News
SPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: Japan Men Look to Maintain High-Scoring Output
Reporting on the East Asian men's soccer tourney final round, Masataka Yoshida's 2025 MLB debut, Naoya Inoue's next fight and a high-profile...
Features
ODDS and EVENS | Sumo Begins a New Era with 2 Yokozuna
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are poised to compete in a sumo tournament for...
Soccer
Striker Kyogo Furuhashi Joins Birmingham City on a 3-Year Deal
After earning promotion to the second-tier EFL Championship, Birmingham City signed a bevy of players, including Kyogo Furuhashi, before the upcoming season.
Figure Skating
Kaori Sakamoto Reveals Plan to Retire After 2026 Olympics
Track and Field
Racing the UK Ekiden Through 160 Years of Ties
Olympics and Paralympics
Fix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
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Features
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Satoko Miyahara took time from her busy tour schedule to discuss her illustrious career, current work, and thoughts about the future...
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Boxing
/ 1 month agoJunto Nakatani Beats Ryosuke Nishida with a 6th-Round TKO
With his stellar performance at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum, unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani added the IBF title to his collection.
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Horse Racing
/ 1 month agoJantar Mantar Wins the 75th Yasuda Kinen by a Comfortable Margin
With the victory at Tokyo Racecourse, the Palace Malice progeny became the first horse to win the NHK Mile Cup and...
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Features
/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | LPGA Tour Showcases Japanese Women's Golf Talent
Recent LPGA Tour titles by Rio Takeda and Mao Saigo, along with Japanese women's representation in the world rankings, illustrate this...
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Judo
/ 1 month agoKosei Inoue Poised for National and Global Judo Leadership Posts
The All Japan Judo Federation and the International Judo Federation are adding new board members, and Kosei Inoue looks like a...
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Horse Racing
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Baseball
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It's not just his impressive stats. Shugo Maki is a pure leader and you can tell by the way he interacts...
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Boxing
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Junto Nakatani Vying for Another Championship Belt
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoShigeo Nagashima (1936-2025): There Can Never Be Another 'Mr Baseball'
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoOBITUARY | Baseball Great Shigeo Nagashima Dies at 89
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