Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura turned 58 on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to the player known as “King Kazu.” But there’s more to celebrate. He’s also set to start his 40th...
The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific. It...
By MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Illustration by MC Galang Here are our favorite new releases (great discoveries) from Asia this week. MC’S PICKS ‘Lava!’ – ØZI (TW) Taiwanese-American...
By MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Header Art by MC Galang This week, we’ve breached the grim 100-day mark of sheltering in place, going through at least three iterations...
Coming off left shoulder surgery in November, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will serve as the designated hitter in his spring training debut Friday against his former team, the Los...
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent...
Words by MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Illustration by MC Galang Time is tricky, the way it languishes and zips through just like that. It’s already February, in a...
SAITAMA, Japan–Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa...
There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines at the massive merchandise center selling boatloads of Los Angeles Dodgers...
Words by MC Galang and Ian Urrutia Illustration by MC Galang A year into the world’s longest lockdown, we’re still struggling hard to control the spread of the pandemic....