Los Angeles Times

Shohei Ohtani became ‘a being above the clouds’ in Hokkaido. How the locals can reclaim him

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan — Shohei Ohtani is watching over his former team. Behind the left-field wall at Es Con Field Hokkaido, on the other side of the visiting bullpen, beyond three rows of seats and a ...

Sapporo Dome seeking sponsor to climb out of financial crisis

SAPPORO--The cash-strapped operator of Sapporo Dome is selling naming rights for the all-weather facility in the hope of ...
MLB Rumors

Kohei Arihara Signs With NPB’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Former Rangers right-hander Kohei Arihara‘s bid to return to MLB is over. The veteran will remain in NPB, signing a four-year deal with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, reports Yuri Karasawa of World ...
Yahoo Finance

Scrum Ventures Expands Hokkaido F Village X for Year 2 with Nippon Ham as New Corporate Partner and Baseball Icon Yuki Saito as Venture Partner

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scrum Ventures, a San Francisco and Tokyo-based venture capital firm, and its subsidiary Scrum Studio, today announced two milestones for its Hokkaido F ...