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CHAMPIONSHIPS

Race walker Nanako Fujii wears thick-soled shoes during a national race walking event in Kobe on Feb. 18.
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Apr 25, 2024
Japanese race walkers slow to embrace thick-soled shoes
The key benefit of athletes wearing thick-soled shoes is that they are propelled forward by the bounce generated by the soles of the shoes.
Japanese Gold medalist Kaori Sakamoto waves to fans during the women's victory ceremony during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 25, 2024
With third straight title, Sakamoto leaves her mark on skating history
Japan's other skaters didn't fare so well in Montreal, with Shoma Uno missing out on achieving the same feat.
American Ilia Malinin skates in the men's free program during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 24, 2024
Malinin nails six quads to win men's figure skating title ahead of Kagiyama
Shoma Uno, who led after the short program, endured a disastrous free skate to finish fourth.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto celebrates her win during the World Figure Skating Championships at Bell Centre in Montreal on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 23, 2024
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto first woman in 56 years to claim three-peat
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto retained the figure skating world title with a stellar performance in Montreal on Friday and became the first woman to win three straight crowns since American Peggy Fleming in 1968.
Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps celebrate their gold-medal performance in the pairs competition at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 22, 2024
Canadians win pairs figure skating world title as Uno leads men's short program
The defending champions Miura and Kihara, who missed much of the season due to injury, took silver.
Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura compete during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Wednesday.
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Mar 21, 2024
Canadian pair lead Japan's Miura and Kihara after short program at worlds
In the women's singles competition, Kaori Sakamoto's bid for a third straight title got off to an unsteady start in the short program.
Shoma Uno warms up before his practice session ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 19, 2024
Sakamoto and Uno seek world figure skating three-peats
The 2024 World Figure Skating Championships features 200 top skaters.
Miho Takagi skates during the women's 1,000-meter sprint at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany, on Thursday.
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Mar 8, 2024
Miho Takagi grabs sprint lead at world championships
Miho Takagi took the lead in the women's sprint standings at the world speed skating championships after placing first in the 1,000 meters and second in the 500 on Thursday.
France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela (left) and Bahamas' Devynne Charlton compete in the Women's 60-meters hurdles final during the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Mar 4, 2024
Charlton lowers world record; Duplantis wins another global title
Charlton clocked 7.65 seconds to shave two-hundredths of a second off her previous record in the 60-meters hurdles.
Japan's Mima Ito competes against Romania's Bernadette Szocs during the team event at the table tennis world championships in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
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Feb 23, 2024
Japanese women secure medal in team event at table tennis world championships
The Japanese women are guaranteed at least bronze in Busan, South Korea, as there is no third-place contest.
Israel's Anastasia Gorbenko waves on the podium after earning silver in the women's 400-meter individual medey at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Feb 19, 2024
Israeli swimmer booed at world championships
Anastasia Gorbenko shrugged off boos from the crowd at the world swimming championships in Doha on Sunday.
Tomoru Honda celebrates after winning the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday.
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Feb 16, 2024
Newly crowned butterfly king Tomoru Honda to skip rest of world championships
Honda is skipping the rest of the event to rest his injured ankle.
Tomoru Honda competes in the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the swimming world championships in Doha on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Feb 15, 2024
Tomoru Honda swims to gold in 200 butterfly at world championships
The 22-year-old swam stroke-for-stroke against Italy's Alberto Razzetti before separating in the final meters at the Aspire Dome.
Yuma Kagiyama performs his short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Feb 2, 2024
Yuma Kagiyama and Mone Chiba lead way at Four Continents
Yuma Kagiyama and Mone Chiba are in first place after the short programs.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Jan 29, 2024
'Quad God' Ilia Malinin captures men's title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 19-year-old dubbed the "Quad God" took a nearly 19-point lead into Sunday's decisive free skate in Columbus.
Miho Takagi stands on the podium after winning the women's 1,000-meter race at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Speedskating
Jan 22, 2024
Miho Takagi skates to victory in 1,000-meter race to claim another gold
Miho Takagi collected another gold medal at the Four Continents Speed Skating Championships on Sunday.
U.S. wrestlers (from left) Christina Griffin, Madison Guinn, Etan Perez and Kellyann Ball celebrate after winning bronze in the women's team competition at the Sumo World Championships in the western Tokyo city of Tachikawa on Sunday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 11, 2023
American women make history at Sumo World Championships in Tokyo
The achievement by the U.S. team, two of whom are new to the sport, ended a 22-year wait for American women to reach the podium at the worlds.
Kokona Hiraki (right) celebrates with Hinano Kusaki after the women's final at the World Skate Park World Championships in Rome on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Oct 9, 2023
Kokona Hiraki leads 1-2 finish for Japan at park worlds
"I'd only finished second and third before so I'm really happy to be the world champion for the first time," the Hokkaido-born Hiraki said.
Daiki Hashimoto performs on the horizontal bar final during the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Gymnastics
Oct 9, 2023
Daiki Hashimoto collects third gold medal at world championships
Daiki Hashimoto cruised to his first horizontal bar title at a gymnastics world championships on Sunday
Japan's gymnasts celebrate after winning the men's team final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Gymnastics
Oct 4, 2023
Daiki Hashimoto nails team gymnastics world title for Japan
Japan, which had dominated qualifying on Sunday, took the team title for the seventh time.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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