Figure Skating Vincent Zhou Plans to Compete in World Championships, Hopes for Future Japan Skating Shows After a positive COVID-19 test in Beijing, Zhou reflected on what happened: “I honestly don’t know how I got it. I controlled the things... Jack GallagherFebruary 16, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Shohei Ohtani’s Rise to Superstardom Detailed in Magazine Cover Story In a world full of media outlets with in-depth coverage of sports, GQ isn’t regularly mentioned among the household names. But a current project... Ed OdevenJanuary 16, 2022
Basketball Toronto Raptors Forward Yuta Watanabe Shines in Blowout Loss The Kagawa Prefecture native had NBA career-high totals of 26 points and 13 rebounds as the short-handed Raptors fielded a lineup featuring four emergency... Ed OdevenDecember 27, 2021
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ayumu Hirano Raises the Bar with Technical Wizardry The two-time Olympic silver medalist completed a stunning triple-cork jump in a recent Dew Tour snowboarding competition in Colorado. Ed OdevenDecember 26, 2021
Features [ODDS and EVENS] Ryoyu Kobayashi Flying High After COVID-19 Setback "I hadn't been in top form but I finally put together a good performance. I knew I would win if I didn't make any... Ed OdevenDecember 16, 2021
Features [ICE TIME] Canceling the Grand Prix Final Was a Bad Idea for Figure Skating and for Japan The reality is that had the GP Final been scheduled for almost any country other than Japan, it would have been held as scheduled. Jack GallagherDecember 4, 2021
Baseball [ODDS and EVENS] Former NPB Pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura Picks Up Win for Red Sox after COVID-19 Break Sawamura spent two weeks on the COVID-19 injured list before rejoining his team last week. Ed OdevenSeptember 22, 2021
Features Kosei Inoue: After Tokyo 2020, Judo and Sports Will Remain My Contributions to the World The judoka shares his plans for when his term as coach of the Japan men’s judo team ends. Kosei InoueSeptember 16, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics [Bookmark] Tokyo Olympics in a New Dark Age: A Competition on Behalf of the Entire Human Family To fend off a future in which respect for human freedom and dignity has been destroyed, it is absolutely essential that we make the... JAPAN ForwardJuly 31, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Surfing Makes Dynamic Debut at Summer Games Surfing is among four new sports added to the Olympic program for the Tokyo Games. The others are sport climbing, skateboarding and karate. JAPAN ForwardJuly 26, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics Naomi Osaka Lights Cauldron In an Opening Ceremony Marked by Elegant Simplicity “This is a message of hope,” said IOC boss Thomas Bach. “Yes, it’s very different from what all of us imagined. But let us... Ed OdevenJuly 24, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics Judoka Kosei Inoue’s Message: The Tokyo Olympics Remain Very Meaningful “Sports have the power to bring people together,” says Inoue. “The Olympics will go ahead as planned, and all we can do is our... Kosei InoueJuly 23, 2021