Takakeisho stays on course for 2nd sumo title
This time, it was ozeki Takakeisho’s turn to put the lowest-ranked wrestler in the uppermost makuuchi division in his place. Takakeisho maintained the lead at the November Grand Sumo Tournament by...
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IOC’s Bach expresses wish to return to Japan next year for Olympic torch relay PREMIUM
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told reporters Tuesday in Tokyo of his intention to return to Japan next spring, when the Olympic torch relay is scheduled to begin. Bach, who ...
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IOC to cover athletes’ vaccination costs
The International Olympic Committee will cover the cost to vaccinate athletes — who are participating in next summer’s Tokyo Olympics — against the novel coronavirus, IOC President Thomas Bach s...
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Race for faster swimsuits remains intense in Japan PREMIUM
It is said that as recently as a half-century before the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, there were male athletes who competed naked. While that trend ended, sportswear has continued...
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Former ozeki Kotoshogiku calls it quits PREMIUM
Former ozeki Kotoshogiku, the oldest active sumo wrestler at 36, has decided to retire, it was learned Saturday.
He is expected to submit his retirement documents to the Japan Sumo Association, and h...
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Intl gymnastics meet for delayed Tokyo Games yields results, exposes issues PREMIUM
Tokyo was the site for an international gymnastics event held on Nov. 8 that served as a test case for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games amid the new coronavirus pandemic, and it yielded tangible benefi...
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High-tech devices may help allow more spectators in stadiums with view toward Tokyo Games
The official orange color of the Yomiuri Giants has again spread across the stands of Tokyo Dome, the baseball team’s home field.
New technologies for preventing the spread of the novel coronaviru...
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Takakeisho, Terunofuji stay unbeaten at November sumo tournament
Ozeki Takakeisho and komusubi Terunofuji both remained unbeaten with victories on Thursday, sharing the lead with a pair of maegashira-ranked wrestlers through five days at the November Grand Sumo T...
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IOC head Bach to visit Tokyo next week PREMIUM
GENEVA — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is scheduled to visit Tokyo on Sunday, his first trip to Japan's capital since the decision in March to postpone the Tokyo Games to nex...
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New ozeki Shodai pulls out of November sumo tournament
A tournament that lost both yokozuna before it even started is now down to one ozeki.
Newly promoted ozeki Shodai’s hopes of winning a second straight title in his debut at the sport’s second-h...
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Gymnastics tourney test case for Olympics
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Comeback-king Lions eye PLCS spot PREMIUM
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Hakuho joins Kakuryu as no-shows at November sumo tournament
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U.S. national gymnastics team arrives in Japan for tournament
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Olympic torches on display at Tokyo metropolitan government building PREMIUM
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Balentien looks for cozy spot on winning perch
Wladimir “Coco” Balentien is among the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players sitting pretty in the perch atop the Pacific League, but he’s not ready to wear a feather in his cap after struggling throug...
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Giants clinch 38th CL championship
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Victory sales begin in Tokyo morning after Giants’ win
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Giants manager Hara’s virus response pays off with CL pennant PREMIUM
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Takanosho rises to sekiwake for November sumo tourney PREMIUM
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2020 Games ticket refund applications to be accepted from Nov. PREMIUM
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BayStars skipper Ramirez to step down PREMIUM
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Completion ceremony held for the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, a venue for the 2020 Games PREMIUM
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Veteran hurler Iwakuma to bring end to 21-year career PREMIUM
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Rising carp breeder going online to fish for customers PREMIUM
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Japan sumo association bans training with different stables’ wrestlers
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NPB, J.League encourage clapping instead of shouting at stadiums
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Various methods tried to protect athletes in pandemic in Japan
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Patton eyes return amid virus uncertainty
Spencer Patton of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars is known for the velocity on his fastball, but he and the rest of the sports world have had to handle the big curve the novel coronavirus pandemic broke of...
