Olympics and Paralympics Beijing Olympians Show Off Range of Japan’s Talent and Skills with Great Results Team Japan finished the 2022 Winter Games with 18 medals, collecting top-three finishes in seven different sports. Ed OdevenFebruary 23, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Lightning Strikes Again for Nana Takagi in Mass Start Speed Skating The defending champion suffered a fall at the turn that haunted her in the team pursuit earlier in the week. Jim ArmstrongFebruary 19, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Speed Skater Miho Takagi Wins Women’s 1,000-Meter Gold in Record Time Takagi powered across the finish line in 1 minute, 13.18 seconds to help soothe the pain of Japan’s late collapse in the women’s team... Ed OdevenFebruary 17, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Heartbreak on Ice: Nana Takagi Falls on Final Turn as Japan Settles for Silver Japan, which won Olympic gold in the team pursuit in 2018, held the lead before Takagi slid off the track in dramatic fashion against... Ed OdevenFebruary 15, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics American Erin Jackson Wins Speed Skating Gold in Women’s 500; Miho Takagi Takes Silver Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Olympic champion, trailed by a wide margin for large stretches of her race and finished 17th. Ed OdevenFebruary 14, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Wataru Morishige Captures Men’s 500 Bronze; Japan Breaks Record in Women’s Team Pursuit Morishige finishes 0.17 seconds off the pace in his first Olympic race, while Japan exhibits top-notch form in the women’s quarterfinals. Ed OdevenFebruary 12, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skater Miho Takagi Repeats as 1,500-Meter Silver Medalist Dutch superstar Ireen Wust defended her 2018 Pyeongchang Games title and collected her sixth overall Olympic gold to hold off Takagi’s title quest. Ed OdevenFebruary 7, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women Hammer Denmark in Hockey Match Six Smile Japan players scored a goal as coach Yuji Iizuka’s squad improved to 2-0 in Beijing. SportsLookFebruary 5, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe Square Off for Third Time in NBA Careers It was their first NBA encounter since February 9, 2020. “It’s an honor as a Japanese for us two to be here competing on... Ed OdevenJanuary 23, 2022
Features [ODDS and EVENS] Miho Takagi Exhibiting Strong Form in Run-up to Beijing Olympics The veteran speed skater, who made her Olympic debut in 2010, is targeting her first individual gold medal at the 2022 Games. Ed OdevenDecember 8, 2021