Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Dai Oketani Displays Coaching Chops in the Midst of Storybook Season Oketani’s dynamic coaching repertoire fuses old-school strategies with modern-day tactics. He’s positioned the Golden Kings for a run at a B. League title. Ed OdevenApril 17, 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 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
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ryota Murata to Face Gennadiy Golovkin in Blockbuster Title Fight on December 29 The WBA champion returns to the ring for the first time in two years against a successful, battle-tested opponent. Ed OdevenNovember 14, 2021
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Boheng Zhang Edges Daiki Hashimoto in World Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalist Hashimoto collected the silver medal in the men's all-around event. Ed OdevenOctober 24, 2021