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/ 2 weeks 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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Baseball
/ 2 weeks agoMLB NOTES | Tomoyuki Sugano Earns 10th Win with the Orioles
The 35-year-old MLB rookie, who pitched for NPB's Yomiuri Giants from 2013-24, has made 23 starts for Baltimore in 2025. He...
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Basketball
/ 2 weeks 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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Soccer
/ 2 weeks agoOBITUARY | Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan's Greatest Goalscorer, Dies at 81
On the global stage and in the Japan Soccer League, Kunishige Kamamoto excelled. Playing for the national team, he scored 75...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Tomokazu Harimoto Claims World Table Tennis Champions Title
Reporting on table tennis star Tomokazu Harimoto, FC Machida Zelvia's latest victory, Daichi Kamada's knee injury, Ichiro Suzuki's jersey retirement and...
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Features
/ 3 weeks 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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News
/ 3 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Change in Baseball: NPB's Central League to Adopt the DH in 2027
Reporting on a baseball rule change in NPB, Shohei Ohtani, soccer standout Ritsu Doan's new team and sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu's best...
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Tennis
/ 3 weeks agoNaomi Osaka Falls to Teenager Victoria Mboko in the National Bank Open Final
Appearing in her first WTA 1000 final since April 2022, Naomi Osaka won the first set against her 18-year-old opponent. Mboko...
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Features
/ 3 weeks 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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Golf
/ 3 weeks agoMiyuu Yamashita Stands Tall as She Tops Women's British Open
Only 150 centimeters tall, Miyuu Yamashita is just the latest Japanese athlete to drive home the fact that size is no...
