Features
ODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: Good Sportsmanship and Skilled Scorers in the Handball Tourney
In a preliminary round match, Germany trounced Japan as the goals piled up in a hurry. Fans cheered for both teams throughout...
News
SPORTS SHORTS | Kodai Naraoka Triumphs in the Kumamoto Masters Final
Reporting on badminton's Kumamoto Masters tournament, Japan's top results at Skate America, sumo's Kyushu Basho and other sports headlines.
Sports
Tokyo Deaflympics Opens with Spectacle and Sign Cheers
Tokyo marks the Deaflympics' 100th anniversary, as performers, spectators and celebrities embrace diversity and the spirit of the Games.
Track and Field
Inside ASICS' Lab Powering Athletes at the World Championships
Track and Field
Mondo Duplantis Sets 14th World Record to Win the Gold in Tokyo
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Features
/ 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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Tennis
/ 3 months agoKei Nishikori to Skip the US Open Due to a Back Injury
Stating that his back isn't "100% healed yet," Kei Nishikori decided to withdraw from the US Open only days before the...
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Baseball
/ 3 months agoODDS and EVENS | Daichi Ishii Delivers Record-Breaking Consistency for the Hanshin Tigers
In the 2025 NPB season, Tigers reliever Daichi Ishii has allowed one run in 44 games. He's broken the record for...
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News
/ 3 months agoVolleyball: Japan Women Have Lofty Ambitions for the World Championship
Captain Mayu Ishikawa and her teammates are seeking to collect Japan's first FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship medal since 2010.
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Golf
/ 3 months agoAkie Iwai Captures 1st Title of Her Blossoming LPGA Career
With a bogey-free final round at the Portland Classic, Akie Iwai secured a four-stroke victory and joined her twin sister Chisato...
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Features
/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Taisei Aibara Sets Personal Javelin Throw Mark
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Baseball
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Basketball
/ 3 months agoODDS and EVENS | Japan Exits FIBA Asia Cup with Disappointment
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Soccer
/ 3 months 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 months 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...
