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JAPAN 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 Norway and another in Sweden.
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/ 1 week 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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/ 2 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | SoftBank's Hiroki Kokubo Wins Shoriki Award
As the title-winning skipper of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hiroki Kokubo is honored for his contributions to Japanese baseball in 2025.
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/ 3 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sumo: The Spotlight Shines on Onosato at the Kyushu Basho
Onosato has a chance to become the first sumo wrestler to win four tournament titles in the same year since Terunofuji...
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/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Garner Levain Cup Title
Hayato Araki, Shunki Higashi and Ryo Germain scored first-half goals for Sanfrecce Hiroshima against Kashiwa Reysol at Tokyo's National Stadium.
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hanshin Tigers Return to the Japan Series After a 1-Year Absence
The Hanshin Tigers, who won the Japan Series title in 2023, swept the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Central League Climax...
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/ 2 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sumo's Takarafuji, Known for His Durability, Retires at 38
Wrestler Takarafuji participated in 78 sumo tournaments in the top division. His overall total of 1,398 consecutive bouts is the sixth-longest...
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/ 2 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Rugby: Japan to Submit a Bid to Host the 2035 World Cup
"It is Japan's role to spread the sport to Asia and the world," Japan Rugby Football Union chief Masato Tsuchida said,...
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/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Athletics: Hayato Katsuki Finishes 3rd in 35-km Race Walk at the Worlds
Veteran race walker Hayato Katsuki was clocked in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds to grab Japan's first medal of the...
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/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Tokito Oda Achieves Career Grand Slam
Tokito Oda outplayed Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in a 2-hour, 12-minute match in the US Open men's wheelchair tennis final in New...
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/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Summer Koshien: Okinawa Shogaku Prevails in Title Game
Okinawa Shogaku became the second school from Japan's southernmost prefecture to win the Summer Koshien. Konan first accomplished the feat in...
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/ 4 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Taisei Aibara Sets Personal Javelin Throw Mark
A few days before his 30th birthday, Taisei Aibara threw his javelin more than 80 meters for the first time, winning...
