Yakult Swallows right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa (35) had his worst season last year. Ace, who has been a starter for the opening game seven times, went in 12 games and pitched 62 innings. 2-5 - 4.65 ERA.

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19. The employee had ...

Yakult's business activities began with founder Dr Minoru Shirota’s pursuit to build a body that is resilient to disease. The origins for Dr Shirota’s beliefs are in the philosophy of Shirota ...