In Estonia, Shimada won her fourth world junior title, while Nakata wrapped up his...
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.
MLB slugger Yoshida belted a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and defending...
Reigning WBC champ Samurai Japan broke a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning, scoring...
Shohei Ohtani blasted a second-inning grand slam, and Japan went on to score 10...
"We have huge potential, and it's a great team," Samurai Japan star Shohei Ohtani...
Reporting on speed skating star Miho Takagi plus news updates on the Women's Asian...
Josh Hawkinson scored 24 points and Yuta Watanabe chipped in with 15 as Japan...
The Japan Sumo Association has interrogated the stablemaster, formerly known as yokozuna Terunofuji, and...
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Led by comprehensive success in snowboarding and figure skating in Italy, Japan had its...
The long-awaited blockbuster boxing title fight between undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and...
