Stories By JAPAN Forward
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Baseball
/ 8 months agoBaseball Swing Analysis and More as US Sports Equipment Giant Opens New Tokyo Facility
Marucci Sports, a major sports equipment manufacturer, offers baseball lovers in Tokyo a new way to analyze their performance and improve...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 8 months agoEDITORIAL | Paris Olympics a Mockery If War and Doping are Tolerated
There should be zero tolerance for athletes testing positive for drugs or from countries like Russia that repeatedly mock the Olympics...
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Horse Racing
/ 8 months agoRetired Racehorse Becomes Best Friends with Meto the Cat
The retired racehorse sanctuary in Hokkaido is home to legends like Meisho Doto. There, Meto is winning the hearts of many...
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Sports
/ 8 months agoEDITORIAL | A National Stadium of Tradition and Cutting-Edge Technology
The NTT-led consortium calls for the National Stadium to become an events mecca on a historic site, driving development of Japan's...
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News
/ 8 months agoPickleball in Japan: Lessons I Learned on How to Start a Movement
Pickleball enthusiast Daniel Moore reflects on introducing the sport to Japan and highlights how its rising popularity can help other grassroots...
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Features
/ 9 months agoNew Ways to Experience Sumo Offer a Taste of Japanese Culture and Traditions
With growing foreign interest in sumo, travel services and venues in Osaka are teaming up to offer new ways of experiencing...
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Boxing
/ 10 months agoNaoya Inoue Set to Defend World Titles Against Luis Nery
Looking ahead to the blockbuster bout, Naoya Inoue recently said, "There's definitely risks and challenges ahead, but I'm expecting an intense...
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Baseball
/ 10 months agoHello Kitty Throws the 1st Pitch on Specially Themed Night at Dodger Stadium
Is Hello Kitty a good luck charm? The LA Dodgers won on Hello Kitty Night after the famed Sanrio character threw...
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Baseball
/ 10 months agoEDITORIAL | Ohtani Interpreter's Ruin Shows the Evil of Illegal Gambling
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took over $16 million USD from the personal bank account of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his...
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Baseball
/ 11 months agoA Special Gift from Shohei Ohtani Brings Joy to Children in Wajima
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani sent gloves to all elementary schools in Wajima, a city still recovering from the Noto Peninsula earthquake...
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Sumo
/ 12 months agoEDITORIAL | It's High Time Sumo Comes to Grips with Its Bullying Problem
Incidents of violence by sumo stablemasters and senior wrestlers against younger members should be dealt with harshly to eradicate the problem...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | The Valieva Case is More a Rebuke of Russia than the Figure Skater
A four-year doping ban against Kamila Valieva was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but harsher punishment of Russia...
