Japan will face the U.S. on Monday for a chance to reach the semifinals.
Badminton standouts Nozomi Okuhara and Akane Yamaguchi advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals, keeping their title hopes alive for another day.
The Olympic host nation has won eight judo gold medals through six days of competition.
Unheralded Austrian Sepp Straka takes the early lead with an Olympic-record 63 at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
Japan wins its second straight softball gold thanks to another strong outing by Ueno.
That Yamamoto started the first of two tuneup games is a fairly strong indication that Inaba plans to have him start the opening game on Wednesday.
The pair became the first siblings to win judo golds on the same day at the Olympics, and sister Uta was the first Japanese to win...
The Real Madrid winger lived up to expectations as one of Japan's brightest young stars.
Miu Goto picks up the win in relief, and Mana Atsumi drives in the winning run in a walk-off victory for the hosts.
As of July 22, Tokyo 2020 organizers reported 87 COVID-19 infections among people connected with the Olympics since the start of the month.
Sisters Risako and Yukako Kawai will be among those looking to carry on Japan's winning tradition in the ring.