The New York Yankees are taking their World Series trophy to Asia. A delegation of team officials, including team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman, will accompany the trophy on a six-day tour beginning Sunday. The trophy will be displayed Monday in Tokyo along with the Yomiuri ...

Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors. The 35-year-old Ramirez hit .322 in helping the Yomiuri Giants to their first Japan Series championship since 2002. He ...

Japan nearly came to a standstill as millions watched on TV while Hideki Matsui, the man they know as Godzilla, stomped around New York to lead the Yankees to the World Series title. Matsui became the first Japanese-born player to win the MVP trophy for the Most Valuable Player ...

Former US president George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Tuesday on his first visit to the country since he left office, officials said. Wearing a dark suit, a smiling Bush waved to the media and travellers in Narita airport, before heading into Tokyo for a two-day visit at the invitation of a private-sector organisation, reports and airport officials said ...