Suzuki, a 30-year-old outfielder, had three- and four-hit performances in a span of four...
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.
In the US Open first round, two-time tourney winner Naomi Osaka eliminated Latvia's Jelena...
Yamaguchi cruised past Thai opponent Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a clinical 43-minute display of badminton...
Fueled by five consecutive victories and the J.League's most effective offense, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are...
With a stolen base in the fourth and a grand slam in the ninth,...
After claiming the Olympic bronze medal, Hideki Matsuyama had to adjust with a fill-in...
Leon Marchand's swimming exploits, Mondo Duplantis' world record in the pole vault and other...
After winning 58 Olympic medals at Tokyo 2020, Japan collected 45 at the Paris...
Entering the Olympic javelin event as the favorite, reigning world champion Haruka Kitaguchi had...
The teenager became Japan's first-ever Olympic diving medalist with a sensational effort in the...
Japan advanced to the Olympic 4x400 relay final for the first time since the...
With poor results at the Paris Olympics, Japan's swimming brain trust needs unified leadership...
