~~ As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and...
As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and abroad....
˜˜ The gold standard for managers in Nippon Professional Baseball is Tetsuharu Kawakami. The dugout boss for the Yomiuri Giants from 1961-74, Kawakami piloted the...
Local organizers have unveiled plans for how they'll tackle the COVID-19 pandemic during the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics next summer. In a 54-page report, which...
Diego Maradona was the last player to be left off the Argentina national squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, which was held in his...
As winter approaches, Japan's sports calendar includes two major achievements within the past several days. For starters, it surprised nobody that the Fukuoka SoftBank...
In contemporary times, Japan is teeming with a rich sporting culture. Options are aplenty for participants and spectators. And with a wide array of...
Luis Guil's father and uncles have worked as airplane pilots in his native Spain. Perhaps, then, it's not outrageous to suggest that there was...
The 2021 Japan Rugby Top League season will open at the new National Stadium on January 16, giving Tokyo a marquee event early in...
A pair of torches for the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torch relays are scheduled to make the rounds throughout the nation's largest metropolis....
Updated on November 2 at 12:35 a.m. Gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before an upcoming international competition in...
Scoring goals on a consistent basis requires a special set of skills. Naturally, being in the right place at the right time helps. Speed,...