Darell Hernaiz and Ozzie Albies made World Baseball Classic history with the tournament's first-ever walk-off home runs, capping a night that also saw Japan slug four homers to beat Korea.
Shohei Ohtani launched a grand slam in a 10-run second inning as Japan opened the 2026 World Baseball Classic with a historic rout, while Korea and Australia also advanced with convincing wins.
Japan's first female prime minister now commands the biggest LDP majority in 70 years. Her agenda includes defense expansion, a Trump summit, and constitutional revision.
Just three months into her term, Japan's first female PM is gambling on high approval ratings to expand her coalition's slim majority.
Facing the world's oldest population and lowest birth rate, Japan is testing everything from robot caregivers to cash incentives for babies.
