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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hoshoryu Returns to Sumo Spotlight at the Summer Basho
Beginning his second tournament as a yokozuna, sumo wrestler Hoshoryu aims to remain healthy throughout the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Horse Racing
NHK Mile Cup Preview: 3-Year-Olds Vie for Victory on Turf
The NHK Mile Cup often throws up surprise winners, with just one first favorite finding the winner's circle in the past 10...
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ODDS and EVENS | Viewpoints on Sports News from Recent Days
Sports commentary on soccer standout Daizen Maeda, MLB's Shohei Ohtani and Shota Imanaga, retiring basketball star Jeff Gibbs and tennis player Naomi...
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Golf
/ 4 years agoGOLF | Nasa Hataoka Triumphs at Rain-Shortened Marathon Classic
~~ Nasa Hataoka’s sensational 10-under-par 61 in the opening round of the LPGA’s Marathon Classic was a good omen for the...
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A Record 582 Athletes Comprise Host Nation’s Olympic Contingent
~~ The Olympics have grown in size and scale over the decades. Just as infrastructure costs and increased media coverage have...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPICS | Mixed Reactions to Decision to Hold Events Without Spectators in Tokyo Region
~~ ~ It looks like a party filled with a long list of rules, many more restrictions than ideas for fun. ...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | With No Usain Bolt, Men's 100 Meters at Tokyo Games is Wide Open
~~ With Usain Bolt retired, the title for the world’s fastest man is up for grabs at the Tokyo Olympics. The...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTokyo 2020 Organizers Announce Olympic Spectators Will Be Barred in the Nation’s Capital, Neighboring Prefectures
~~ On the same day that International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Japan, it was decided that spectators will...
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Soccer
/ 4 years agoSOCCER | Behind the Fury Over FC Barcelona Players’ Leaked Video Mocking Japanese Hotel Staff
~~ A video of FC Barcelona players Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele insulting Japanese technicians in their hotel room during the...
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Judo
/ 4 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Rooting for Records to be Broken Enriches Sports
"Records are made to be broken," someone once said, crafting a phrase that connects generations. Indeed, record-breaking feats add drama to...
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Breaks Hideki Matsui's Japanese MLB Single-Season Home-Run Record
~~ With one mighty swing of his bat, Shohei Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoJapan Captain Remi Anri Doi Uses Social Media Platform to Spread the Popularity of Handball
~~ Japan captain Remi Anri Doi is hoping his presence on social media will help raise the profile of handball ahead...
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoShohei Ohtani Named the First Two-Way Player in MLB All-Star Game History
~~ Another day, another special achievement for Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Angels dynamo became the first player in Major League...
