Masanori Murakami found his niche as a baseball player after quitting judo in junior high school. As a pitcher, he played the game he loved for...
Shota Imanaga left the game after throwing 95 pitches and the Cubs leading 11-0 heading into the eighth inning at Wrigley Field.
From rugby and badminton to swimming, Japanese athletes are excelling at the Paralympic Games, each victory reflecting their relentless pursuit of excellence.
At Tokyo's Ariake Arena, undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue improved to 28-0 with 25 knockouts in his illustrious boxing career.
Kanagawa Prefecture native Sena Takahashi, 14, skated two clean programs to win the men's title at the JGP Riga Cup in his first-ever competition outside Japan.
As then-Crown Prince Akihito envisioned in 1964, we hope the Paris Paralympics are filled with cheering spectators celebrating the Para athletes as Olympians.
"I know in my mind what I need to do. [TJ] Doheny is a fighter who doesn't want to win by decision," Naoya Inoue said of...
Challenger TJ Doheny has been cleverly maneuvered into this position and has the opportunity to create a seismic boxing shock on September 3 in Tokyo.
"This has been my most rigorous preparation period ever," admitted Naoya Inoue, as he prepares to defend his titles as the super bantamweight champion.
Yuta Watanabe is looking forward to competing for the title-chasing Jets. "I think people have high expectations of me as a former NBA player," he said.
Suzuki, a 30-year-old outfielder, had three- and four-hit performances in a span of four MLB games and helped the Cubs win five of their last six...
Japanese rice-turned "power balls" were a relatively unknown secret ingredient in the success of Team Japan's strong-performing athletes at the Paris Olympics.