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The U.S. team celebrates after winning the Presidents Cup in Montreal on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 30, 2024
U.S. tops Internationals to continue Presidents Cup dominance
The U.S. team featured 12 of the world's 25 top-ranked players and won fights late in matches to continue its domination of the event.
Adam Scott hits an approach shot during his Presidents Cup match on Friday in Montreal.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 28, 2024
Adam Scott and the International team roar back to tie Presidents Cup
After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals needed nothing less than a stellar performance on Friday and they got it.
Hideki Matsuyama poses with the FedEx Cup TPC Southwind Champion trophy during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 19, 2024
Matsuyama survives wobble to clinch St. Jude Championship
The win was the 10th on the PGA Tour for Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters winner, and his second this season.
Hideki Matsuyama competes during the men's golf competition at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 15, 2024
Matsuyama robbed in London after winning bronze at Paris Olympics
The former Masters champion said that he had his wallet stolen and the passports and visas of his caddie Shota Hayato and coach Mikihito Kuromiya were also taken.
Hideki Matsuyama during his final round of the Olympic men's golf competition on Sunday at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.
OLYMPICS / Golf
Aug 5, 2024
Matsuyama avenges Tokyo heartbreak with bronze in Paris
"I aimed for the gold, but I'm extremely happy to have won this one after struggling at the Tokyo Olympics and not being able to get a medal," Matsuyama said.
American Scottie Scheffler celebrates after winning Olympic gold at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Golf
Aug 5, 2024
American Scheffler basks in national pride after Olympic golf triumph
Great Britain's Tommy Fleetwood took silver while former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama won bronze for Japan.
Hideki Matsuyama in action during the first round of the Olympic men's golf tournament in Guyancourt, France, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Golf
Aug 2, 2024
Matsuyama leads Schauffele as golfers hail Olympic experience
Former Masters champion Matsuyama is looking to making the podium after missing out on a bronze medal in a playoff three years ago at the Tokyo Games.
A photo provided by a local resident shows buildings in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, damaged by a landslide on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2024
Three found dead after landslide near Matsuyama Castle
Rescue workers had been searching for three people who were living in a wooden house that collapsed after the landslide in Ehime Prefecture.
A photo supplied by a local resident shows buildings in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, damaged by a landslide on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 12, 2024
Search on for family of three after landslide in Matsuyama
Heavy rain since late Wednesday led to the 4 a.m. landslide that originated from the eastern side of Matsuyama Castle's main keep, which is under restoration.
Kyosuke Matsuyama (right) competes against France's Erwann Le Pechoux during the men's team foil semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021.
OLYMPICS
Jun 24, 2024
Japanese fencers heading to Paris Games with plenty of confidence
The men's national team is aiming to secure its first medal in three Olympics in the foil event, a category considered by many to be a Japanese specialty.
Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 9, 2024
Matsuyama 'preparing hard' for another Masters crown
The world No. 12 became the first Japanese man to win a major golf crown by capturing the 2021 Masters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2023
Carp rally for victory over Tigers
Veteran pinch-hitter Ryuhei Matsuyama cleared the bases with a three-run double to lift the Carp to a win.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2023
‘Do Unto Others’ makes an unconvincing case for euthanasia
Part whodunit, part tearjerker, Tetsu Maeda’s film frames its protagonist as a noble caregiver in favor of dispatching the elderly.
Japan Times
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Oct 11, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense
The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
Japan Times
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Sep 27, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan
The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
Japan Times
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Sep 22, 2022
South Koreans form backbone of International team's Presidents Cup hopes
Adding Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, a record five Asian players are represented on the International squad.

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