In his first two MLB seasons, Shohei Ohtani was a more consistent hitter and produced better numbers at the plate. Now, in this...
If the subject of Japanese sports trailblazers comes up in conversation, pioneering baseball and soccer stars would probably be mentioned first. After all,...
Koji Murofushi, the departing sports director for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has acquired big responsibilities as the new head of the Japan Sports...
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...
The new National Stadium provided a dramatic backdrop for the first big track meet of 2020 in Japan. In doing so, it also hosted an...
The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Takahashi and partner Misaki Matsutomo...
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...
The Rakuten Japan Open, a men's ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women's Open was called off as well....
Some victories provide a telling look at a team’s overall quality and potential. Such was the case on Wednesday, July 22 at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. In...
Hideto Asamura is on pace to set a career-high total in home runs for the third consecutive year. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles...
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,...