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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoMao Shimada Lands Quad Toe Loop, Retains Japan Junior Championships Crown
After excelling at the Japan Junior Championships and two wins earlier this season, Shimada is the favorite to claim the Junior...
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Soccer
/ 2 years agoCosta Rica Rebounds from Blowout Loss to Spain, Edges Japan at FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica defender Keysher Fuller scored the lone goal against the Samurai Blue in the FIFA World Cup, reviving his nation's...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoVela Azul Prevails in 42nd Japan Cup With Impeccable Navigation Down the Final Stretch
Ryan Moore steers the galloping Vela Azul on an inside path to victory as they team up for a successful closing...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoAbi Wins Rare Three-Way Playoff to Capture First Title on Wild Final Day of Kyushu Basho
Rank-and-filer Abi defeated Takayasu and Takakeisho in the playoff to secure the title. It was the first three-way playoff since March...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Skipping Rural Games, Annual Trip to Tokyo a Mistake by Nipponham Fighters
The Nipponham Fighters will play all of their 2023 home games at the new ES CON Field Hokkaido instead of at...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoMao Shimada and Takeru Kataise Lead after Short Programs at Japan Junior Championships
Shimada holds a slim advantage over female rival Mone Chiba at the Japan Junior Championships, while Kataise is ahead by more...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTakayasu on Brink of First Championship after Defeating Kagayaki at Kyushu Basho
Veteran grappler Takayasu, who has been a runner-up five times, can wrap up the title with a win over No. 9...
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Soccer
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Youth Shines in Japan's FIFA World Cup Triumph Over Germany
Go out into the world. Challenge yourselves. That is the lesson we should draw from this epic victory in the FIFA...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Triple Crown Winner Munetaka Murakami Has MLB Aspirations
But the Tokyo Yakult Swallows standout, who is still only 22, may have a long wait ahead before he has an...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoMao Shimada Aiming for Repeat Victory at Japan Junior Championships
As a debutante, the 14-year-old skating starlet captured the women's title at the Japan Junior Championships in November 2021.
