Horse Racing
Jantar Mantar Shines as the Top Runner in NHK Mile Cup
Piloted by Yuga Kawada, the dark bay colt kicked it into gear in the NHK Mile Cup and grabbed the lead before...
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Japan Falls to Romania at IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship But Avoids Relegation
Under new coach Jarrod Skalde, the Japan's men's ice hockey team kept it close in every tournament game it played and will...
Horse Racing
Forever Young Places 3rd at Kentucky Derby in Photo Finish
Jockey Ryusei Sakai's ride secured the best-ever finish for a Japanese thoroughbred in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill...
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Figure Skating
/ 8 months agoMao Shimada and Yo Takagi Finish 1-2 at the Osaka JGP
During her free skate, Mao Shimada was nearly flawless as she landed eight clean triple jumps and executed the choreography of...
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Figure Skating
/ 8 months agoMao Shimada Leads Japan Sweep of the Women's Short Program at Osaka JGP
Skating to 'Americano' and 'Composition,' Mao Shimada was nearly flawless from start to finish. Yo Takagi and Ikura Kushida were second...
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Baseball
/ 8 months agoLed by Skipper Akinobu Okada, the Hanshin Tigers Clinch Their First CL Pennant Since 2005
The former Hanshin Tigers player returned to the helm after a 14-year hiatus and got huge performances out of a young...
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News
/ 8 months agoMakuru Furuhashi Aiming to Power Nikko Ice Bucks to the Top of Asia League
The Nikko native is hoping to repeat his stellar offensive production from last season when he tallied 58 points for the...
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Figure Skating
/ 8 months agoJuheon Lim Leads After Short Program at Osaka Junior Grand Prix; Shunsuke Nakamura is 2nd
Lim and Nakamura both got off to good starts in their short program routines in the Junior Grand Prix event at...
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Baseball
/ 8 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Having Another Sensational Season for the Buffaloes
Since the start of the 2021 NPB season, Orix star Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been incredibly dominant. He owns a 47-15 win-loss...
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Sumo
/ 8 months agoHoshoryu Bounces Back from Three Straight Losses to Beat Tamawashi
Mongolian Hoshoryu has struggled so far in his ozeki debut and sits two wins back of a large group of eight...
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Features
/ 8 months ago[ICE TIME] Exclusive: Tomoki Hiwatashi Moves to Japan, Now Being Coached by Mie Hamada
After spending the last several years training in Colorado with Damon Allen and Christy Krall, Tomoki Hiwatashi has shifted his training...
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Rugby
/ 8 months agoAllez, The Brave Blossoms! Rugby and Japan's Special Sporting Footprint
From the Brave Blossoms to Shohei Ohtani, Japanese sports teams and their fun-loving, always impeccably tidy fans create a huge amount...
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Figure Skating
/ 8 months agoMao Shimada Set for JGP Season Debut in Osaka
Despite falling several times while trying to land the quadruple toe loop, 14-year-old star Mao Shimada cleanly hit her triple axel...