
Shohei Otani walks through the airport in Miami sporting the Czech team’s cap on Friday.
The Japan News
11:27 JST, March 18, 2023
Samurai Japan will face Mexico in the WBC semifinals in Miami on Monday. Mexico defeated Puerto Rico 5-4 in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Samurai Japan arrived in Miami early Friday morning. After a 13-hour flight right after the quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome on Thursday, Shohei Ohtani, Lars Nootbaar and other players looked relaxed after disembarking.

Lars Nootbaar smiles upon arrival at the airport on Friday.
Popular Articles
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Fast Retailing Chairman: Irrational U.S. Measures Hurt Itself, Ar...
-
Toyota to Release New RAV4 within FY 2025
-
Rainy Season Begins in Okinawa Pref. around Thursday, Japan Meteo...
-
Museum Storerooms: Can Precious Items Be Protected with Storage a...
-
Japan Envoys Part of Delegation as Israeli Soldiers Fire ‘Warning...
-
Japan Prime Minister One Step Behind in Rice Remark Saga; Finally...
-
Japan, U.S. Finance Chiefs: Exchange Rate Reflects Fundamentals; ...
-
Opposition Parties Score Win with Minister's Sacking, but Hurdles...
Popular articles in the past week
-
Tokyo Experiences Temperatures Exceeding 30 C for 1st Time This Y...
-
2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Fails to Achieve Pledge of Line-Free Event;...
-
Former North Korean Agent Says Still Many Spies in South Korea Lo...
-
Nissan to Close 2 Kanagawa Prefecture Plants; Production Cuts Eye...
-
Headaches and Cigarettes: Conviction of Pyongyang Spies Reveals T...
-
Yokohama, Companies Look to Help Elderly Live Healthier Longer wi...
-
2025 Expo Osaka: Japan Expo Mascot Toys Donated to Baltic Pavilio...
-
Nissan to Offer Early Retirement to Japan Employees; 1st Such Off...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Core Inflation in Japan's Capital Sharply Accelerates in April
-
U.S. Holds Fire Over Yen Exchange Rate Targets; Bessent Said to U...
-
Rents Mark 30-Year-High Rate of Rise; Decrease in Disposable Inco...
-
Japanese Govt Mulls Raising Number of Cars to be Imported Under S...
-
Japan Must Boost Its ‘Indispensability,’ Urges JETRO Chair; Convi...
-
Japan Must Take Lead in Maintaining Free Trade System, Says Chair...
-
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Japan’s 1st Casino Resort; Site ...
-
Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25% Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Pa...
"Sports" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Kento Nakajima Throws First Pitch at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters vs. Orix Buffaloes Game
-
Orioles Ride Tomoyuki Sugano’s Strong Start and Gunnar Henderson’s 2 Rbis to 4-1 Win over Angels
-
Shohei Ohtani’s First Home Run since the Birth of His Daughter Jump-Starts Dodgers’ 15-2 Win
-
Shohei Ohtani Homers Twice and Drives in 6 Runs on His Bobblehead Night in Dodgers’ 19-2 Rout of Athletics
-
Shohei Ohtani Mixes in Breaking Pitches for 1st Time as He Rehabs from Elbow Surgery
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
U.S. Holds Fire Over Yen Exchange Rate Targets; Bessent Said to Understand Negative Impact on Markets
-
Rents Mark 30-Year-High Rate of Rise; Decrease in Disposable Income May Dampen Personal Consumption
-
Japanese Govt Mulls Raising Number of Cars to be Imported Under Simplified Screen System in U.S. Tariff Negotiations
-
Japan Must Boost Its ‘Indispensability,’ Urges JETRO Chair; Convince United States That Cooperation Will Be Beneficial
-
Japan Must Take Lead in Maintaining Free Trade System, Says Chairman of Japan Trade Group