Shuichi Gonda has not featured at all since playing for Japan at the World Cup, with Moriyasu ruling him out on the grounds that he plays in the J-League second division. Rotating cast Speaking after Japan qualified for the Asian Cup last 16, Moriyasu said he had made his choice based ...
NBA players Rui Hachimura and Watanabe Yuta have always had their share of the limelight but now it’s also B.League stars Kawamura Yuki and Togashi Yuki (the double Yuki as they are known), Baba Yudai as well as Hovasse, whose way with Japanese words routinely grab headlines, having beco...
Checking the Eastern League Summer Tournament. The Gym in Kanagawa (greater Tokyo) is low rent compared to the Arena in Okayama where the Westerners played. There's only two courts instead of three, and court B is poorly lit with cheap cameras. Bummer that, because the University ...
the Japanese situation at the top of the sumo standings looks a lot like "The Godfather" (if you haven't seen it or don't remember it, go watch it now, for Homer's sake): Kaio starring as the old Vito Corleone; Kotomitsuki, starring as Sonny, the older son who just got killed. ...
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Every baseball fan should know the name Roki Sasaki. He's the 21-year-old sensation from Japan who's already the most electric pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball. He's a once-in-a-generation talent in the class of Shohei Ohtani. He's finally on the
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