Horse Racing
Hopeful Stakes Preview: Chasing Glory at the End of the Year
The 2,000-meter Hopeful Stakes is the only Grade 1 race that gives youngsters preferring longer distances a chance to shine at the...
News
SPORTS SHORTS | Figure Skating: Stars Sakamoto and Kagiyama Headed to the Olympics
Reporting on Japan's 2026 Olympic figure skating team, Munetaka Murakami's outlook with the Chicago White Sox, ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi's latest win...
Baseball
Munetaka Murakami to Join White Sox on a 2-Year Deal
During his years with NPB's Swallows, Munetaka Murakami clubbed 246 home runs in 892 regular-season games. He also won the CL Triple...
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News
/ 9 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Japan Returns to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a Stirring Comeback Over Canada
Reporting on the Billie Jean King Cup, Hideki Matsuyama at the Masters, titles for two Japanese table tennis players and Yuki...
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Horse Racing
/ 9 months agoOka Sho: Embroidery Wins the 1st Leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown
In a spirited duel with Arma Veloce to the wire, Embroidery emerged victorious by a neck's length in the 85th Oka...
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Features
/ 9 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | NPB Hitting Standouts: Top Batters in 2025
NPB star Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants and Seiya Watanabe of the Seibu Lions lead the Central League and Pacific...
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Horse Racing
/ 9 months agoOka Sho Preview: Fillies' Triple Crown Starts at Hanshin Racecourse
Expected top picks for the 85th running of the Oka Sho will likely be a trio of graded-stakes winners: Arma Veloce,...
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/ 9 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Hideki Matsuyama Shoots a 1-Over 73 in the Masters Opening Round
Sharing the latest on Hideki Matsuyama at the Masters in Augusta, new NPB win record, Japan's B.League basketball teams, and boxer...
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Features
/ 9 months agoODDS and EVENS | J.League Season is Providing Compelling Competition
Seven J.League teams are separated by two points at the top of the standings. And it appears that parity will be...
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Baseball
/ 9 months agoEx-NPB Star Tony Blanco Dies in Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse
An accomplished power hitter, Tony Blanco was a four-time NPB All-Star and won home run, batting and RBI titles during his...
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Horse Racing
/ 9 months agoDubai World Cup Success: Japanese Thoroughbreds Triumph in 3 Races
Keita Tosaki rode Danon Decile to victory and Cristian Demuro won aboard Soul Rush, as did Christophe Lemaire with Admire Daytona...
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Baseball
/ 9 months agoMets' Kodai Senga Earns 1st Victory of the 2025 MLB Season
Pitching five scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins, Kodai Senga played a pivotal role in the New York Mets' fifth consecutive...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[ICE TIME] Japanese Figure Skating: Questions Arise Ahead of Olympic Season
After a disappointing World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the author offers well-considered advice to Japan's competitors ahead of the 2026...
