France's Leon Marchand and Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan break two of swimming's oldest records at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.
In the Volleyball Nations League showdown in Poland, Japan's overall effort on offense and defense secured a victory over reigning world champion Italy.
The Maishima Incineration Plant, a waste-to-energy facility in Osaka, provides visitors opportunities to think about the environment and resource recycling.
A research team studied the effect of play-by-play announcements at university baseball games to learn how the commentary affects viewers' perceptions.
Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama were among the 16 skaters at the training camp in Osaka, where Sakamoto said she's aiming to win another world title.
With lingering animosity toward the domestic Olympic movement over Tokyo 2020 scandals, there could actually be less support for a Sapporo bid down the line.
Shunsuke Izumiya holds off Swiss opponent Jason Joseph by 0.01 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles in the Athletissima meet in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Auntie Sumida is busily introducing friends to Norio Takano, who selects a new case to pursue in Chapter 22 of Shin Ushijima's novel, Minority Shareholders.
Japan won its sixth consecutive mixed-team judo championship in Doha after beating France in a thrilling, hard-fought final a year ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Shinya Tateishi and Hiroki Kanaya scored a combined 11 goals for Japan, which is aiming for a top-four finish in the 30-team lacrosse tournament.
An unhappy parent is alleged to have filed a complaint with the Japan Skating Federation over the treatment of their child, according to a magazine story.