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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix celebrates after his team's comeback win over the Giants in Denver on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Broncos score 33 points in fourth quarter to stun Giants
The 33 fourth-quarter points are the most in NFL history by a team that had been shut out in the first three quarters.
Naoyuki Kataoka celebrates after winning the Japan Open in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
World No. 500 Naoyuki Kataoka wins Japan Open to qualify for Masters and British Open
The 27-year-old Kataoka beat Satoshi Hara in a playoff to win the title.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Max Verstappen dominates U.S. Grand Prix to keep pressure on F1 leader Oscar Piastri
Verstappen also won the Saturday sprint from pole position at Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate program at the French Grand Prix in Angers, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2025
Ilia Malinin dethrones Adam Siao Him Fa of France to win French Grand Prix
The American punctuated his free skate routine with five quadruple jumps and did not need to pull out his famous quadruple axel, a jump that only he has mastered.
Ami Nakai performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix de France in Angers on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 18, 2025
Teen Nakai leads favorite Sakamoto at Grand Prix de France
Nakai, 17, competing in her first season on the senior circuit, nailed a triple axel and triple lutz-triple toe combination to earn a personal best 78.00 points.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives during qualifying for the sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 18, 2025
Verstappen still in the chase but seeking perfection
By Alan Baldwin
Even if the odds look stacked against him, the Red Bull driver cannot be ruled out until the numbers say so.
Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco looks to throw the ball against the Steelers during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 17, 2025
Joe Flacco outplays Aaron Rodgers as Bengals edge Steelers
The fourth-ever matchup of 40-plus-year-old NFL quarterbacks didn't disappoint.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Oct. 5.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 17, 2025
Norris faces 'repercussions' for clash with McLaren teammate Piastri
By Alan Baldwin
McLaren has been determined to keep the duel between its drivers a fair fight
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 63 points behind F1 leader Oscar Piastri.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 16, 2025
McLaren duo watching as Max Verstappen surges into focus in title race
Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her free skate program during the world championships in Boston on March 28.
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Oct 16, 2025
Kaori Sakamoto set to kick off Olympic season at Grand Prix de France
The first of the six-stop ISU Grand Prix series heads to western France from Oct. 17 to 19.

Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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