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'A treasure': Japan's Ohtani a hometown hero win or lose in World Series
Shohei Ohtani is "a treasure" and "above the clouds" in his hometown in Japan where fans met Wednesday thousands of miles ...
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Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
Shohei Ohtani has been a superstar in Japan for more than a decade, but one day earlier this year, a Tokyo resident named Tatsuo Shinke noticed something different. Shinke, the CEO of Mint ...
Shohei Ohtani in the World Series sparks major excitement in Japan, attracts viewership rivaling the US
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has turned millions of Japanese residents into fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, so much so ...
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Japan hails Shohei Ohtani's World Series triumph: "On top of the world"
Shohei Ohtani's World Series triumph was given blanket media coverage in Japan on Friday, with many saying it was just the ...
Shohei Ohtani stokes national pride in Japan with World Series debut
A win for the baseball superstar’s Los Angeles Dodgers “will be seen as a victory for Japanese baseball and the Japanese ...
Shohei Ohtani's rural Japan hometown honors its superstar son -- from city hall to the hair salons
Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making ...
Shohei Ohtani effect sets records in Japan for World Series Game 2
The Dodgers and Yankees have always been big draws in the U.S., but thanks to Shohei Ohtani, the World Series is breaking ...
Shohei Ohtani Lifts World Series TV Ratings to Record Levels in Japan
Game 2 of the World Series was watched by 15.9 million viewers in Japan, around 12 percent of the population, and ...
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Japan celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto win World Series with Dodgers
The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but the party is extending all the way to Japan. People milled around local ...
Los Angeles Times12d
In Shohei Ohtani’s hometown, World Series celebrations in Dodger blue
Some in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown remember a time when he was just the skinny freshman who joined the high school baseball team. Now Oshu, Japan, is awash in Dodger blue. But they see their ...
Japan celebrates Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers win World Series
“He is the pride of Japan.” Shohei Ohtani fans in Japan are celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win. Special newspaper ...