Basketball
ODDS and EVENS | Japan Exits FIBA Asia Cup with Disappointment
Lebanon overpowered Japan in a qualifier for the FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals in Saudi Arabia, winning 97-73. Japan went 2-2 in the 16-nation tournament.
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Features
/ 5 days agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Roki Sasaki is Pitching 'Pain-Free' as He Prepares for Return
Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since mid-May, tossed three innings in a simulated game...
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/ 1 week agoODDS and EVENS | J.League Rematch Pits a Pair of Red-Hot Teams
Heading into a rematch of Vissel Kobe's 1-0 home win over FC Machida Zelvia on April 20, the J.League title-chasing squads...
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/ 2 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | In Golf, Consistency is the Ever-Present Target
Tatsunori Shogenji won two of the first nine Japan Golf Tour tournaments he entered in 2025. He's the tour's scoring average...
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/ 3 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sorato Shimizu Sets 100-Meter Under-18 World Record
Teenage sprinter Sorato Shimizu ran the boys 100-meter final in 10.0 seconds at the Japan Inter-High School Championships in Hiroshima.
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Baseball Banter on a Hot Summer Day
Thoughts on the Little League World Series, Ichiro Suzuki's Hall of Fame baseball career and Shohei Ohtani's power surge for the...
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/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | NBA Summer League is a Testing Ground for Japanese Players
Guards Yuki Kawamura, Yudai Baba and Keisei Tominaga competed in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, hoping to impress NBA...
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Baseball
/ 4 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | 'LA Story': A Brilliant Chronicle of Shohei Ohtani and the 2024 Dodgers
With riveting details, longtime reporter Bill Plunkett captured the thrills and challenges faced by Shohei Ohtani and the World Series champion...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Badminton Stars Announce Plan to Part Ways
Longtime badminton doubles partners Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, who teamed up for a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, have...
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/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Sumo Begins a New Era with 2 Yokozuna
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are poised to compete in a sumo tournament...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Naomi Osaka Continues to Struggle in Tennis Comeback
Former world No 1 Naomi Osaka lost in the third round at Wimbledon, extending her long run of disappointing results at...
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Basketball
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Tomoya Higashino Brings Basketball Passion and Smarts to His New Job
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
