From a landmark broadcasting deal to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitsuru Murai helped the league reach financial stability and gave it the tools to develop future homegrown talent.
Japan had its best-ever showing at a Winter Games with 18 medals in an event that will be remembered for its complicated circumstances as much as its thrilling athletic displays.
Dynastic Kawasaki Frontale start the J. League campaign as the favorites, but the road to another title will not be easy.
Influenced by ever-changing collective knowledge on COVID-19, the recent Olympic Games have taken radically different approaches to hosting the world’s biggest international sporting events during a global pandemic.
After finishing on the Beijing 2022 men’s figure skating podium, silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama and bronze-winning Shoma Uno are looking forward to spending much more time with each other. With 18-year-old Kagiyama enrolling from April at Chukyo University — a powerhouse in the sport that ...
Nathan Chen tops the podium as Yuma Kagiyama claims the silver medal and Shoma Uno earns bronze.
For Japan, advancing to the knockout tournament is nothing short of a historic achievement in just its fourth Olympic appearance.
Hanyu’s potential third straight Olympic gold may be in doubt after Nathan Chen walked out of the Capital Indoor Arena as the clear leader in a talented pack.
Compared with the world of glass, pavement and concrete surrounding competitions in central Beijing, Zhangjiakou is a bubble of an entirely different nature.
The two-time Olympic champion’s fandom, which spans borders, cultures and generations, is one of figure skating’s most passionate — and polarizing.
