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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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/ 1 month agoSPORTS SHORTS | Change in Baseball: NPB's Central League to Adopt the DH in 2027
Reporting on a baseball rule change in NPB, Shohei Ohtani, soccer standout Ritsu Doan's new team and sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu's best...
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Tennis
/ 1 month agoNaomi Osaka Falls to Teenager Victoria Mboko in the National Bank Open Final
Appearing in her first WTA 1000 final since April 2022, Naomi Osaka won the first set against her 18-year-old opponent. Mboko...
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/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | J.League Rematch Pits a Pair of Red-Hot Teams
Heading into a rematch of Vissel Kobe's 1-0 home win over FC Machida Zelvia on April 20, the J.League title-chasing squads...
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Golf
/ 1 month agoMiyuu Yamashita Stands Tall as She Tops Women's British Open
Only 150 centimeters tall, Miyuu Yamashita is just the latest Japanese athlete to drive home the fact that size is no...
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Basketball
/ 1 month agoFIBA Asia Cup: Japan Hammers Syria in the Teams' Opener
Josh Hawkinson scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the FIBA Asia Cup game, Keisei Tominaga poured in 18 points...
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Golf
/ 1 month agoMiyuu Yamashita is Victorious at the Women's British Open
At Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales, Miyuu Yamashita claimed her first LPGA Tour title with a two-stroke victory over Charley...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | In Golf, Consistency is the Ever-Present Target
Tatsunori Shogenji won two of the first nine Japan Golf Tour tournaments he entered in 2025. He's the tour's scoring average...
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Boxing
/ 2 months agoBoxing: Kyosuke Takami Attains WBA Light Flyweight Crown
On an action-packed night of boxing, 23-year-old Takami captured the WBA light flyweight title with a 10th-round TKO of Erick Rosa...
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Baseball
/ 2 months agoIchiro in Hall of Fame Should Inspire More Baseball Superstars
In his Hall of Fame speech, Ichiro offered advice and inspiration for kids who dare to dream, and thanked Hideo Nomo...
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/ 2 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Fencer Koki Kano Claims Gold at 2025 World Championships
Reporting on Koki Kano, Japan's first world champion in an epee fencing individual event, and additional news updates on volleyball, basketball...