Japan erupted with joy, as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a thrilling 5–4 World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays, sending fans across the country into celebration.

In Tokyo’s Yurakucho district, the Yomiuri Shimbun and Sports Nippon distributed special editions announcing the Dodgers' championship.

On the street, Noriko Miyamoto, 30, paused to look over one of the papers.

"The players are the same generation as mine, so I’ve been cheering for them — and it’s something Japan can be proud of," she said.

At bars and restaurants showing the game live, cheers erupted as the Dodgers clinched the title.

Toshiki Satake, 25, said, "It was a fantastic game. Especially Yamamoto Yoshinobu — I think he pitched at his best at a critical moment."

The Dodgers’ Game 7 victory came after a long, hard series that had fans glued to their screens, with ratings for the series topping 10 million viewers per game, according to NHK.

For many, the performances of Ohtani and Yamamoto made the victory feel like Japan’s own.

Not everyone was celebrating. Mael Maradian, 21, a Blue Jays fan, said, "It’s a sad game, obviously. Tough loss, but what can you do, right? Coming into this season I never expected them to get this far."