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Masahiro Tanaka
![10 Biggest Asian Sports Stars 10 Biggest Asian Sports Stars](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-28_14-39-33.jpg)
10 Biggest Asian Sports Stars
By Samuel Chi
A look at the biggest Asian names in world sport today.
![Masahiro Tanaka: An Impressive Start with the Yankees Masahiro Tanaka: An Impressive Start with the Yankees](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-24_03-49-23.jpg)
Masahiro Tanaka: An Impressive Start with the Yankees
By Samuel Chi
Over on the other side of the Pacific, the Japanese pitcher is still undefeated.
![Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-20_07-30-07.jpg)
Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations
By Samuel Chi
Questions remain as far as Tanaka’s place in the Yankees’ pitching lineup.
![Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-24_12-56-52.jpg)
Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball
By J. T. Quigley and Angela Erika Kubo
Our Tokyo editors discuss the recent dolphin hunt and other Japan news.
![Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-23_05-23-41.jpg)
Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka
By Samuel Chi
New York’s acquisition is the most expensive ever for a foreign player.
![Top Ten Asia-Pacific Sports Events of 2013 Top Ten Asia-Pacific Sports Events of 2013](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-26_00-38-41.jpg)
Top Ten Asia-Pacific Sports Events of 2013
By Samuel Chi
From Tendulkar to Tanaka, The Diplomat looks back at the year’s defining sports moments.
![Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/Tanaka.jpg)
Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace
By Samuel Chi
The hottest bidding war in Major League Baseball history might not happen this winter.
![Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation? Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19386_5280aa739e675.jpg)
Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation?
The young right-hander is expected to garner a $60 million posting fee.
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