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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 3 years agoSebastian Coe Supports Staging World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in Near Future
But will the global athletics supremo’s comments give the Japanese capital a big boost in the next few years?
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Basketball
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Hoop Squad Gets Big Boost With Return of Rui Hachimura, Yudai Baba
Young stars elevate national team’s talent level as it gears up for first Olympic appearance since 1976.
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A Record 582 Athletes Comprise Host Nation’s Olympic Contingent
~~ The Olympics have grown in size and scale over the decades. Just as infrastructure costs and increased media coverage have...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Sprinter Ryota Yamagata Thrust Into the Spotlight as Japan's Olympic Captain
~~ Ryota Yamagata, who ran the fastest-ever 100 meters for a Japanese sprinter last month, will receive the honor of a...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan’s Medal History at the Summer Olympics
~~ A lot has changed since two athletes represented Japan at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics. Runners Yahiko Mishima, a track...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Will Local Spectators Be Allowed at Tokyo Olympics? We Should Know Soon
~~ Just over a month remains before the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Meanwhile, all the focus is on the...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] 'King Kohei' Uchimura's Fourth Olympics Adds Drama to Tokyo Games
~~ Kohei Uchimura earned a spot to his fourth Olympics based on a tiebreaker that took into account his high-profile status...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ayumu Hirano Swaps Snowboard for Skateboard in Latest Quest for Olympic Glory
~~ Like surfing, sport climbing and karate, skateboarding will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games. As the International Olympic...
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Baseball
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] NPB-Best Tigers Forced to Sit Out Weekend Series Due to Carp's COVID-19 Outbreak
~~ The Hanshin Tigers are the winningest team in Nippon Professional Baseball this season. Manager Akihiro Yano's club had six more...
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Antlers End Marinos’ 11-Match Unbeaten Streak
~~ Since the J. League's inception in 1993, the Kashima Antlers and Yokohama F. Marinos have occupied significant spots in its...
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Basketball
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Rui Hachimura Continues to Develop His Game and Improve
~~ Rui Hachimura appeared in his 100th NBA regular-season game on Monday, May 3. The Toyama native delivered a strong performance,...
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Daily COVID-19 Testing for Olympians is Latest Big Policy Change
~~ With less than 85 days until the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, changes to how the global extravaganza will...