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SPORTS SHORTS | Volleyball: Brazil Women Beat Japan to Earn Bronze at the World Championship
Reporting on the Women's Volleyball World Championship, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Japan-Mexico men's soccer friendly in California.
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Tokito Oda Achieves Career Grand Slam
Tokito Oda outplayed Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in a 2-hour, 12-minute match in the US Open men's wheelchair tennis final in New York...
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SPORTS SHORTS | Naomi Osaka Beaten in the US Open Semifinals
Reporting on Naomi Osaka in the US Open semifinals plus news updates on the Women's Volleyball World Championship, a new Hideo Nomo...
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/ 3 years agoAmuro Tsuzuki Triumphs in WSL Women’s Qualifying Series Event in Shizuoka
“I was happy I was able to adjust my performance to suit the waves and I was able to take the...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naomi Osaka's Long Slump Overshadows Past Glory
Osaka’s career appears to be at a crossroads. To play consistent, winning tennis again, she would benefit from a revamped leadership...
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/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] A Hanyu Fan in Indiana Believes the Legend Has Far More to Share
Cooped up at home during the pandemic, Carla Grissom became enamored with Hanyu’s skating style and personality while watching videos online.
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Slumping Giants in Peril of Not Making Postseason
Japan’s most popular professional baseball team is in a malaise that saw it drop as low as fifth in the Central...
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/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] World All-Star Jockeys Competition a Welcome Departure from Regular Routine
“I’m glad that we were able to hold the series this year and that foreign jockeys were able to join us.”...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoShohei Ohtani Reaches Another Milestone with 30th Home Run of 2022
The Angels superstar became the first player in Major League Baseball history with 30 or more homers and 10 or more...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoJapan Overwhelms Kazakhstan in Second Half of FIBA World Cup Qualifier
The hosts pulled away over the final 20 minutes in Okinawa, outscoring the Central Asian national squad by 25 points in...
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/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Japan Dominates Season-Opening Junior Grand Prix with Four-medal haul
The achievements by the Japanese skaters, all of whom are coached by Mie Hamada, were especially noteworthy, as all four medalists...
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Soccer
/ 3 years agoSpain Vanquishes Japan in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final
Young Nadeshiko trailed 3-0 at halftime in a rematch of the 2018 championship match, and a spirited comeback attempt in the...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoYuta Watanabe Signs Contract with Brooklyn Nets
The veteran forward, who made his NBA debut with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2018, spent the past two seasons with the...