While Japan's first-ever quarterfinal match at the Rugby World Cup will be remembered as a new page in the sport's history, it will also serve as a time to revisit the accomplishments of former playmaker and coach Seiji Hirao who helped lay the foundation ...

While the ongoing Rugby World Cup has raised the profile of the sport in Japan, wheelchair rugby players also hope to earn a share of the spotlight ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. World Cup hosts Japan made history on Sunday by reaching the last ...

Teams competing at the Rugby World Cup in Japan have taken up a new tradition of bowing to spectators after matches to express their appreciation, a familiar scene in Japanese rugby. New Zealand set the trend at this tournament when the All Blacks addressed the ...

With Tokyo's summer heat and unpredictable weather likely to prove a severe headache during the 2020 Olympics, sports bodies are using every resource at their disposal to prepare athletes and spectators for extreme conditions. Several organizations have turned to a weather forecasting company to feed ...

Hiromu Inada is by no means your average 86-year-old. Inada is the oldest triathlete to complete what many consider to be the most difficult race in the world — the ironman triathlon — at the world championships. But with his steely resolve, the Japanese senior ...

Despite the workload and responsibility, being a giant panda breeder at a zoo is something 37-year-old Kimiyo Shintani takes great pride in. Shintani's day centers around six giant pandas, including a 4-month-old female cub, kept at the Adventure World amusement park in the small resort ...

A day after Japan won the Women's Under-20 World Cup for the first time, senior head coach Asako Takakura offered some words of wisdom to youngsters who wish to forge the future of Japanese soccer. "It is important to be tough in every single aspect ...

Jaba Bregvadze, the first Georgian to play Super Rugby, said Saturday's test against his Sunwolves teammates gave him a lot to reflect on. The hooker was speaking at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture after Georgia's 28-0 loss to head coach Jamie Joseph's Japan. The match started ...

When it comes to repairing the specialized equipment of Paralympic athletes, technicians experiment with the latest technologies on the spot, even though their work can often mean the difference between success and failure. Hiroki Nakajima, one of two Japanese technicians who worked on athletes' wheelchairs ...

Not only does Norway's Lena Schroeder care very little about being the only female among the 135 ice hockey players at the Pyeongchang Winter Games, she revels in being a "woman of steel" out to make a difference for her team. "For me, I'm so ...