Although Japan has taken legal steps to build a smoke-free society, a few companies are investing in smoking areas to squeeze profits from among the declining number of tobacco users. One of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Players of Los Angeles Dodgers warm up during a training session in ...

Amid the delicate balance of Zen gardens and bullet trains, Japan stands on the verge of a historic misstep. As heated ...

From pitch clocks to smoking in clubhouses, here are a few of the quirks: Japan’s highest professional baseball league — Nippon Professional Baseball — doesn’t use a pitch clock ...

There are a lot of similarities between baseball in the U.S. and Japan, but there are also subtle differences that will be on display as the Cubs and Dodgers play in the Tokyo Dome. That's ...

the 19-year-old captain of Japan's women's artistic gymnastics team, may be dismissed from the squad prior to the Paris Games for allegedly violating the team's code of conduct by smoking ...

Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on the baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even like it’s 1982 in the clubhouse. There are a lot of ...

Smoking Areas in Clubhouse, No Pitch Clock: MLB Players Get a Little Taste of Baseball in Japan TOKYO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it's 2022 on the baseball ...