Soccer
OBITUARY | 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 goals...
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SPORTS 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 more.
Features
JAPAN 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 on...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoOju Chosan Awaits Final Run: How a Problem Colt Who Hated Practice Became an Absolute Champion
For years, Oju Chosan has been the top horse in Japanese steeplechase racing. Now, at age 11, he is set to...
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Sports Talk
/ 3 years ago#18 Sports Talk ― Basketball Agent Debora Zoli Carves Out a Niche in a Crowded Landscape
For more than a decade, Debora Zoli has worked with players, coaches and pro teams around the world. Japan is her...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Judo Great Shohei Ono Appears Ready to Begin Next Chapter of Career
Mostly inactive since the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, Shohei Ono is reportedly on the verge of beginning preparations next year...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For A Realistic Chance in FIFA World Cup, Japan Needs More Goal Scorers
In four games at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Samurai Blue could manage just five goals. That is generally...
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoFirst-Year Coach Jeff Flanagan Tasked with Getting the Yokohama Grits to be Grittier
The veteran coach can call on a wealth of experience behind the bench to get more out of his young players...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Kodai Senga Joins NY Mets, Raising Expectations for Team in 2023
After making his NPB debut in 2012 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Kodai Senga became one of Japan's best starting pitchers....
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Boxing
/ 3 years agoNaoya Inoue Becomes the Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion
Unbeaten Naoya Inoue overpowers Paul Butler with a flurry of punches in the 11th round, earning his 21st knockout victory and...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Sota Yamamoto's Renaissance Highlights A Great Grand Prix Final for Japan
Yamamoto's promising career was hampered by ankle injuries. Now, "I'm really happy to have the feeling that I'm finally back," he...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoWin Marilyn Outclasses Field to Win the Hong Kong Vase
With Damian Lane controlling the reins, Win Marilyn becomes the first mare to win the prestigious race at Sha Tin Racecourse...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoMai Mihara Victorious in Grand Prix Final as Kaori Sakamoto Staggers to Fifth-Place Finish
The triumph caps an amazing comeback for Mai Mihara, a graduate student at Kobe's Konan University, who missed the entire 2019-20...