Stories By Ed Odeven
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Boxing
/ 20 hours agoNaoko Fujioka Elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame
"It's such an honor that I am the first female from Japan to be elected into the Hall of Fame," Naoko...
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Features
/ 2 days agoODDS and EVENS | Gentildonna Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Japanese Horse Racing
A descendant of Deep Impact and Sunday Silence, Gentildonna had seven JRA G1 wins in 19 career races. She became the...
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News
/ 4 days agoSPORTS SHORTS | Japan Improves to 2-0 in FIBA World Cup Qualifying
Reporting on the Japan men's basketball team's road victory over Taiwan, golfer Ai Suzuki's season-ending triumph on the JLPGA Tour and...
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Features
/ 6 days agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Nozomi Maruyama Excelling in New Ski Jumping Season
In the first three events of the 2025-26 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Nozomi Maruyama has earned three victories, two in...
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Basketball
/ 1 week agoBasketball: Japan Overpowers Taiwan in FIBA World Cup Qualifier
In the teams' opening basketball match of the Asian qualifiers, Japan jumped out to a 45-22 lead by halftime in Kobe....
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Features
/ 1 week agoODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: A Round of Applause for Team Japan
After collecting 30 medals in 2022 in Brazil, Japan obliterated that total, its previous record, with a 51-medal haul at the...
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Baseball
/ 1 week agoShohei Ohtani Family Foundation is Launched to Help Children and Protect Animals
For Shohei Ohtani, the new foundation expands his involvement in community-related projects. He's also donated thousands of baseball gloves to Japanese...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Takuma Inoue Outpoints Tenshin Nasukawa for WBC Bantamweight Title
Reporting on the Inoue-Nasukawa title fight, ski jumper Nozomi Maruyama's successful weekend in Norway, Shohei Ohtani's WBC commitment and other sports...
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Sumo
/ 2 weeks agoKyushu Basho: Aonishiki Beats Hoshoryu in a Playoff to Nab 1st Emperor's Cup
By winning the Kyushu Basho, the 21-year-old Ukrainian is now on the verge of being promoted to the second-highest rank of...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Emperor's Cup Final: Zelvia Machida Conquer Vissel Kobe
Shota Fujio led Zelvia past reigning Emperor's Cup champion Vissel with a pair of goals at Tokyo's National Stadium. Zelvia won...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: Good Sportsmanship and Skilled Scorers in the Handball Tourney
In a preliminary round match, Germany trounced Japan as the goals piled up in a hurry. Fans cheered for both teams...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Kodai Naraoka Triumphs in the Kumamoto Masters Final
Reporting on badminton's Kumamoto Masters tournament, Japan's top results at Skate America, sumo's Kyushu Basho and other sports headlines.