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Hakone ekiden qualifier held with no spectators PREMIUM
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Japan Sports Agency to subsidize VR, AR services for spectators PREMIUM
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Yokohama Stadium to host virus prevention test at nearly full baseball game PREMIUM
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Tokyo sports park opens with accessibility, Games in mind PREMIUM
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International gymnastics event to be held in Tokyo for 1st time since virus outbreak PREMIUM
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Tokyo Marathon to be run after Games
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Tokyo Marathon 2021 postponed until autumn PREMIUM
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Japanese Olympic hopefuls find themselves unable to go abroad
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Kiryu regains national title in 100 at Japan Championship PREMIUM
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Japan’s Paralympic goalball team to be reconfigured PREMIUM
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Shodai pushes way to 1st sumo title PREMIUM
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Sekiwake Shodai certain to be promoted to ozeki PREMIUM
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Shodai takes sole lead into final day at wild Autumn sumo tournament PREMIUM
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Female college trio seeking medals in Olympic archery PREMIUM
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Simplification of Tokyo Games proves difficult PREMIUM
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Tobizaru, Shodai on top down stretch
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Makuuchi debutante Tobizaru wins showdown to remain tied for lead at Autumn sumo tournament PREMIUM
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Kazu breaks record as oldest player in J1 match PREMIUM
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Takakeisho overpowers Takarafuji, stays at 2 losses PREMIUM
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Japan seeks itinerary, pledge to limit activity from foreign Games athletes PREMIUM
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Takakeisho remains in top group with eight wins PREMIUM
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NPB eases limits on fans as half-capacity crowd watches Giants at Tokyo Dome PREMIUM
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Takakeisho bounces back as lead group of Autumn sumo tournament cut to 6 wrestlers PREMIUM
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Takakeisho loss leaves 9-man logjam for lead at Autumn sumo tournament PREMIUM
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Ozeki Takakeisho, 2 others tied for lead at Autumn sumo tournament PREMIUM
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Onosho loses on Day 6 PREMIUM
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Japanese cheerleader aims to join NBA squad PREMIUM
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Onosho grabs sole lead early on at Autumn Tournament PREMIUM
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Asanoyama secures 1st win at Tokyo sumo tourney PREMIUM
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Terunofuji notches 1st victory as Asanoyama remains winless PREMIUM
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Limit on spectators at Japan baseball games eased from Sept. 19
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Naomi Osaka’s grandfather ‘proud’ of her masks PREMIUM
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Japanese Kunieda, Kamiji claim wheelchair tennis titles PREMIUM
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Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open title
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Hara moves to top of Giants’ win list
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Hara becomes Giants’ winningest manager with 1,067th victory PREMIUM
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Tokyo Games organizers to cancel IOC welcome event, scale back perks PREMIUM
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Olympic flame exhibited in Tokyo PREMIUM
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80% of Olympics volunteers ‘will be involved next summer’ in Tokyo PREMIUM
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1,000 from the world of sumo attend virus prevention seminar PREMIUM
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Terunofuji gains big promotion in wake of stunning sumo victory PREMIUM
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Tearful Ikee makes joyous comeback in Tokyo race PREMIUM
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Osaka to play in NY after calling attention to injustice
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New rankings for each sumo tournament kept confidential until official announcement PREMIUM
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Japan’s national rugby team to sit out the year amid novel coronavirus infections PREMIUM
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J.League’s popularity booms in Thailand PREMIUM
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Tokyo fashion show features female Paralympic athletes PREMIUM
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80% of Tokyo Paralympic organizations ‘worried’ about training athletes, qualifying process PREMIUM
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Paralympics key to Games success, Tokyo Games minister says PREMIUM
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Kiryu comes out on top in Seiko 100; Tanaka breaks women’s 1,500 record PREMIUM
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Children featured in 1st athletics event at new National Stadium in Japan PREMIUM
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Games flame to be on public display at Olympic Museum in Tokyo PREMIUM
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NPB looks online to please fans PREMIUM
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Chiba senior named world’s oldest ironman PREMIUM
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2019 RWC anniversary celebration to be held in Shizuoka Pref., Japan PREMIUM
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Ban on white spikes lifted for Japan’s famed Koshien games to help beat summer heat PREMIUM
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Hiroshima J.League match canceled due to virus PREMIUM
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Silence, hand clapping produce different mood in Kokugikan sumo arena PREMIUM
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Ikee, Japan swimmer with leukemia, enters race PREMIUM
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Japanese high school baseball returns to Koshien
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Tokyo summer confuses Olympic athletes, sports associations PREMIUM
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These shoes still fit, decades after Mexico Games PREMIUM
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Tokyo Olympic marathon course in Sapporo undergoes inspection PREMIUM
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Japan sumo wrestler suspended for breaking virus protocols PREMIUM
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Ohtani homers, Bundy brilliant as Angels top Mariners 6-1
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Japan soccer star Miura rewrites another age-related record, plays in league cup match at 53 PREMIUM
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Tokyo Paralympics schedule decided PREMIUM
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Terunofuji caps miracle comeback with title run PREMIUM
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Terunofuji title bid goes to final day PREMIUM
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Terunofuji notches key win; Hakuho pulls out PREMIUM
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Yokozuna Hakuho pulls out of July tournament with knee injury PREMIUM