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.
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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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Sumo
/ 3 years agoTerunofuji Drops Second Straight at Autumn Basho to Fall Further Behind
The lone grand champion has looked out of sorts and trails co-leaders Tamawashi and Hokutofuji by three wins.
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami is Taking His Place as One of the Greatest Hitters in NPB History
The Swallows cleanup hitter, at the tender age of 22, matches legendary slugger Sadaharu Oh and sets his sights on the...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoTamawashi Stuns Yokozuna Terunofuji to Maintain Share of Lead at Autumn Basho
The veteran grappler has a history of toppling the grand champion and did it one more time.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Haruka Kawasaki Displays Vigor and Poise in Breakthrough Victory
The 19-year-old became the youngest winner of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup, earning the title with an 8-under 64 in...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoFlying Monkey Tobizaru Records Another Big Upset at Autumn Basho
Two days after beating yokozuna Terunofuji, the top maegashira took down ozeki Mitakeumi for the first time.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] PGA Tour Reaches a New Low with Threat to Japanese Players
At its core, the threat to the Japanese players is a ploy by the PGA to prevent LIV Golf from making...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Japan Continues Medal Run with Two More at Junior Grand Prix in Latvia
Men’s runner-up Rio Nakata and women’s bronze medalist Ami Nakai were emotional when their free skate scores were shown during their...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoGrand Champion Terunofuji Bounces Back at Autumn Basho
The lone yokozuna made quick work of Kotonowaka to get back to his winning ways.
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoTop Maegashira Tobizaru Upsets Grand Champion Terunofuji on Day 2 of Autumn Basho
Sumo’s Flying Monkey gave the fans a thrill with the biggest victory of his career on this second day at Ryogoku...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoGrand Champion Terunofuji Prevails over Kiribayama on Opening Day of Autumn Basho
The Mongolian is bidding for his eighth Emperor’s Cup and needed all the strength he could muster against the determined komusubi...