By securing championship belts in a fourth weight class, super bantamweight Naoya Inoue reminded...
Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
Manager Futoshi Ikeda's squad outscored its FIFA Women's World Cup opponents 11-0 in three...
In Fukuoka, artistic swimmers have been Japan's bright spot at the World Aquatics Championships,...
In a dramatic duel in Fukuoka, the Hungary men's water polo team claimed its...
Naoya Inoue demonstrated his superiority against Fulton throughout the title fight and thrilled the...
In Detroit, Shohei Ohtani tossed a one-hitter in the first game and hit two...
France's Leon Marchand and Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan break two of swimming's oldest records at...
With back-to-back FIFA Women's World Cup victories in New Zealand, Japan has secured a...
American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky captured her fifth consecutive world title in the 1,500-meter...
Landing a flurry of fast, powerful punches in the eighth round, Naoya Inoue completed...
In the Volleyball Nations League showdown in Poland, Japan's overall effort on offense and...
In his first fight as a super bantamweight, unbeaten Naoya Inoue aims to hand...
