Sports EDITORIAL | The IOC Plan to Welcome Back Russian Athletes Is a Foul Violation of the Olympic Spirit In practice, the IOC position is simply toadying to authoritarian regimes and powerful interests while showing it is prepared to turn a blind eye... JAPAN Forward7 days ago
Sports EDITORIAL | Bravo, Shingo Kunieda, on Opening New Horizons in a Legendary Career To his eternal credit, it would not be an exaggeration to claim that Shingo Kunieda opened the eyes of the Japanese people to the... JAPAN ForwardJanuary 26, 2023
Soccer EDITORIAL | Youth Shines in Japan's FIFA World Cup Triumph Over Germany Go out into the world. Challenge yourselves. That is the lesson we should draw from this epic victory in the FIFA World Cup. JAPAN ForwardNovember 26, 2022
Baseball EDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani: Raising the Bar and Inspiring a New Generation “If two-way players were to become commonplace, I think my stats would be pretty normal,” says the MLB superstar modestly as he continues challenging... JAPAN ForwardAugust 12, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics EDITORIAL | One Year On: Respecting the Legacy of the Tokyo Olympics The one-year anniversary is the time to consider the tangible and intangible assets the Tokyo Games left behind and how they can help society... JAPAN ForwardJuly 28, 2022
Baseball EDITORIAL | Ohtani’s MVP Award Will Inspire the Next Generation It would be ideal if Japan could learn from the American baseball world and welcome and encourage youngsters to try challenges that no one... JAPAN ForwardNovember 30, 2021
Sumo EDITORIAL | Yokozuna Hakuho’s Retirement Bodes a Crisis for the Sumo World The lack of promising young wrestlers to carry the sport into the future reminds us of Hakuho’s words from before: “When sumo comes to... JAPAN ForwardOctober 6, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics EDITORIAL | Applauding the Greatest Olympians as a New Generation Claims its Place After disastrously crashing to the floor, Uchimura picked himself up and finished his routine. It was just what you would expect from one of... JAPAN ForwardJuly 28, 2021