Easygoing, quirky and a hands-on skipper, Shinjo is a breath of fresh air in...

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.
The season may have started off slowly but flamboyant manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo is living...
The Kansai-based club opened the season with nine consecutive defeats, a Central League record...
The Fukushima native becomes the first new sekiwake in 86 years to claim the...
The Hokkaido-based team added to its ice hockey pedigree with yet another championship.
"I've done all I can in terms of preparation," Tanaka said of the upcoming...
New ozeki Mitakeumi keeps pace along with sekiwake Wakatakakage and rank-and-filer Kotonowaka.
The Nagano native had his hands full with Mongolian giant Ichinojo but came out...
~~ Three newly promoted wrestlers will be in the spotlight as they seek to...
Tsuyoshi Shinjo made a grand entrance at the Fighters spring camp, and since then,...
But the silver medal is Japan's best curling result in the Olympics.
The defending champion suffered a fall at the turn that haunted her in the...