Stories By JAPAN Forward
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Figure Skating
/ 5 months agoMachiko Yamada Looks Back on Her Decision to Part Ways with Mao Asada
Seventeen years after their alliance ended, Machiko Yamada says, "Mao possessed exceptional talent, and she had already exceeded the limits of...
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Baseball
/ 5 months agoEDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani is the First MLB Player in History to be Unanimously Chosen MVP for a 2nd Time
This much is certain: For Shohei Ohtani, impeccable behavior, both on and off the field, helped him win his second MVP...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 6 months agoEDITORIAL | Japanese Olympic Committee Failures, IOC Put Future Olympic Opportunities at Risk
Yamashita, a member of the International Olympic Committee and the JOC, should have known in advance about the IOC's plans for...
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Rugby
/ 7 months agoAllez, The Brave Blossoms! Rugby and Japan's Special Sporting Footprint
From the Brave Blossoms to Shohei Ohtani, Japanese sports teams and their fun-loving, always impeccably tidy fans create a huge amount...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoEDITORIAL | After FIBA, Japan's Basketball Team Has to Up Its Game in Paris
Japan's men's basketball team enjoyed home arena advantage during the FIBA World Cup. At the Paris Olympics, though, the competition will...
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoSea Otter 'Riro' Dunks the Ball in Support of Japan National Team at the Basketball World Cup
The sea otter accomplished the feat with nifty underwater footwork, demonstrating that humans aren’t the only special species who can dunk...
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Sports
/ 8 months agoEDITORIAL | Javelin Champion Kitaguchi's Golden First is a Valuable Lesson of Resilience
Like Haruka Kitaguchi's gold in javelin at the World Athletics Championships, the world of sports teaches us that there is no...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoEDITORIAL | One Year to the Paris Olympics: It's Time to Reclaim the Power of Sports
We need to put the Tokyo 2020 scandals behind us and start cheering the athletes, who were not involved, as they...
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Boxing
/ 9 months agoNaoya Inoue Out to Snatch Away Stephen Fulton's Super Bantamweight Crowns
In an interview, boxing gym President Hideyuki Ohashi shares insights into how Naoya Inoue prepared for his blockbuster July 25 fight...
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Sports
/ 9 months agoEDITORIAL | Celebrating Tokito Oda and the Triumphant Succession of Hope
Wheelchair tennis champion Tokito Oda is only 17, but his Wimbledon title shows he is determined to continue Shingo Kunieda's role...
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Horse Racing
/ 10 months agoDeep Impact: Continuing Influence of a Beautiful Horse
Deep Impact was hailed as an absolute presence, a hero. The impact left by this single thoroughbred continues to gallop eternally...
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Horse Racing
/ 10 months agoDeep Impact: The Enduring Appeal of a World-Renowned Racehorse
With 12 wins in 14 career starts, Deep Impact left an indelible mark on horse racing. As a leading sire, his...
