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The Dodgers see $700m Shohei Ohtani as an investment rather than an expense
Los Angeles are getting both a brilliant pitcher and hitter in the Japanese star. They’ll also reap an enormou…
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Ichiro Suzuki, 50, smashes school window with towering home run
Japanese great was instructing high school team in HokkaidoIchiro, 50, will be eligible for Baseball Hall of F…
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Osaka’s baseball underdogs hope one more win will lift curse of KFC
Many in the city have put the Hanshin Tigers’ lack of success down to an unusual Colonel Sanders-based superst…
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Endo can be a success at Liverpool – and a better buy than Caicedo | John Duerden
Midfielder was impressive in Bundesliga and captains Japan but Asian players rarely get the credit they deserv…
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The First Slam Dunk review – basketball is the universe in resplendent hit anime
Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga spinoff has magnificent on-court scenes, but doesn’t quite sink the backstoryAt…
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Andrés Iniesta’s Japan adventure ends with sense of unfulfilled promise
Spaniard did not help Vissel Kobe reach stated aim of being the biggest club in Asia but there was plenty to e…
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The female sumo wrestlers fighting for recognition – a photo essay
Sumo – a historical Japanese martial art and a longtime favourite sport of the nation – is open solely to male…
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Small, Slow But Steady review – meditative boxing tale as deaf fighter rethinks life
Film follows Keiko, deaf since birth, making her way in the ring when Covid-19 lockdown arrives in Japan and s…
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Japan’s ageing footballers get their kicks in over-80s league
Soccer for Life league in Tokyo has about 40 players, enough for three teams, playing 30-minute matchesThere a…
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Japan’s top ad agency indicted over Olympics bid-rigging scandal
Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tendersJap…
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Former halfpipe world champion Kyle Smaine killed in avalanche at age of 31
American was caught up in avalanche in Japan on SundayOne other unidentified man died in accidentKyle Smaine, …
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Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year …
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Litter-picking Japanese fan explains the importance of clearing up at World Cup – video
Japan fans at the World Cup in Qatar have been picking up litter in the stands after matches, win, lose or dra…
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‘A historic moment’: Japanese World Cup hopes surge ahead of crucial Costa Rica match
Fans believe the Samurai Blue are part of wave of teams changing the face of football after defeat of GermanyA…
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‘Miracle of Doha’: calls for public holiday as Japan’s Samurai Blue put Germany to sword
Victory in World Cup opener sparks street celebrations and banishes painful memories in Doha of failure to qua…
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Antonio Inoki, popular wrestler who faced Muhammad Ali, dies aged 79
Popular wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies aged 79Japanese star was battling rare disease called amylo…
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Cerezo Osaka player scores wonder volley in J-League – video
Cerezo Osaka's Tokuma Suzuki scores a brilliant right-footed volley from outside the box in the 52nd minute in…
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Naoya Inoue wants Paul Butler fight in bid to unify world bantamweight titles
Japanese boxer wants to fight Briton ‘any time and anywhere’Inoue is currently the best pound-for-pound boxer …
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Japanese man, 83, becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific
Yachtsman Kenichi Horie repeats trick after becoming first person to successfully take on feat in 1962Before h…
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Mariko Yugeta, the 63-year-old limbering up to run a sub-three-hour marathon
The Japanese runner finds age no barrier and may even challenge the world record she already holds in Monday’s…