The now-retired Iwakuma will dispense his knowledge of pitching in his new job with the MLB club.
~~ As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and...
Years before his rise to prominence at Gonzaga University and with the NBA's Washington Wizards, Rui Hachimura was just another Okuda Junior High School student....
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team is joined by Sports Journalist Ed Odeven for a discussion on the status of Japanese teams, athletes and...
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...
Australia's National Basketball League, a nine-team circuit, was forced to delay the start of the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moving it from...
Yudai Baba exhibited dynamic athleticism and an improved shooting touch from 3-point range during the 2019-20 NBA G League season. The Japanese athlete displayed more than...
Interest in basketball has reached new, unimagined heights in Japan ever since Japanese basketball phenomenon Rui Hachimura was drafted by the Washington Wizards as the 9th...