Soccer / World Cup Nov 22, 2022
Kaoru Mitoma confident Premier League form will translate in Qatar
In that first match in Qatar, the 25-year-old will face a German defense that some have labeled a liability, giving him a chance to make some strides.
Soccer / World Cup Nov 22, 2022
Takehiro Tomiyasu says Japan has everything required to beat Germany
Wednesday's game at Khalifa International Stadium will mark the Samurai Blue's first time facing the four-time World Cup winners at the quadrennial tournament.
Soccer / World Cup Nov 22, 2022
Veteran Samurai Blue keeper Eiji Kawashima not ready for back seat
The Strasbourg stopper bristled at the notion that he might be in Qatar primarily to provide a veteran presence in the dressing room when the subject was raised at Japan's camp on Sunday.
Olympics / Summer Olympics Jan 2, 2021
Tokyo facing many challenges on road to pandemic-era Olympics
Is it really a good idea to go ahead with the Olympics?
National Apr 7, 2020
Tokyo Games postponement to require Olympic-scale rethink
When Tokyo Games organizers, the International Olympic Committee and the world's premier athletes saw their July and August 2020 plans go up in a coronavirus-ignited puff of smoke recently, they began a journey into the unknown. No Olympics has been postponed before, so nobody knows ...
Basketball / NBA Jan 1, 2020
Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura fuels NBA boom in Japan
After becoming the first Japanese player to be chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, Rui Hachimura is the face of a basketball boom in his home country. Hachimura's progress in the NBA is getting wall-to-wall coverage in Japanese media and his face ...
National / Social Issues Sep 2, 2019
Muted in country of birth, three women fight for voice and choice in Japan
As Japan's demographic sands shift, with its graying population, declining regional communities and doors inching further open to immigrant workers, three young female Tokyoites are envisioning a new way forward. One is Korean, one is Chinese and the other is Japanese, but they all want ...
Basketball / NBA Jun 1, 2019
Hornets star Kemba Walker says Rui Hachimura will be 'a big name in the NBA'
While Rui Hachimura's immediate future in the NBA will be determined later this month, one established superstar believes the young forward will fit right in. Speaking to the media Friday night during a visit to Tokyo, Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker was happy to ...
Basketball / NBA Apr 23, 2019
Despite great expectations, Rui Hachimura faces big challenge in quantum leap to NBA
Rui Hachimura's decision to end his college career in hopes of making a splash in the world's premier basketball league caused quite a stir in his homeland, but Japanese fans must temper expectations for their ascendant star. After a stellar junior year at Gonzaga University, ...
Basketball Feb 20, 2019
Japan heading into World Cup qualifiers with ultimate goal still in sight
Japan's men's national team faces a simple calculation in its upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Iran and Qatar — win to advance. But with the absence of both its U.S.-based talents — emerging Gonzaga University star and NBA draft hopeful Rui Hachimura and fringe Memphis ...