The 2021 Japan Rugby Top League season will open at the new National Stadium on January 16, giving Tokyo a marquee event early in...
In the grand scheme of things, the Japan men's national soccer team's games against Cameroon and Ivory Coast in recent days do not hold...
Victory at the July Grand Sumo Tournament catapulted Terunofuji in the sport's highly publicized pecking order. In the Japan Sumo Association's latest rankings, which...
Blessed with abundant wealth and a rich roster of players, Real Madrid has the luxury of giving midfielder Takefusa Kubo time to develop his...
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA's long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tour's first...
Durability is a defining trait of Yasuhito Endo’s soccer career. The Kagoshima native has been a fixture in the Gamba Osaka lineup since 2001,...
Throughout his adult life, the golf course has been Daisuke Shindo’s home away from home. A professional caddie since making his debut with Yusaku...
Forty years ago, legendary Miami Herald sports columnist Edwin Pope devoted one of his columns to introduce golfer Isao Aoki to a broader audience. ...
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are returning to competition this summer after NBA owners approved a plan to relaunch the season on July...
This is the debut of the Japan Sports Notebook, a weekly column for JAPAN Forward. Time away from the day-to-day grind of high-pressure...
What were the words and topics that Japanese couldn’t get enough of in 2019? What were the buzzwords on everyone’s lips? For this five-part...
Tiger Woods, who conquered the world as a young golf phenom, returned to form by winning the inaugural Zozo Championship in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on...