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Features
/ 2 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...
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Basketball
/ 2 months agoODDS 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...
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Features
/ 2 months 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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Features
/ 2 months 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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Features
/ 2 months 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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Features
/ 3 months 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 months 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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Features
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months 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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Features
/ 3 months 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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Features
/ 3 months 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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Features
/ 3 months 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...
