Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Ageless Pitcher Masanori Ishikawa Showing No Signs of Slowing Down The 42-year-old lefty continues to impress for the high-flying Swallows. Jim Armstrong12 hours ago
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] New Managers Take Over for NPB’s Fighters, Dragons and Hawks All three teams are looking for better results in 2022 after disappointing seasons this year. Ed OdevenOctober 31, 2021
Baseball Shohei Ohtani Receives Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award "It's really extraordinary to find a human being who can perform at the highest level in Major League Baseball as both a pitcher and... Ed OdevenOctober 30, 2021
Features [ODDS and EVENS] Gymnastics Star Mai Murakami Picked the Perfect Time to Retire The two-time Olympian captured the gold medal in the women’s floor exercise at a world championships for the second time on the day of... Ed OdevenOctober 29, 2021
Basketball Hiroshima Dragonflies Enjoying Strong Start Under New Coach Kyle Milling The B. League first-division club took a four game winning streak into its midweek showdown against West rival Ryukyu Golden Kings. Ed OdevenOctober 27, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara’s Skate America Showing Boosts Japan’s Olympic Team Medal Chances Their pairs figure skating medal was Japan’s first on the GP circuit since Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran claimed the silver at the NHK... Jack GallagherOctober 26, 2021
Horse Racing Titleholder Sets Pace, Controls Tempo En Route to Victory in the 82nd Kikuka Sho Duramente’s offspring led from start to finish, giving jockey Takeshi Yokoyama his second career Grade 1 victory. Ed OdevenOctober 24, 2021
Golf Hideki Matsuyama Finishes Strong to Claim Seventh PGA Tour Victory at ZOZO Championship The local favorite made up for missing out at the inaugural tournament and the Olympics with a clutch performance on home soil. Jim ArmstrongOctober 24, 2021
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Boheng Zhang Edges Daiki Hashimoto in World Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalist Hashimoto collected the silver medal in the men's all-around event. Ed OdevenOctober 24, 2021
Golf Hideki Matsuyama Maintains Lead Heading into Final Round at ZOZO Championship The Japanese fan favorite held a one-shot advantage over American Cameron Tringale following the second straight round of play. Ed OdevenOctober 23, 2021
Golf Hideki Matsuyama Holds Lead Midway Through ZOZO Championship The Masters champion shot a 2-under 68 in the second round to take a one-stroke advantage into the weekend. Ed OdevenOctober 22, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama Starts His Olympic Campaign With Victory at Asian Open Trophy With all of the variables that skaters have had to deal with during the pandemic, it was a respectable start for Kagiyama, the favorite... Jack GallagherOctober 22, 2021
Golf Hiroshi Iwata Holds One-Stroke Lead over Joaquin Niemann, Hideki Matsuyama After ZOZO Championship First Round The Sendai native finished with six birdies and capped the round with an eagle on the par-5 18th hole in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. Ed OdevenOctober 21, 2021