani, Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees, American League, Cleveland, Triple Crown, Fox Sports, ” Dodgers, New York Mets, titans, The Athletic, of Fame Locations: U.S

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