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Shohei Ohtani Set to Play for Dodgers in Game 3 of World Series Following Shoulder Injury
NEW YORK (AP) — Concerns seemed to vanish and Los Angeles Dodgers players wore smiles at Yankee S...
October 28, 2024
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World Series Champion Dodgers Have Eye on Back-to-back Titles with Shohei Ohtani Returning to Mound in 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ first game of the season in South Korea was overshado...
November 1, 2024
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Japan Celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Win World Series with Dodgers
TOKYO (AP) — The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but the party is extending all the...
October 31, 2024
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Fans in Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese Hometown Watch Dodgers Reach Brink of World Series Title
OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Signs around Shohei Ohtani's hometown in northern Japan proclaim him "The...
October 29, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani’s Hometown Waits Another Day for Superstar’s First World Series Title
OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — A small group of about 60 fans gathered Wednesday morning for a watch par...
October 30, 2024
Baseball
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World Series Champion Dodgers Have Eye on Back-to-back Titles with Shohei Ohtani Returning to Mound in 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ first game of the season in South Korea was overshado...
November 1, 2024
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Japan Celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Win World Series with Dodgers
TOKYO (AP) — The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but there's a hearty celebration g...
November 1, 2024
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Japan Celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Win World Series with Dodgers
TOKYO (AP) — The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but the party is extending all the...
October 31, 2024
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Dodgers Win World Series in 5 Games, Overcome 5-run Deficit with Help of Errors to Beat Yankees 7-6
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five season...
October 31, 2024
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Dodgers Defeat Yankees to Win World Series; Shohei Ohtani Earns 1st Championship Title
Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Yankees to win the World Series on Wednesday. This is the fir...
October 31, 2024
Soccer
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Spain, Barca Great Andres Iniesta Announces Retirement
Andres Iniesta, who scored Spain’s World Cup-winning goal in 2010 and was one of the key players ...
October 10, 2024
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China Turns to Japanese Coaches to Develop Next Generation of Soccer Players
BEIJING — As its national soccer team continues to struggle on the world stage, China has turned ...
September 25, 2024
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Barcelona Lose 2-1 to Monaco in Champions League Opener
MONACO (Reuters) - Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by los...
September 20, 2024
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Japan Crush China 7-0 in Soccer World Cup Qualifying
SAITAMA (Reuters) — Bahrain stunned Australia 1-0 after a late Harry Souttar own goal while Japan...
September 6, 2024
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Futoshi Ikeda Leaves as Coach of Japan Women’s Team
TOKYO (Reuters) — Futoshi Ikeda has left his job as coach of the Japanese women’s team after the ...
August 22, 2024
Basketball
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Yuki Kawamura Sees Action against Magic, but He’s Still Seeking His First NBA Points
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — With the Grizzlies comfortably ahead of the Orlando Magic, the calls for Ja...
October 27, 2024
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LeBron and Bronny James Make NBA History by Playing Together in Lakers’ 110-103 Win over Minnesota
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the N...
October 23, 2024
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Grizzlies Sign G Yuki Kawamura to Two-Way Deal
Following productive play in the preseason, guard Yuki Kawamura is set to sign a two-way NBA cont...
October 20, 2024
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Japanese Olympic Basketball Star Yuki Kawamura Signs with NBA’s Grizzlies
LOS ANGELES - The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies announced Friday the signing of Yuki Kawamura, 23, a po...
September 7, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani, 27th Homer of the Season Traveled 433 Feet to Right-Center on Japanese Heritage Night, Lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his thir...
July 3, 2024
Rugby
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All Blacks Overcome Japan to Win 1st Northern Rugby Tour Test 64-19
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on th...
October 27, 2024
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Eddie Jones’s Japan Aim to Take the Game to the All Blacks
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones has promised his Japan team will challenge the All Blacks ...
October 24, 2024
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England Wins 52-17 in the Visitors’ First Official Rugby Test Match in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — England's stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no co...
June 22, 2024
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Waseda University’s Rugby Club Kicks Off New Era with 1st Women’s Team; Head Coach Former Member of Japan’s Rugby Sevens Team
More than a century after its establishment, Waseda University’s rugby club now has its first wom...
April 26, 2024
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Eddie Jones Aims to Make Japan Top 4 Side, Find Rugby’s Ohtani
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new rugby union coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday he was aiming to ma...
March 13, 2024
Golf
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LPGA Tour Rookie Mao Saigo of Japan Takes 1st-round Lead at Malaysian Tournament
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on T...
October 24, 2024
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Shigeki Maruyama Named International Team’s Final Assistant for Presidents Cup
International team captain Mike Weir named Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama as his fifth and final assist...
August 21, 2024
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Hideki Matsuyama Avoids Collapse and Rallies to Win FedEx Cup Playoffs Opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd se...
August 19, 2024
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England’s Rai wins PGA Wyndham title; Ryo Hisatsune and J.J. Spaun Shares Third
Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune and American J.J. Spaun shared third on 265 with US amateur Luke Clanton an...
August 12, 2024
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Furue of Japan Wins Evian Championship for Her 1st Major, Beats Australian Kyriacou by 1 Shot
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Champions...
July 14, 2024
Tennis
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Naomi Osaka Gets Her First Top-10 Win in More than Four Years by Defeating Ostapenko
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite t...
