The Gunma Crane Thunders, winners of 26 straight games, are the hottest team among the 36 combined clubs in the B. League's first and second divisions.
The now-retired Iwakuma will dispense his knowledge of pitching in his new job with the MLB club.
~~ The year is less than two weeks old, and already the global COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on what’s happening in Japanese sports....
~‘The Olympics are intended to be a forum where athletes can perform to their full potential in a safe, secure and fair environment. I hope the...
It was an announcement with titanic repurcussions: 'First of all, we confirmed that there is no question of canceling the Olympics,' Abe said. 'Following that, given...
~~ 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...
Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura is expected to miss the first three weeks of the NBA season due to bi-lateral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), which is also...
It was a game that showcased the dynamic skills of star guard Yuki Togashi and do-it-all forward Julian Mavungaーand the coaching acumen of Atsushi Ono and...
~JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readership in 2020. We invite you to find what attracted readers to our most popular articles of the year,...
˜˜ 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...
Pro sports teams are expected to perform better at their own home venues. The familiarity of playing at home is supposed to give them an...
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...
