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Tokyo native Yoshimi Yamashita served as the fourth official for the Belgium-Canada FIFA World Cup match in Qatar in her latest high-profile assignment.
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Soccer
She became the J.League's first female referee in May 2021 and the first in the Asian Champions League in April 2022. Now she's a...
Features
“I know it's a big role but I think I'm ready for it,” the 23-year-old said, “and there's a bright future here and I'm...
Features
Prosecutors are investigating whether Aoki Holdings, Inc. and Haruyuki Takahashi, a Tokyo 2020 marketing official, engaged in unethical business practices.
Features
The 14-year-old from Shizuoka Prefecture became the sport’s youngest Olympic gold medalist, winning the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final at the Barcelona Games.
Olympics and Paralympics
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...
Features
Hashioka produced Japan’s best Olympic result in the event in 37 years last summer with a sixth-place finish, raising expectations for the 23-year-old.
Features
Anzai spent 15 seasons with the club as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He said the B.League team needs new leadership.
Basketball
For Rana, who spent the past three seasons as an assistant with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, a rebuilding project awaits in Kyoto.
Features
Prominent director Naomi Kawase’s project is set to be shown on May 25 in the Festival de Cannes Classics Selection.
News
Skateboarders and BMX competitors open the three-day event, an international showcase being held in Japan for the first time, in style.
News
The Kenyan running great wins the high-profile race for the first time in 2 hours, 2 minutes, 40 seconds.
Sumo
Rank-and-filer Abi defeated Takayasu and Takakeisho in the playoff to secure the title. It was the first three-way playoff since March 1994.
Sumo
Veteran grappler Takayasu, who has been a runner-up five times, can wrap up the title with a win over No. 9 maegashira Abi on...
Sumo
Former ozeki Takayasu overpowered rank-and-filer Oho and moved a step closer to his first Emperor’s Cup, improving to 11-2 in the 15-day meet.
