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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Athletics: Hayato Katsuki Finishes 3rd in 35-km Race Walk at the Worlds
Veteran race walker Hayato Katsuki was clocked in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds to grab Japan's first medal of the 2025...
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ODDS and EVENS | Sumo Wrestler Kotoshoho Aiming for Sustained Success
After winning his first Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Basho in July, Chiba Prefecture native Kotoshoho wants to continue climbing to the...
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Tokito Oda's Mission: Make Wheelchair Tennis as Popular as Baseball in Japan
His career Golden Slam is a historic first and, for the tennis superstar, his dreams and sense of mission are only the...
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Tennis
/ 3 weeks agoKei Nishikori to Skip the US Open Due to a Back Injury
Stating that his back isn't "100% healed yet," Kei Nishikori decided to withdraw from the US Open only days before the...
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Daichi Ishii Delivers Record-Breaking Consistency for the Hanshin Tigers
In the 2025 NPB season, Tigers reliever Daichi Ishii has allowed one run in 44 games. He's broken the record for...
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/ 4 weeks agoVolleyball: Japan Women Have Lofty Ambitions for the World Championship
Captain Mayu Ishikawa and her teammates are seeking to collect Japan's first FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship medal since 2010.
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Golf
/ 4 weeks agoAkie Iwai Captures 1st Title of Her Blossoming LPGA Career
With a bogey-free final round at the Portland Classic, Akie Iwai secured a four-stroke victory and joined her twin sister Chisato...
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/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Taisei Aibara Sets Personal Javelin Throw Mark
A few days before his 30th birthday, Taisei Aibara threw his javelin more than 80 meters for the first time, winning...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoMLB NOTES | Tomoyuki Sugano Earns 10th Win with the Orioles
The 35-year-old MLB rookie, who pitched for NPB's Yomiuri Giants from 2013-24, has made 23 starts for Baltimore in 2025. He...
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Basketball
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Japan Exits FIBA Asia Cup with Disappointment
Lebanon overpowered Japan in a qualifier for the FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals in Saudi Arabia, winning 97-73. Japan went 2-2 in...
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Soccer
/ 1 month agoOBITUARY | 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...
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/ 1 month agoSPORTS 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...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN 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...