All posts tagged "obituary"
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Soccer
/ 2 weeks agoOBITUARY | Hiroshi Kagawa (1924-2024), the World's Oldest Soccer Journalist
In 2015, Hiroshi Kagawa received the FIFA Presidential Award in recognition of his remarkable achievement of covering 10 World Cups, starting...
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Sumo
/ 9 months agoOBITUARY | Akebono, a Former Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
Hawaiian-born Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna, fueled a sumo boom in the 1990s with his rivalry against brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana.
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Soccer
/ 2 years agoOBITUARY | Pele: The Legend Who 'Showed Respect for Japan's Soccer'
Journalist Hiroshi Kagawa remembers Pele "feeling pleased that the popularity of soccer, Brazil's number one sport, was surging in Japan."
Figure Skating
Yuma Kagiyama Captures 1st Title at the Japan Championships
