TOKYO - Japan's sporting weekend was dominated by the completion of professional baseball's postseason, with the Yokohama ...

A brief history of cricket in Japan, from its 19th-century origins and slow down during baseball’s rise to its modern revival.

Every October, Japan celebrates Sports Day, a public holiday established to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and Japan's longstanding commitment to sport as a national priority.

Naomi Osaka's emotional 29th birthday post made fans fear retirement, but her words and recent results tell a more hopeful story. Six players across five Premier League clubs stayed on their feet when ...

Japan’s athletes have thrilled sports fans around the world with memorable victories and heartbreaking defeats in sports as varied as soccer, tennis, volleyball, figure skating, gymnastics, swimming ...

An historic game with India, a cricketing superpower, is the latest move to bring the sport to a whole new audience ...

Before Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov there was Yuri Katsuki and Victor Nikiforov.

Japan's sports environment is currently undergoing a transition, with a declining birthrate, a shift of club activities to local communities, and a shortage of instructors. Addressing these social ...