Samurai Japan’s identity crisis led to WBC disaster

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani gritted his teeth and sucked in some air. “It’s extremely disappointing for it to end like this,” ...

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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Is the next Pokemon game set in South-East Asia? Millions of fans in the region are convinced

Fans have noted that the Rafflesia-like flower on Gloom (left) and bananas carried by Tropius are both closely associated with tropical South-east Asia. - THE OFFICIAL POKEMON YOUTUBE CHANNEL/YOUTUBE ...
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