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/ 1 year ago

In an All-Kansai Japan Series, Hanshin's Offense Faces a Stiff Test vs Orix's Superb Pitching

For the first time since 1964, two teams from Kansai will square off in the Japan Series. Fifty-nine years ago, the...

By Jim Armstrong

Features

/ 1 year ago

[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tokito Oda Triumphs at Japan Open to Continue Impressive Run in 2023

Top-ranked star Tokito Oda, who is 17, has won seven singles titles on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour this year, including...

By Ed Odeven

Baseball

/ 1 year ago

[NPB NOTEBOOK] Marines Beat Eagles to Book a Place in the Pacific League Climax Series

Masato Yoshii's team will face the Hawks in the first stage of the Climax Series, while the BayStars and Carp will...

By Jim Armstrong

Baseball

/ 1 year ago

[NPB NOTEBOOK] Toshiro Miyazaki Leads the Way as the BayStars Clinch a CL Playoff Berth

The BayStars' 5-3 win over the Hanshin Tigers also means the Yomiuri Giants are eliminated from postseason contention for the second...

By Jim Armstrong

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/ 1 year ago

[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japanese Athletes Excel at World Wrestling Championships

In Belgrade, Yui Susaki, Akari Fujinami, Haruna Okuno, Tsugumi Sakurai, Nonoka Ozaki and Yuka Kagami capture World Wrestling Championships gold medals.

By Ed Odeven

Baseball

/ 1 year ago

[ODDS and EVENS] Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Having Another Sensational Season for the Buffaloes

Since the start of the 2021 NPB season, Orix star Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been incredibly dominant. He owns a 47-15 win-loss...

By Ed Odeven

Baseball

/ 2 years ago

Masataka Yoshida Smacks a Pair of Eighth-Inning Home Runs as Red Sox Rally Past Brewers

Boston slugger Masataka Yoshida, who entered the game with one home run this season, became the first MLB rookie to homer...

By Ed Odeven

Baseball

/ 2 years ago

Sasaki Gets the Better of Yamamoto in Marquee Showdown of NPB's Best Pitchers

The hard-throwing right-hander struck out 11 batters and gave up just one hit as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the reigning...

By Jim Armstrong

Features

/ 2 years ago

[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] The T.League Crowns a New Women's Champion

Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa earned their first T.League title, defeating four-time reigning champion Nissay Red Elf in the table tennis championship final.

By Ed Odeven