Since last year's Arima Kinen, Efforia has struggled to produce successful results in races. But trainer Yuichi Shikato believes he's now on the right track.
Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto return to the spotlight with the shared goal of defending their titles at the Japan Championships.
The 16 nominees boast six runners from the fans’ top choices, including Titleholder, Efforia and Equinox for the 67th running of the Arima Kinen.
A talented crop of skaters, including 2022 world champions Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto, is poised to provide compelling drama at the Japan Championships.
Allowing a league-low 69.2 points per game, the Alvark Tokyo have won seven straight games and are tied for the second-best record in the league.
For years, Oju Chosan has been the top horse in Japanese steeplechase racing. Now, at age 11, he is set to compete one last time on...
Mostly inactive since the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, Shohei Ono is reportedly on the verge of beginning preparations next year for a coaching career.
Hawk-Eye tech settled the debate about whether Mitoma kept the ball in during his miraculous goal-line assist that propelled Japan into the knockout round.
In four games at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Samurai Blue could manage just five goals. That is generally not going to get the...
The veteran coach can call on a wealth of experience behind the bench to get more out of his young players as the Yokohama Grits strive...
After making his NPB debut in 2012 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Kodai Senga became one of Japan's best starting pitchers. New challenges await him in...
Unbeaten Naoya Inoue overpowers Paul Butler with a flurry of punches in the 11th round, earning his 21st knockout victory and capturing Butler's WBO title.