News
SPORTS SHORTS | Basketball: Japan Women and Denmark Settle for Tie in Exhibition Match
Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star Shuri Sakuma and Mikki Fight's narrow win at...
Basketball
ODDS and EVENS | Tomoya Higashino Brings Basketball Passion and Smarts to His New Job
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
Olympics and Paralympics
Fix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
If Seiko Hashimoto really aims to restore trust in the JOC, she must articulate a vision and be prepared to exercise discipline...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Ohtani Interpreter's Ruin Shows the Evil of Illegal Gambling
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took over $16 million USD from the personal bank account of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his...
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News
/ 1 year agoNew Coach Jarrod Skalde Has Big Plans for Japan Ice Hockey National Team
Former NHL player Jarrod Skalde will guide the Japan men's squad at the upcoming world championships while aiming to qualify for...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoUnbeaten Justin Milano Earns a Narrow Victory in the 84th Satsuki Sho
Justin Milano beat Cosmo Kuranda to the wire by a neck's length in the 2,000-meter Satsuki Sho to win the first...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Utsunomiya Brex are Thriving with Team-First Play
During a 21-game win streak, which began on January 21, the Utsunomiya Brex solidified their team chemistry to make a run...
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Soccer
/ 1 year agoKyogo Furuhashi is Enduring a Difficult Third Season with Celtic FC
After a superb 2022-23 campaign, Kyogo Furuhashi hasn't been as prolific this season. It's time to analyze that and Celtic FC's...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] American Junior Taira Shinohara Details Successful Season and Ambitions Moving Forward
At the 2024 US Junior Championships, runner-up Taira Shinohara showed his skating skills, including the thrill of landing two triple axels...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoSatsuki Sho Preview: It's Time for the Japanese Triple Crown Races to Commence
The Satsuki Sho kicks off 2024's Japanese Triple Crown races, with Regaleira aiming to become the race's first filly winner in...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoChunichi Dragons are the Central League's Unlikely Frontrunners
With slugger Sho Nakata making an impression at the plate, the Chunichi Dragons are in unfamiliar territory, in first place for...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Saiki Fujita Makes JLPGA History with Her 7th Hole-in-One
Veteran Saiki Fujita took sole possession of the JLPGA Tour's career record with an ace on the par-3 13th hole at...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOBITUARY | Akebono, a Former Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
Hawaiian-born Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna, fueled a sumo boom in the 1990s with his rivalry against brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana.