Japan and Hong Kong stocks were set to open mixed Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a lower open for the market. The futures contract in Chicago was at 39,150 and its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,050 compared to the index's previous close of 39,565.8.

Earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers released a limited number of tickets to eligible season-ticket holders for the Boys In Blue's season opener at Tokyo Dome against the Chicago Cubs for Mar. 18-19. Tickets set aside for that particular group of fans has since been sold out, but few of those seats have been listed in secondary markets.

Japan Airlines is dramatically increasing flight connections to the U.S. for the summer, which means getting to Japan will be easier than ever.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received approval for its planned takeover of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)

The Chicago Cubs will begin their season in Japan by playing the reigning World Series Champions the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB Japan Series. The series will contain many storylines that fans should be excited to watch for.

JAL will partner with American Airlines on the new flight from Tokyo Narita, which supplements its existing service from Tokyo Haneda Airport.

Several data points are expected out of Japan later today, including CPI for January and unemployment and retail sales figures for December.

The Italian American Baseball Foundation announced Ned Colletti as Team Italy’s general manager for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Colletti’s hiring was annou

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other federal agents conducted arrests of migrants in Chicago.

Japanese stock futures slid, with chip-related shares poised to extend Monday’s declines after concern over Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek set off a selling spree in US tech shares.

The Chicago Cubs had been facing a bit of a dilemma with Seiya Suzuki as they worked their way through this offseason. The 30-year-old former standout with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan and, arguably,

U.S. President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers as they carried out an immigration arrest in New York City on Tuesday, the latest effort to promote Trump's nationwide crackdown as enforcement has intensified in recent days.