August 28, 2024
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US Open 2024: Naomi Osaka Feels Better as She Returns to the Site of Two of Her Grand Slam Titles
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka is at the U.S. Open to compete for the first time in two years, and s...
August 25, 2024
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Naomi Osaka Beats Another Top Player in Return from Maternity Leave, Routing Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, r...
August 8, 2024
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Kei Nishikori Wins in Montreal for First Victory in An ATP Masters 1000 Tournament Since 2021
MONTREAL (AP) — Kei Nishikori rallied to beat Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the firs...
August 7, 2024
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Carlos Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon by Beating Novak Djokovic and Now Owns 4 Slam Titles at Age 21
LONDON (AP) — For Carlos Alcaraz, there was one brief blip in the Wimbledon men's final against N...
July 15, 2024
Sumo
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Sumo Scene / Missing Names in Rankings Sign of Generational Change
The rankings for the final tournament of the year, the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, came out on ...
October 30, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Oldest Tourney Attests to Long-Standing Connection to Shintoism
The sport of sumo, which holds such an eminent place in traditional Japanese culture, also has a ...
October 16, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Live English Commentary Service Begins, Sharing the Unique Culture of Sumo
The September Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament was a resounding success, with “Sold Out” banners hang...
October 2, 2024
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24-year-old Onosato Promoted to 2nd-highest Sumo Rank of Ozeki
AMI, Ibaraki (Jiji Press) — The board of the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday unanimously deci...
September 26, 2024
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Sekiwake Onosato Clinches Autumn Grand Sumo Title with Day to Spare
Sekiwake Onosato clinched his second Emperor's Cup — and almost sure promotion to ozeki — with a ...
September 21, 2024
Figure Skating
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Kaori Sakamoto Leads Japanese Medal Sweep at Skate Canada
MONTREAL (AFP-Jiji) — Threetime reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto led a Japanese podium swee...
October 27, 2024
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Higuchi Wins Women’s Gold, Miura And Kihara Capture Pairs in Big Night for Japan at Skate America
Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday nigh...
October 20, 2024
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Shoma Uno Announces His Retirement from Skating, Expresses Gratitude For ‘Wonderful’ Competitive Career
Men's figure skater Shoma Uno, 26, announced on his SNS Thursday that he will retire from active ...
May 9, 2024
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Yuma Kagiyama of Japan Win Silver, Defending World Champion Shoma Uno of Japan Fall to Fourth; Ilia Malinin Takes Men’s World Figure Skating Crown in Record
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-recor...
March 24, 2024
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Japan’s Sakamoto Three-Peats as Women’s Figure Skating World Champion
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world...
March 23, 2024
Other Sports
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Bagnaia Wins Wet Thai MotoGP to Close Gap on Title Rival Martin
Francesco Bagnaia won the Thai MotoGP ahead of Jorge Martin in wet conditions on Sunday to close ...
October 27, 2024
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A Record 80 Foreign Horses Are Pre-entered for Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy and Forever Young from Japan are am...
October 24, 2024
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Foreign Stable Hands Hired at Galloping Rates; Primarily Indian Nationals Increasingly Working at Regional Racecourses across Japan
Foreign stable hands are increasingly working at regional racecourses. Since the first hirings si...
October 22, 2024
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Tom Brady’s Purchase of a Minority Stake in the Las Vegas Raiders Is Approved by NFL Team Owners
ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner.
...October 16, 2024
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Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes world record by nearly 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon
CHICAGO (AP) — Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Ch...
October 14, 2024
Soccer World Cup
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Australia Vow to ‘Flip Script’ with First Win in Japan
Defender Kye Rowles vowed Monday to “flip the script” as Australia look to win on Japanese soil f...
October 14, 2024
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World Cup Qualifying: Japan Is Clear at the Top with a 5-0 Win over Bahrain
Japan is clear at the top with a 5-0 win over Bahrain that followed last week's 7-0 thrashing of ...
September 11, 2024
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World Cup Qualifying: Saudi Coach Mancini Wants His Players Getting More Time in a Ronaldo-dominated League
While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar thrill supporters of Saudi clubs, Roberto Mancini...
September 9, 2024
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A Huge Audience. India, China’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Are on the Line in Asia
The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line Tuesday when a defeat could mean eli...
June 10, 2024
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2030 World Cup Set to Be Hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American Countries Added
GENEVA (AP) — The 2030 men's soccer World Cup is set to feature games in six countries on three cont...
October 5, 2023
Olympics & Paralympics
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Olympic Javelin Gold Medalist Haruka Kitaguchi Has Victory Parade in Home Town
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — Olympic javelin gold medalist Haruka Kitaguchi took part in a victory parad...
October 13, 2024
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Japanese Sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic End Olympic Contracts
TOKYO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee's three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panaso...
October 2, 2024
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Wheelchair Tennis Player Oda Shares Paris Games Experience Onstage in Nagoya; Gold Medal Star Vows to Go to Next Level
Fresh off his gold medal in men’s singles wheelchair tennis at the Paris Paralympics, Tokito Oda ...
September 17, 2024
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Japan Olympic Javelin Gold Medalist Haruka Kitaguchi Determined to Break Asian Record Next Season
Olympic javelin gold medalist Haruka Kitaguchi is determined to set the Asian record next season,...
September 17, 2024
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Japan’s Morinari Watanabe Enters IOC Presidential Race
London (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federati...
September 17, 2024
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