Stories By JAPAN Forward
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Honami Maeda's New Marathon Record Sets the Bar for Olympic Hopefuls
At the Nagoya Women's Marathon in March, Japanese runners vying to make the Olympic team will have to beat the national...
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Auto Racing
/ 1 year agoTeenager Juju Noda to Become the First Japanese Female Driver in Super Formula
After winning the 2023 season title in Italy's F2000 Formula Trophy, a Formula 3 circuit, Juju Noda embraces the challenge of...
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Track and Field
/ 1 year ago'Ganbare!' The Hakone Ekiden Shows the Team Spirit of Japan
Hakone Ekiden relay is a team sport unlike any other. To the rallying cry of "Ganbare!," runners present a virtual microcosm...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoINTERVIEW | New JRA President Masayoshi Yoshida on the Mark Being Made by Japanese Stallions
New JRA head Masayoshi Yoshida shares insights into the nation's success in developing world-class horses and a thriving thoroughbred industry.
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoINTERVIEW | New President Masayoshi Yoshida Outlines His Vision for the JRA
As the JRA's new president, Masayoshi Yoshida shares insights on how horse racing can grow and thrive, including utilizing newer technologies...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani Skyrockets to the Top and Japan Rejoices
Global superstars like Lionel Messi now rank below Shohei Ohtani on the list of top earners, so you can grasp how...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoNew JRA Trainer Kyoko Maekawa Emerges as a Front-Runner Ready to Ignite Change
Kyoko Maekawa shatters a proverbial glass ceiling by becoming the Japan Racing Association's first female trainer, ushering in a new era.
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News
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Nihon University Reforms Vague After Football Drug Scandal
A plan with clear measures must be communicated to Nihon University students and the public to end the turmoil from the...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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...