Features
JAPAN 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 leader...
Boxing
Boxing: 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 at...
Baseball
Ichiro 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 for...
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Horse Racing
/ 7 months agoHopeful Stakes Preview: Croix du Nord, Masquerade Ball Among Top Entrants
Established in 1984, the Hopeful Stakes, now run over 2,000 meters, is the Japan Racing Association's only middle-distance Grade 1 event...
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/ 7 months agoTop 20 Sports Stories in 2024: Countdown from 15-11
In an action-packed year, we express our gratitude to you, our readers, for making these SportsLook reports our top 20 sports...
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Features
/ 7 months ago[ICE TIME] Struggles of Shun Sato and Kao Miura at the Japan Championships Create Drama for Olympic Spots
Based on his strong performances at the Japan Championships and the NHK Trophy, Tatsuya Tsuboi has emerged as a contender for...
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/ 7 months agoTop 20 Sports Stories in 2024: Countdown from 20-16
In an action-packed year, we express our gratitude to you, our readers, for making these SportsLook reports our top 20 sports...
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/ 7 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Konishiki Receives Gift of Life for Christmas
Former sumo wrestler Konishiki, who was battling serious health issues, had a successful kidney transplant on December 4. His wife was...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoYuta Okada Providing a Big Offensive Spark for the Kyoto Hannaryz
Guard Yuta Okada, the B.League's top Japanese scorer, had back-to-back 30-point games to help carry the Hannaryz to a weekend sweep...
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Baseball
/ 7 months agoShohei Ohtani Selected as AP Male Athlete of the Year
MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani became the fifth athlete to win the award more than twice, joining Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Tiger...
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Figure Skating
/ 7 months agoKaori Sakamoto Rolls to 4th Straight Title at the Japan Championships
Sakamoto displayed maturity and poise in the free skate to hold off junior sensation Mao Shimada and win the Japan Championships...
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Horse Racing
/ 7 months agoRegaleira Pips Shahryar in the Arima Kinen to Grab the Win in a Photo Finish
"I couldn't tell at all crossing the wire who'd won," winning jockey Keita Tosaki, who rode Regaleira, said of the riveting...
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/ 7 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A New Plan for the Olympics: Morinari Watanabe Shares His Bold Vision
The Japanese candidate for the IOC's top job proposes revamping how the Summer Olympics are hosted, with five cities on five...