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Predictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we see...
Golf
Hideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was his...
Sumo
Predictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo predictions...
Olympics and Paralympics
Japan Fencing Squad Holds off Canada to Take the Bronze in Women's Team Foil
Olympics and Paralympics
Olympic Roundup: Judoka Sanshiro Murao Grabs the Middleweight Silver
Olympics and Paralympics
Volleyball: Brazil Women Overpower Japan for a Straight-Sets Triumph
Olympics and Paralympics
In 20-Kilometer Race Walk, Koki Ikeda Falters in His Attempt to Win Back-to-Back Medals
Olympics and Paralympics
Nadeshiko Japan Rolls into the Quarterfinals with a Victory Over Nigeria
Olympics and Paralympics
Shinnosuke Oka Claims Gold in the Men's All-Around Gymnastics Final
Olympics and Paralympics
EDITORIAL | Bravo to the Olympic Athletes Winning in an Early Medal Rush
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Features
/ 6 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For Kei Nishikori, the Paris Olympics Should be His Competitive Farewell
Veteran tennis player Kei Nishikori has coped with a slew of physical setbacks in recent years. Wrapping up his career in...
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Features
/ 6 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Expect a Plethora of Olympic Medals for Japan in Paris
After a sensational showing at Tokyo 2020, where Japan collected 58 Olympic medals, there are big expectations for the nation's athletes...
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News
/ 6 months agoVideo: Wakeboarding Wonder Taiga Takamura Has Great Ambitions
Young wakeboarding sensation Taiga Takamura leads Japan's scene and aims for global success while training with his father at the foot...
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News
/ 6 months agoWakeboarding Wonder Taiga Takamura Has Great Ambitions
Young wakeboarding sensation Taiga Takamura leads Japan's scene and aims for global success while training with his father at the foot...
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Baseball
/ 6 months agoBaseball Swing Analysis and More as US Sports Equipment Giant Opens New Tokyo Facility
Marucci Sports, a major sports equipment manufacturer, offers baseball lovers in Tokyo a new way to analyze their performance and improve...
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Golf
/ 6 months agoHiroyuki Fujita Finishes Runner-Up at US Senior Open After a 4-Hole Playoff
Inclement weather delayed the completion of the fourth round and Hiroyuki Fujita struggled when play resumed the next day in Newport,...
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News
/ 6 months agoJapan Men Capture Silver in the Volleyball Nations League
After earning a third-place finish in the same tournament in 2023, the Japan men's volleyball squad heads to Paris with a...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 6 months agoEDITORIAL | Paris Olympics a Mockery If War and Doping are Tolerated
There should be zero tolerance for athletes testing positive for drugs or from countries like Russia that repeatedly mock the Olympics...
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Features
/ 6 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Forges Ahead with Ambitious Goals
Developing five B.League players and sending them to the NBA by 2030 is one of the league's top objectives over the...
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Horse Racing
/ 6 months agoRetired Racehorse Becomes Best Friends with Meto the Cat
The retired racehorse sanctuary in Hokkaido is home to legends like Meisho Doto. There, Meto is winning the hearts of many...