Samurai Japan’s identity crisis led to WBC disaster

Whatever the case, Samurai Japan has a major decision to make between now and then: It has to figure out what it wants to be.

How can Samurai Japan and others improve their standing ahead of the next WBC?

The final date has yet to be decided, but the next tournament could be in 2030, meaning many of these teams will look ...

World Baseball Classic: Samurai Japan outpitched, outhit and outmanaged by Venezuela in quarterfinal loss

But with his club down three runs and down to its final three outs, Ohtani would have to conjure a miracle to keep Japan’s ...

Team Japan, boosted by country’s economic power, makes racket in WBC bracket

MIAMI — Nobody is saying the quiet part out loud, but nobody has to. The evidence is in the bracket. The World Baseball ...
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Japan's Most Legendary Samurai Fought 57 Battles Without Injury, Becoming "The Warrior Who Surpassed Death Itself"

Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes to the samurai, is just as amazing to explore. In an era when most samurai ...

Samurai treasures, modern luxuries: Island-hopping through Japan’s stunning Seto Inland Sea

Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of ...

Samurai Japan hits a winner with tea whisk gesture at WBC

TOKYO -- At the sixth World Baseball Classic, the Japanese national team "Samurai Japan" has attracted widespread attention ...
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Cannes: The Undying Appeal of the Japanese Samurai

One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...