The 25-year-old becomes only the second Japanese to medal on both hills at the same Olympics, after Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1998 in Nagano.
Hanae Kubo scored the dramatic winning goal in Japan’s final match of the ice hockey tournament's preliminary round.
Congratulations to Ryoyu Kobayashi for claiming Japan's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. On Twitter, we look at how people reacted in the region and...
It was Japan’s first gold in the normal hill event since Yukio Kasaya led a podium sweep in Sapporo 50 years ago.
With seven points in Group B, Japan reached the last eight for the first time in four Olympic appearances.
After winning bronze in Pyeongchang, the team known as “Loco Solare” has its sights set on bigger things.
Returning Japanese standout athletes from four years ago spark optimism for an even better showing at the Beijing Olympics.
"My biggest goal for the Olympics is to make no mistakes in both the short program and the free skate. Beyond that, I hope to go...
The talented teenager has enjoyed a confidence-boosting stretch of success in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
If Taiwan were to become annihilated by China through use of military force, the far-ranging consequences could unhinge the US alliance network that has kept peace...