Japanese badminton medal hopeful Yamaguchi faces a stiff test in the Olympic quarterfinals against South Korea's Se Young An, the top women's singles seed.
Weeks before the start of his sixth NBA season, Rui Hachimura sustained an injury in Japan's loss to France at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July...
Yuka Ueno displayed poise in a pressure-filled final match against Canada's Eleanor Harvey as Japan secured its first-ever team medal in women's foil fencing.
Murao was bidding to become the first Japanese to claim the Olympic title in the division since Mashu Baker at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Japan dropped to 0-2 in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament. Brazil outplayed Japan from start to finish, relying on power and height.
Ikeda was in contention for a medal late in the Olympic 20-km race walk, but the Tokyo 2020 silver medalist faded over the last several kilometers.
After a stirring comeback against Brazil in its previous game, Nadeshiko Japan scored three goals in the first half to beat Nigeria to wrap up group...
Okayama Prefecture native Shinnosuke Oka was a surprise winner after compatriot and defending all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto faltered.
The large crowds make the drama of Olympic victory or defeat all the more compelling. "These are what the Olympics are supposed to be," said Hifumi...
The world's third-ranked men's volleyball team dropped its Olympic opener to Germany. Japan faces the United States in its next match.
In a four-point overtime loss, Japan displayed toughness and grit against France, nearly pulling off a big upset in the Olympic basketball tournament.
A native of Nagasaki, 30-year-old Takanori Nagase became the first Olympian to repeat as a gold medalist in judo's middleweight category.