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...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Gymnastics Legend Kohei Uchimura Fails to Qualify for Horizontal Bar Final
"I have experienced the low of lows when I wasn't doing well. So I am not as disappointed as I expected."...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Gymnastics Legend Kohei Uchimura Fails to Qualify for Horizontal Bar Final
~~ Legendary gymnast Kohei Uchimura didn’t qualify for the men’s horizontal bar final in his final Olympics on Saturday, July 24....
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Features
/ 4 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Japan Men’s Hockey Team Makes Most of First Olympic Match Since 1968
~~ The Japan men’s field hockey team’s last Olympic appearance was at the 1968 Mexico City Games, before the Beatles broke...
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Judo
/ 4 years agoJUDO | Japan’s First Medals: Tonaki Takes Silver for Women, Takato Follows with Gold for Men
~~ ~ The twilight of July 24 brought an evening of victory for Japan, as judo athletes scored a silver and...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSHOOTING | China’s Yang Qian Wins First Gold Medal at Tokyo Games
~~ China’s Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, July 24 in the women’s...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOlympic Opening Ceremony: Netizens React to Dragon Quest, The Order of Nations
~~ With a very limited audience of spectators allowed at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in person, the vast...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoNaomi Osaka Lights Cauldron In an Opening Ceremony Marked by Elegant Simplicity
“This is a message of hope,” said IOC boss Thomas Bach. “Yes, it’s very different from what all of us imagined....
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years ago[OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK] Naomi Osaka Seeded No. 2 for Women’s Singles Tournament
Plus, who’s going to light the Olympic cauldron to officially usher in the Tokyo Games? And, Brisbane is awarded the 2032...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoJudoka Kosei Inoue’s Message: The Tokyo Olympics Remain Very Meaningful
“Sports have the power to bring people together,” says Inoue. “The Olympics will go ahead as planned, and all we can...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSOCCER | Masterful Goal by Takefusa Kubo Leads Japan to a 1-0 Win Over South Africa
~~ Real Madrid winger Takefusa Kubo scored a superb second-half goal to lead host Japan to a 1-0 win over South...