Maeda in action vs. Houston Astros
October 26, 2017
LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda of Japan throws against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series game two at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Wednesday, 25 October 2017.
Tanaka leads Yankees in game five
October 19, 2017
NEW YORK- New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of Japan reacts after striking out Houston Astros batter Josh Reddick (not pictured) in the fifth inning of the Major League Baseball (MLB) American League Championship Series (ALCS) game five between
High school baseball star Kiyomiya to turn professional
September 23, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese high school baseball star Kotaro Kiyomiya, who has slugged a total of 111 home runs for his school, expressed his intention on Friday to turn professional. “I have decided to hand in the papers stating my intention to
Sports agency chief vows maximum aid for Japanese athletes
July 30, 2017
TOKYO- The Japan Sports Agency is resolved to offer maximum support for Japanese Olympians and Paralympians to facilitate the best results at the Tokyo Games, Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, who now serves as commissioner of the agency, said in
Horn dethrones Pacquiao in boxing upset
July 2, 2017
Manny Pacquiao lost his World Boxing Organization welterweight championship to Jeff Horn of Australia on Sunday in Brisbane. Pacquiao lost on all three scorecards 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 in one of boxing’s biggest upsets. It was Horn’s 17th victory with
Ueda, former Japanese pro baseball manager, dies
July 2, 2017
Tokyo- Toshiharu Ueda, who won three consecutive Japan Series professional baseball titles starting in the 1975 season as manager of the former Hankyu Braves, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Saturday. He was 80. Ueda, who
Sports market receiving technology boost
June 27, 2017
Tokyo- Cutting-edge technologies are expected to stimulate popular interest in sports and underpin the market for athletic games and equipment, which has been shrinking in Japan because of its low birthrate and aging population. Last autumn, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
Olympic baseball, softball matches in Fukushima get IOC approval
March 17, 2017
SOUTH KOREA- The International Olympic Committee decided at an executive board meeting on Friday to hold some baseball and softball matches of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima. The IOC executive board approved a proposal by
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