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.
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Features
/ 3 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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News
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 months 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
/ 4 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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Golf
/ 4 months 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...
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Basketball
/ 4 months agoFIBA Asia Cup: Japan Hammers Syria in the Teams' Opener
Josh Hawkinson scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the FIBA Asia Cup game, Keisei Tominaga poured in 18 points...
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Golf
/ 4 months agoMiyuu Yamashita is Victorious at the Women's British Open
At Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales, Miyuu Yamashita claimed her first LPGA Tour title with a two-stroke victory over Charley...
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Features
/ 4 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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Boxing
/ 4 months agoBoxing: Kyosuke Takami Attains WBA Light Flyweight Crown
On an action-packed night of boxing, 23-year-old Takami captured the WBA light flyweight title with a 10th-round TKO of Erick Rosa...
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Baseball
/ 4 months agoIchiro in Hall of Fame Should Inspire More Baseball Superstars
In his Hall of Fame speech, Ichiro offered advice and inspiration for kids who dare to dream, and thanked Hideo Nomo...
