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...
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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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Hideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was his...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoYuma Kagiyama Powers Japan Into Medal Position with Great Free Skate
The 18-year-old won the men’s free skate with a personal-best score of 208.94 points.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoIkuma Horishima Takes Third in Men’s Freestyle Moguls Final
The Gifu Prefecture native earned Japan’s first medal at the Beijing Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoGold Medal Hopeful Sara Takanashi Finishes Fourth in Ski Jumping
The Japanese ace had an impressive second jump but was overtaken by the remaining jumpers.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women Hammer Denmark in Hockey Match
Six Smile Japan players scored a goal as coach Yuji Iizuka’s squad improved to 2-0 in Beijing.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Short Program, Men’s Free Skate on Tap for Sunday’s Team Event
Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno make preparations for Japan.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoAn Opening Ceremony Lit by Stunning Technology and Marked by the Absence of Global Leaders
“You the Olympic athletes, you will show how the world would look like, if we all respect the same rules and...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoNathan Chen sparks US to lead in team event; Shoma Uno helps Japan to fourth
"I’m happy with the way that it went today,” Chen said. “And overall, my goal is just to enjoy this experience...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoAll Smiles: Japan Women’s Ice Hockey Team off to Winning Start Against Sweden
Smile Japan is aiming to improve on the country's best-ever Olympic result of sixth place at the Pyeongchang Games.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoJapan Skaters Take to the Ice in Preparation for Start of Team Event
The men’s short program will kick off the team event Friday morning, followed by the rhythm dance and the pairs short...
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Basketball
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] University of Utah Honors Wat Misaka's Legacy
The school celebrates the late Utes guard in a jersey honoring ceremony at halftime on January 20.