Curling Feb 20, 2022
Japan takes women's curling silver after loss to Great Britain
Loco Solare improved on its bronze medal at the 2018 Games with a spirited final against Team GB, shaking hands after the ninth end in Beijing.
Curling Feb 19, 2022
Japan's curlers stun world champions Switzerland 8-6 and, for the first time, advance to the Olympic final.
Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 17, 2022
A win in its remaining preliminary round game against tournament-leader Switzerland will guarantee Japan a place in the knockout phase, which begins Friday.
Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 13, 2022
Japanese curlers defeat Denmark and ROC on strong day at Beijing Games
Japan rallied for a thrilling win over Denmark in the morning session before later beating the ROC.
Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 12, 2022
Japan mounts stunning comeback to beat Denmark for second curling win
by Sean Miyaguchi
Japanese skip Satsuki Fujisawa threw a pinpoint double takeout with the game's final shot Saturday to complete a stunning 8-7 comeback win over Denmark in the Beijing Winter Olympics women's curling round robin. World No. 7 Japan came into the final regulation end at Beijing's ...
Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 11, 2022
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her team scored against the hammer in the first, fourth and fifth ends on the way to a convincing victory at the National Aquatics Centre.
Winter Olympics Feb 4, 2022
What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
by Dan Orlowitz
Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
More Sports / Winter Sports Apr 29, 2018
Satsuki Fujisawa and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi finished fifth Saturday after beating Sweden 8-7 and Hungary 9-2 on the final day of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. The pair earned Japan its best ever result at the 40-nation event, won this time by Switzerland, but missed ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Mar 18, 2018
NPB stars look to build momentum in spring
by Jason Coskrey
While most baseball fans know spring numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, some players make it hard to remember at times. Because however meaningless the actual numbers are during this time of year, the process is still fun to watch. One of ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Curling Mar 4, 2018
Curling charms flying off shelves at shrine in Olympic bronze medalists' hometown
Miniature curling stone charms have become a sold-out success at a shrine in the hometown of the Japanese women's curling team which won bronze at the recent Pyeongchang Olympics. In addition to being sold, the charms were given to the women who play for the ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics Feb 26, 2018
Japan's Olympic medalists give thanks for support in Pyeongchang
by Kaz Nagatsuka
One day after the Winter Olympics concluded in Pyeongchang, the Japanese delegation returned home Monday and its medal-winning athletes expressed their gratitude to the fans for their warm and enthusiastic support. Team Japan amassed 13 medals in South Korea, its most ever in one Winter ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 24, 2018
Japan women's curling squad triumphs over Great Britain in bronze-medal match
Japan's incredible run in women's curling culminated in a 5-3 win Saturday over Great Britain in the Pyeongchang Olympics bronze-medal match. With this win, Japanese skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her squad capped a tournament that saw them beat Sweden — the gold medalist in 2010 ...