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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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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Skier Ikuma Horishima Claims Men's Moguls Season Title
For years, Ikuma Horishima has had consistent success in men's moguls competitions, placing in the top five in World Cup standings...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoHeading into the Spring Basho, Terunofuji Has His Eye on the Prize
The lone yokozuna will be bidding for his 10th Emperor's Cup at the Spring Basho, but he will have to contend...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Haile Gebrselassie Produced One of His Best Athletic Feats 25 Years Ago in Japan
On the anniversary of his double gold-medal haul, we look at what it took for Haile Gebrselassie to challenge himself at...
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Boxing
/ 1 year agoSuperstar Naoya Inoue to Fight Luis Nery at Tokyo Dome on May 6
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue headlines the first pro boxing event at Tokyo Dome since 1990. Three more title fights...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Japan's Success at World Junior Championships Bodes Well for the Future
For the second year in a row, Japanese skaters took home at least half of the singles medals from the World...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoNebraska's Keisei Tominaga Shines in the Final Home Game of College Career
Cornhuskers guard Keisei Tominaga scored a game-high 18 points, including 10 straight in the second half, in an emotional win over...
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Track and Field
/ 1 year agoBenson Kipruto Leads Kenyan Sweep of Podium at Tokyo Marathon
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge fades to 10th at the Tokyo Marathon, while Japan's Yusuke Nishiyama misses out on a Paris...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] JLPGA Tour Season Gets Underway with the 1st of 37 Tournaments
Rising JLPGA Tour star Chisato Iwai had a pair of 7-under 65 efforts entering the final round of the season-opening Daikin...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoRio Nakata Captures Silver at the World Junior Championships
In earning a runner-up finish at the World Junior Championships, 15-year-old Nakata was nearly flawless after an early miscue in Taipei.
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | It's High Time Sumo Comes to Grips with Its Bullying Problem
Incidents of violence by sumo stablemasters and senior wrestlers against younger members should be dealt with harshly to eradicate the problem...