For the second time in as many weeks, Kyoto Racecourse staged a race in which the final leg of a Triple Crown triumph was accomplished....
Yudai Ono’s pitching excellence has kept the Chunichi Dragons in the headlines during the Nippon Professional Baseball team’s so-so season. The second-place Dragons...
I’ve been fortunate to be able to attend several pro sports teams’ first-ever games (or a reasonable facsimile, such as a first-ever home games) over...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team is joined by Sports Journalist Ed Odeven for a discussion on the status of Japanese teams, athletes and...
In a high-energy victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs to wrap up the weekend, the Alvark Tokyo utilized their speed and athleticism. The verdict? A...
Six horses have won the filly Triple Crown in Japanese racing history, with Daring Tact the latest to accomplish the feat on Sunday, October...
In the grand scheme of things, the Japan men’s national soccer team’s games against Cameroon and Ivory Coast in recent days do not hold...
Simplification of next summer’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is being considered in the wake of the socio-economic challenges presented by the new coronavirus...
Rafael Nadal’s latest Parisian conquest wasn’t surprising. Nor should it be. The Spaniard, who brings new meaning to the phrase “clay-court specialist,” controlled the...
With just two weeks of games completed, parity is a defining trait of the new B. League season. Only three squads (Akita Northern Happinets,...
The author is on assignment this weekend, but it’s been a busy month so far. In last week’s Japan Sports Notebook, an overview of the...
Updated on Monday, October 12. Yui Kamiji and Momoko Ohtani met in the French Open women’s wheelchair singles final on Friday, October 9, making...
