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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Basketball
/ 9 months agoFor Ryukyu Golden Kings, Masahiro Waki Proving to Be a Good Choice for Starting Lineup
Up-and-coming guard Masahiro Waki has started every game for the Ryukyu Golden Kings this season, helping the team collect 11 wins...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoKyushu Basho Day 4 Results
On Day 4 of the Kyushu Basho, four wrestlers maintained their unbeaten records in Fukuoka: Onokatsu, Takanosho, Atamifuji and Hoshoryu.
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Boxing
/ 9 months agoGuts Ishimatsu Recounts His Journey from Postwar Poverty to Boxing Champ
Growing up poor in postwar Japan, Guts Ishimatsu moved to Tokyo as a teenager to become a pro boxer. Years later,...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto Lead Japan's Medal Haul at the NHK Trophy
With his NHK Trophy victory, Kagiyama moved a step closer to securing a spot in the Grand Prix Final, while Sakamoto...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoKyushu Basho Day 3 Results
Seven sumo wrestlers, including ozeki Onosato and Hoshoryu, are tied for the lead after Day 3 of the 15-day Kyushu Basho...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoOho Upsets Ozeki Kotozakura on Day 3 at the Kyushu Basho
The top maegashira picked up his first win of the Kyushu Basho on a day when the two other ozeki grapplers...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoNew Ozeki Onosato Dominates Oho on 2nd Day of Kyushu Basho
In a one-sided affair at the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka, Onosato lived up to his ozeki status with a crowd-pleasing win...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoKyushu Basho Day 2 Results
Both No 1 maegashira wrestlers slipped to 0-2, with Hiradoumi and Oho losing their Kyushu Basho matches at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
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Horse Racing
/ 9 months agoStunning Rose Blooms in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Completing the 2,200-meter G1 race in Kyoto in record time, King Kamehameha offspring Stunning Rose earned her first victory since October...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoKyushu Basho Day 1 Results
All three ozeki—Kotozakura, Hoshoryu, and Onosato—secure victories in their opening bouts of the Kyushu Basho.