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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Garner Levain Cup Title
Hayato Araki, Shunki Higashi and Ryo Germain scored first-half goals for Sanfrecce Hiroshima against Kashiwa Reysol at Tokyo's National Stadium.
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World Series: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Shines as Dodgers Force Game 7
Yamamoto earned his second win of the World Series, pitching six stellar innings. Los Angeles scored three runs in the third and...
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Seven Grade I winners, including Meisho Tabaru and Museum Mile, are in the lineup for the prestigious 2,000-meter Tenno Sho (Autumn) at...
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/ 1 year agoWrestling: Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai Triumph on a Golden Friday
Japan increased its wrestling gold-medal haul to five with the possibility of more to come at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in the...
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/ 1 year agoB-girl Ami Wins Historic Gold in Women's Breaking at the Paris Olympics
The 25-year-old from Saitama Prefecture won a total of six breaking matches to top the podium, climaxing with a 3-0 victory...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Japan Makes National Record in the 4x400-Meter Relay
Japan advanced to the Olympic 4x400 relay final for the first time since the 2004 Athens Games after clocking 2:59.48 in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoSport Climbing: Sorato Anraku Nabs Silver in the Men's Boulder and Lead
At the Le Bourget Climbing Venue, the 17-year-old Chiba Prefecture native became the first Japanese man to earn an Olympic medal...
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/ 1 year agoFrance Edges Japan for Bronze Medal in the Men's Table Tennis Team Event
Japan dropped its first two matches and tied it at 2-2 before Alexis Lebrun secured the win for France in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoRachid Muratake, Japan's 1st 110-Meter Hurdles Finalist, Finishes 5th
Chiba Prefecture native Rachid Muratake, the youngest participant in the final, says he's aiming for a podium finish at the 2025...
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/ 1 year agoJapan Advances to the Women's Table Tennis Team Final
Miwa Harimoto clinched the victory for Japan over Germany in the table tennis semifinals with a 3-0 win against Xiaona Shan...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoWrestling Gold Medalist Akari Fujinami Extends Winning Streak to 137
Fujinami, a 20-year-old Olympic debutante, capped a dominant run in Paris with a display of technical superiority in the 53-kilogram division...
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/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Japan's National Swimming Program at the Crossroads
With poor results at the Paris Olympics, Japan's swimming brain trust needs unified leadership and must convey a sense of urgency...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka Sail for Silver in Mixed Dinghy Final
After eight races in the opening series and then the Olympic medal race, the Japanese sailors proved that they are among...
