Features
[ODDS and EVENS] Taiga Hasegawa, the Snowboarder to Watch
Taiga Hasegawa, the defending world champion in the men's big air event, collected his second FIS Snowboard World Cup win of the...
Basketball
Gunma Crane Thunders are Playing High-Caliber Defense This Season
Fueled by a determined effort on defense, the Gunma Crane Thunders have emerged as the B.League's most-improved team under new coach Kyle...
News
Predictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we see...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Slump in Quality of Sumo Matches Cannot Go On for Long
Raising the quality of the matches will benefit the commercial value of sumo. The sport's attractiveness in turn can lead to...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ICE TIME] Rika Kihira Begins Comeback with Respectable Showing in Nagoya
Kihira has now qualified for December's Japan Championships. Elsewhere, the ISU is juggling venues and Russia's Valieva is back on the...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoJapan Drops Third Consecutive Game at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
France outscored Japan 19-9 in the pivotal fourth quarter, including a 17-2 run that defined the overall play in the final...
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News
/ 2 years agoAi Ogura Triumphs on Home Soil in Moto2 Race in Motegi
The native of Saitama won his third race of the season and is only two points back in the overall standings...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoVeteran Tamawashi Captures Second Emperor’s Cup and Etches His Name in the History Books
The 37-year-old Mongolian grappler defeated Takayasu to become the oldest championship winner in the modern era.
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Tennis
/ 2 years agoLiudmila Samsonova Outplays Qinwen Zheng in Toray Pan Pacific Open Final
The Russian earned her third WTA Tour title of the season without dropping a set in her five matches at Tokyo’s...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Begins 7th Season with Expanded First Division
Twenty-four teams will compete in B1 in 2022-23, an increase of two from last season. It’s the most teams in the...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTakayasu Defeats Hoshoryu to Keep Title Hopes Alive at Autumn Basho
The former ozeki has a chance to win his first-ever Emperor’s Cup with Tamawashi the only man standing in his way.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoAgeless Veteran Tamawashi Moves a Step Closer to Title at Autumn Basho
The No. 3 Mongolian maegashira, known as sumo’s iron man, holds the sole lead with two days remaining in the tournament.
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Auto Racing
/ 2 years agoJapanese Driver Yuki Tsunoda to Stay With AlphaTauri for Formula One’s 2023 season
The 22-year-old native of Kanagawa Prefecture still has lots to prove and team bosses see plenty of potential.