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SPORTS SHORTS | B.League Playoffs Get Underway with a Slew of Games
Reporting on the B.League playoffs, Mai Yamamoto's exit from the WNBA, Jiyai Shin's latest golf title and boxer Kazuto Ioka's rematch against...
Horse Racing
NHK Mile Cup: Panja Tower Edges Magic Sands in a Thrilling Finish
The Tower of London progeny held off Magic Sands and Cerbiatto in a pulsating dash to the wire in the 30th NHK...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hoshoryu Returns to Sumo Spotlight at the Summer Basho
Beginning his second tournament as a yokozuna, sumo wrestler Hoshoryu aims to remain healthy throughout the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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Figure Skating
/ 9 months agoJapan's Figure Skaters Get Their Beijing Team Event Silver Medals in Paris
A Russian doping scandal and the appeals process delayed the rewarding of the medals to figure skaters. The United States and...
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Baseball
/ 9 months agoGovernor Yuriko Koike Injured in Ceremonial First Baseball Pitch
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fractured a knee during a ceremonial first pitch at Jingu Stadium on August 6. She said she...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoNao Kusaka Gives Japan a 2nd Gold in Greco-Roman Wrestling
Kusaka trailed 2-0 after the first period in the 77-kg class wrestling final, but he came on strong in the second...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoOlympic Roundup: Javelin Thrower Haruka Kitaguchi Books a Spot in the Final
Kitaguchi is one of 12 women who advanced to the final round of the Olympic javelin competition at the Stade de...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months ago2024 Paris Olympics: Tokyo's Take on the Games
As the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games unfold, Japan's enthusiasm shines. Public reactions range from pride to varying comparisons with...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoCocona Hiraki Repeats as Silver Medalist in Women's Park Skateboarding
The 15-year-old Japanese skateboarding standout finished second behind Australia's Arisa Trew by less than one point in the French capital.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoKenichiro Fumita Lands Gold in Greco-Roman Wrestling
A runner-up at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Fumita defeated China's Liguo Cao to win the men's 60-kilogram wrestling title at the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months ago'Rising Sun Flag' Surfboard Design Causes Waves at Paris 2024 Olympics
Its surfers weren't competing but the South Koreans objected anyway to an Australian Olympian's surfboard design based on Japan's Rising Sun...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoRyuji Miura Advances to Men's Steeplechase Final for the 2nd Straight Olympics
The Japanese Olympian, who also competed at the Tokyo Games in 2021, had the fourth-fastest time in the steeplechase qualifying heats...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 9 months agoWrestler Yui Susaki Suffers a Shock 1st-Round Loss in Paris
India's Vinesh Phogat earned a stunning upset victory over Yui Susaki, a four-time world champion, in a women's freestyle wrestling match...
