Baseball
Rintaro Sasaki Playing Well, But Still Seeking His 1st Home Run for Stanford
After 12 games, Rintaro Sasaki is batting .360 with 14 RBIs for the Cardinal. The Iwate Prefecture native says he's "just trying...
Features
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tributes to Kevin Braswell as Basketball World Mourns His Passing
Utsunomiya Brex head coach Kevin Braswell died on February 24, several weeks after having heart surgery. The 46-year-old coach commanded respect on...
Figure Skating
Mao Shimada Dominates Competition on the Way to 3rd Consecutive World Junior Title
The winning total score for Mao Shimada was a personal best of 230.84 points. She established new personal bests in both the...
More News
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTENNIS | Naomi Osaka Eliminated in Third Round of Women’s Singles Tournament
~~ Naomi Osaka’s quest to earn an Olympic gold medal in the nation of her birth came to a crashing halt...
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSOFTBALL | Ageless Wonder Yukiko Ueno Leads Japan to Gold Medal Over Archrival U.S.
Japan wins its second straight softball gold thanks to another strong outing by Ueno.
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 27
Takanori Nagase won the under-81-kg division title in judo, becoming the first Japanese to do so since Makoto Takimoto at the...
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSURFING | Kanoa Igarashi Wins Silver, Amuro Tsuzuki Takes Bronze
Igarashi, Tsuzuki give the host nation a thrill with medals as surfing makes its much-anticipated debut in the Olympics.
-
Baseball
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Buffaloes Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Expected to Start Samurai Japan’s Olympic Opener Against Dominicans
That Yamamoto started the first of two tuneup games is a fairly strong indication that Inaba plans to have him start...
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC NOTEBOOK | Heat Takes Toll at Tokyo 2020 Games
~~ ~ The Summer Games are in full swing the week of July 26, and the heat is up. And it’s...
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Jun Mizutani, Mima Ito Capture Japan’s First-Ever Gold in the Sport
The duo’s victory occurred in a fast-paced sport that was introduced to the Olympics in 1988.
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights from July 26
Japan finished runner-up in the men’s team gymnastics final, narrowly missing out on a second consecutive Olympic medal in the event.
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBASKETBALL | Spain Rides Wave of Momentum in Second Quarter, Cruises Past Japan
Spain outscored Japan 30-14 in the second quarter to build a commanding lead en route to victory in the teams’ opening...
-
Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights from July 26
~~ Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been performing super (and super-human) athletic feats, even as COVID-19 and other controversies swirl....