Mongolian yokozuna Terunofuji, who captured his seventh title in May, aims to get back...

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.
One of the most popular wrestlers in the history of the sport is teaming...
International ice hockey is back in Asia after a long absence due to COVID-19....
Japan’s most popular professional baseball team is in a malaise that has seen it...
The 25-year-old, who’s ranked No. 1 in the world, scored seven straight points in...
The 25-year-old native of Fukui Prefecture will face China’s Yufei Chen in the title...
The Miyagi Prefecture school is the first from Tohoku to win the prestigious tournament.
The red-hot BayStars languished in the bottom half of the standings for most of...
No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo beat Ura in an earlier bout to go one better...
The 22-year-old would have joined four others on the NPB no-no list this season.
The grand champion was halted mid-bout, then came back to beat Wakamotoharu in a...
The lone grand champion got off to a solid start but couldn’t finish off...