Sasaki, 23, is the No. 3 ranked player on The Athletic's top 40 MLB free agent big board, behind only Juan Soto and Corbin ...

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason.

Ao and Rin were the most popular names given to boys and girls, respectively, in Japan between January and September this year, an annual survey by an education service provider showed. The two names ...

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte ...

Ao and Rin were the most popular names given to boys and girls, respectively, in Japan between January and September this ...

Saturday’s news that Roki Sasaki would be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines sent shockwaves -- and excitement -- throughout Major League Baseball, as clubs began to think about their prospects of ...

“Air names” have been in high demand ever since beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and hip-hop artist Travis Scott decided to name ...

Sakura Godber’s first instinct when considering baby names for her son in 2012 was to lean toward more Western names. Her own ...

While her bright, nostalgic design has been well-received, her unusually long name has left fans perplexed, leading to mixed reactions across social media. McDonald’s Japan’s New Anime Mascot ...

As we move through the final months of 2024, the folks at BabyCenter are taking a look back at the baby name trends that defined this year. On Monday, the parenting resource released its annual report ...

Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname. Critics say it violates women’s rights and, unless the rule is scrapped, all Japanese could be surnamed Sato in 500 years.

Women's rights advocates in Japan have struggled for decades for the right of married couples to have different last names. Japan is the only country where they're required to use one surname ...