Veteran race walker Hayato Katsuki was clocked in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds...

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.
After winning his first Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Basho in July, Chiba Prefecture...
Reporting on the US-Japan soccer exhibition, the Hanshin Tigers' pennant-clinching victory, Naomi Osaka's rise...
Reporting on the Women's Volleyball World Championship, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Japan-Mexico...
Tokito Oda outplayed Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in a 2-hour, 12-minute match in the US...
Reporting on Naomi Osaka in the US Open semifinals plus news updates on the...
After reaching Canada's National Bank Open final in early August, Naomi Osaka has continued...
In Bangkok, volleyball stars Yukiko Wada and Mayu Ishikawa combined for 45 attack points,...
The Swallows are wrapping up their third consecutive losing season, and Shingo Takatsu will...
Reporting on badminton star Akane Yamaguchi exceeding her expectations at the world championships in...
Bill Cartwright recalls his rise to stardom, the thrill of winning a trio of...
Reporting on the Japan volleyball team's win plus updates on Naomi Osaka, NPB pitcher...