Sports
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] MLB Impasse, COVID-19 Pandemic Raise Doubts about 2020 Season
(Feature Photo: Baseball: the 2020 Nippon pro baseball season has started.) The clock is ticking. MLB […]
Sports
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] MLB Rookie Shogo Akiyama Prepares for Season Despite Unknown Factors
Shogo Akiyama is experiencing an unusual pause in his first spring as a Major League Baseball player. […]
Sports
[Japan Sports Notebook] COVID-19 Hiatus: For Naomi Osaka, An Opportunity For Personal Growth
This is the debut of the Japan Sports Notebook, a weekly column for JAPAN Forward. Time away […]
Sports
[Mythbusters] Naomi Osaka Doesn’t Need to ‘Give Up’ U.S. Citizenship to Play for Japan
Many general interest and sports media are reporting that tennis star Naomi Osaka, a citizen of both the United [&hell
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[SOCIAL WIRE] Pros react to Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open Win
Off the court Naomi Osaka is kind, modest, funny, and loved for her adorable mannerisms. She is only 21; yet, […]
Special Reports
Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese Woman to Make U.S. Grand Slam
The young Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday, September 6, by beating American player [&h