Since the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks snatched their third straight Japan Series title on October 23, 2019 at Tokyo Dome, two interlocking storylines have hovered above...
Almond Eye, ridden by French jockey Christophe Lemaire, established a Japan Racing Association record with an eighth Grade I victory on Sunday, November 1. ...
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...
Six horses have won the filly Triple Crown in Japanese racing history, with Daring Tact the latest to accomplish the feat on Sunday, October 18 at...
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...
Baseball great Tom Seaver, who passed away on August 31 at age 75, left an indelible mark on the game. Considered one of the greatest...
🄫JSRA photo by H.Nagaoka In the wake of their exit from the Southern Hemisphere’s top professional rugby league earlier this year, the Sunwolves held a special memorial...
The Japan Football Association on Monday pulled out of the running for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, three days before the scheduled announcement. ...
In the past decade, soccer fans witnessed Nadeshiko Japan’s stellar achievements on the global stage. Despite the Japan women’s national team’s many accomplishments,...
The J. League first-division season will start again on July 4, it was announced on Friday. The pro soccer league’s 18-team top flight...
Former Samurai Blue captain Makoto Hasebe spent the bulk of his pro soccer career in Germany, earning the respect of his peers along the way.
Los Angeles Lakers starting forward Rui Hachimura had 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting in a narrow victory on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans.