The 2007 and 2011 tournament winner has a one-stroke advantage over compatriots Ai Suzuki...

Jim Armstrong
Jim Armstrong is a veteran sportswriter with over 20 years’ experience of covering sports in Japan and overseas for The Associated Press. His work has appeared in major publications in North America and Europe. During his career, he has covered the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the IAAF World Championships.
Ai Suzuki, the 2019 tournament champion, and Momoko Ueda carded 7-under 65s to finish...
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Yoshida connected for a two-run sayonara homer off Scott McGough to send the Japan...
The veteran infielder was hitless in NPB's championship series heading into Tuesday's game, but...
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The American made a clutch birdie on No. 17 to take a two-stroke lead...
The American, who has roots in Japan, was steady throughout and came up big...