When pirates operated in Japan's Seto Inland Sea around 500 years ago, the largest group, the Murakami Kaizoku, certainly did not fit the conventional image of pirates. They actually protected ...

With runners on first and second and no outs, all Murakami had to do was punch one ... So good it’s almost enough to have us pulling for the Samurai in Tuesday night’s final against the ...

The man who led these samurai of the sea was the great pirate lord Takeyoshi Murakami. And now Kaede Murakami, a descendant of Takeyoshi, is an elementary schooler living on an island. On her 12th ...

“After the Quake,” a film adaptation of a Murakami Haruki story collection ... through Toho; and samurai epic “Bushido,” which is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya and stars Kusanagi Tsuyoshi.

The best example is five-time All-Star pitcher Yu Darvish pitching against Munetaka Murakami with Samurai Japan. Murakami is one of the most exciting prospects in baseball, with his offensive ...

Samurai Japan named its roster for four warmup ... Tokyo Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami and Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki headline the 28-man roster Kuriyama named ...

In the bottom of the ninth, down 5–4, Samurai Japan managed to get runners on first and second with no outs. Up to bat was Murakami, a powerhouse during the previous season in Japan but facing a ...