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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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 10 months agoKosei Inoue: Gold and Great Lessons of the Paris Games
Paris showed how to achieve a sustainable Olympics, blending historical sites with technology to create memorable, cost-effective venues, explains Kosei Inoue.
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Sumo
/ 10 months agoAutumn Basho Final Day Results
Onosato captured his second Emperor's Cup by finishing the Autumn Basho with a 13-2 record. Kirishima and Wakatakakage both won 12...
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Sumo
/ 10 months agoOnosato Celebrates Championship on the Final Day of the Autumn Basho Despite Loss to Abi
The sekiwake grappler is set to be promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki after a strong showing in the Autumn...
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Rugby
/ 11 months agoJapan Falls to Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup Final
Fiji scored four second-half tries to pull away for a runaway triumph over the Brave Blossoms in the Pacific Nations Cup...
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Features
/ 11 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Salvatore Schillaci, a Jubilo Iwata and World Cup Great, Dies at 59
Italian star Salvatore Schillaci made his mark as the top scorer at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and brought star power...
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Sumo
/ 11 months agoAutumn Basho Day 14 Results
After the penultimate day of the Autumn Basho in Tokyo, seven makuuchi division wrestlers had 10 or more wins, including tourney...
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Sumo
/ 11 months agoOnosato Overpowers Hoshoryu to Win 2nd Emperor's Cup with a Day Remaining at Autumn Basho
The 24-year-old sekiwake is virtually assured of promotion to ozeki with 34 wins over the past three tournaments, including the Autumn...
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Baseball
/ 11 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yomiuri Giants Rookie Manager Shinnosuke Abe Revives the Team
In his first season at the helm, the former catcher is pushing the right buttons as the Yomiuri Giants zero in...
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Sumo
/ 11 months agoAutumn Basho Day 13 Results
Onosato holds a two-win advantage over a quartet of wrestlers with two days remaining in the 15-day Autumn Basho at Tokyo's...
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News
/ 11 months agoINTERVIEW | Kana Suzuki on Bodybuilding, Balancing Work, and Personal Growth
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