Japan News News Japan » Sports: Japan’s Pickleball Boom Gains Momentum as Thousands Try the Sport
Around 330,000 people in Japan have now tried pickleball, highlighting the sport’s rapid rise in the country. With companies investing in courts and equipment and the sport’s governing bodies merging, ...
News Japan » Sports: JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Teruaki Sato is Having a Superb Season for Hanshin
Hanshin Tigers cleanup hitter Teruaki Sato leads the Central League in batting, homers and RBIs. Winning the Triple Crown is well within his reach.
News Japan » Sports: Japan guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup – here is why their fans leave stadiums spotless
Japan shooting guard Saki Hayashi went off with what looked a broken arm during the team’s loss to Hungary at the women’s FIBA World Cup on Tuesday. Hayashi scored despite a foul in the air from Agnes ...
News Japan » Sports: The Japanese sports car that balances thrills and trust
Japan makes reliable cars, but Japan is also known for making thrilling sports cars. Combine these two, and you've got a vehicle that's both emotional and pragmatic. Reliability isn't necessarily an ...
News Japan » Sports: The Japanese sports car that's surprisingly cheap to own
The Nissan 350Z averages just $452 a year to maintain, holds its value, and still sells for under $20,000—making it Japan's smartest used sports car.
News Japan » Sports: Japan’s winning sports tradition shouldn’t include abuse
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 ...
News Japan » Sports: Safe Sport Day: Japan Should Lead the Way on Athletes’ Rights
August 8 is Safe Sport Day, a time to show a visible commitment to sport that is safe, inclusive and accountable for everyone. This day, first celebrated in 2020, is now marked globally, by the ...
News Japan » Sports: This Manual-Transmission Sports Car From Japan Deserves More Love
With three years of experience in automotive journalism, Thomas is a UK-based writer and has written for a UK newspaper and Euronewsweek, covering everything from breaking industry news to the latest ...
News Japan » Sports: World Cup 2026: Why do Japan fans clean up the stadium?
Japan fans have become known for tidying whichever football stadium they go to. Getty Japan supporters have built a respected reputation for tidying up football stadiums before they leave. While most ...
News Japan » Sports: The Japanese Sports Car That Embarrasses Porsche Owners On Track
From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...
News Japan » Sports: 'Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing' Review: Handsome Documentary Ode to Sumo
The title of “Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing” is the closest that Erik Shirai’s documentary comes to a joke at the expense of its subject: sumo wrestling, the Japanese sport largely known in the western ...