Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the stadium on a 1934 barnstorming tour. Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired to ...

A historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished, part of a disputed redevelopment plan harshly criticized by environmentalists. Ruth played at the Meiji Jingu ...

Babe Ruth is safe during a game between American and Japanese all-stars at Meiji Shire Grounds, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 21, 1934. ( Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios) ...

If Tokyo is a fastball, Sapporo is a curveball. Japan's fifth-largest city feels not unlike a laid-back ski village. ... [Babe Ruth's] like a mythical character to me.

Thousands of baseball fans have signed a petition to save an iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played and which inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been asked to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project that would turn a city park district into a largely commercial area anchored by three skyscrapers ...

A historic baseball stadium in Tokyo where Babe Ruth played could be demolished, part of a disputed redevelopment plan harshly criticized by environmentalists.. Ruth played at the Meiji Jingu ...

In 1934, Babe Ruth stepped foot in Japan, and he was greeted like royalty. The post MLB Tokyo Series: Japan Pays Millions to ...

Robert K. Fitts tells the story of Babe Ruth and the 1934 ... Almost 10 years had passed since 500,000 Japanese crowded the streets of Tokyo to welcome the Sultan of Swat and 14 other all-star ...

In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – went on a barnstorming tour around Japan. More than half a million ...

If Tokyo is a fastball, Sapporo is a curveball. Japan's fifth-largest city feels not unlike a laid-back ski village. ... [Babe Ruth's] like a mythical character to me.