MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba Prefecture—Rows of colorful flowers are now in full bloom in farmers’ fields here, an early spring scene ... can be enjoyed until mid-March, the association said.

Chiba police have arrested two men over a break-in last week at the home of an elderly woman in the city of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, it was learned Wednesday. One of the suspects said he ...

21 issued its first influenza health alert in September since 2009, a day after similar warnings were announced in neighboring Saitama and Chiba prefectures. The metropolitan government is urging ...

The biggest Japanese baseball star since Shohei Ohtani is on his way to MLB at 23. A long-anticipated, cost-controlled ...

Great idea. Especially in the pursuit of Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who will be posted this winter. He’s the equivalent of ...

The FedExCup Fall heads to Chiba, Japan, for the first international event at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Collin Morikawa returns to defend at ACCORDIA GOLF Narashino Country Club. PGA TOUR starts ...

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte ...

Roki Sasaki, the “Monster of the Reiwa Era,” will get his wish to pitch in the majors next season. The Chiba Lotte Marines of ...

That would be Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, who will be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines, his Nippon Professional Baseball team, ...

Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Mexico at LoanDepot Park on March 20 ... Images The Chiba Lotte Marines ...

Star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted to Major League Baseball, his team the Chiba Lotte Marines announced on ...

But an early posting would have financial implications ... means different things to different people, and how Chiba Lotte’s management defines it is intentionally unclear. At a news conference in ...