More Sports / Auto Racing May 29, 2021
IndyCar veterans not ready to yield to youth movement at Indy 500
The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is shaping up as a clash of generations.
More Sports / Auto Racing May 18, 2021
Takuma Sato inspired by Japanese peers as he chases third Indy 500
by Jason Coskrey
The 44-year-old says he's motivated by the likes of Naomi Osaka and Hideki Matsuyama, who have all achieved international success since his first win at the famous Brickyard in 2017.
More Sports / Auto Racing Apr 22, 2021
The Indianapolis 500 will allow up to 135,000 spectators for the race on May 30, the largest crowd for a sporting event in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
More Sports / Auto Racing Dec 17, 2020
Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato keeping foot on gas at age 43
After winning his second Indianapolis 500 in August at age 43, Takuma Sato feels he can still improve and reach greater heights in the racing world.
Film / Reviews Nov 18, 2020
‘Any Crybabies Around?’: Banishing your inner child is hard to do
by Mark Schilling
Taiga Nakano gives a raw performance as a social pariah who attempts to make amends with his family and town in Takuma Sato’s film.
Auto Racing Aug 7, 2020
Takuma Sato 'excited' for delayed Indianapolis 500
by Jason Coskrey
The storied race's 2017 winner will be looking for his first victory of the season later this month.
More Sports / Auto Racing May 18, 2020
Takuma Sato revved up for upcoming start of IndyCar season
by Jason Coskrey
Takuma Sato and the rest of the IndyCar stars will begin their season on June 6 at the Genesys 300 in Texas.
More Sports / Auto Racing May 27, 2019
Takuma Sato took advantage of a late-race crash to move into contention at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, scything into third place to finish in the top three for the second time in three years at IndyCar's most prestigious race. An early problem sent Sato ...
Basketball Apr 11, 2019
JBA lifts ban on four ex-national team players caught paying for sex
The Japan Basketball Association said Thursday it has lifted the suspension of four former national team players who were caught buying sex during last year's Asian Games in Indonesia. The B-League players — Yuya Nagayoshi (Kyoto Hannaryz), Takuya Hashimoto (Osaka Evessa), Takuma Sato (Shiga Lakestars) ...
Basketball Aug 30, 2018
Journey for Japan's hoop team to end with game for 7th place
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Japan men's national basketball team's bizarre, unprecedented journey at the Asian Games is nearly — and finally — coming to an end. The Akatsuki Five, who lost four players as a result of a scandal earlier in the tournament, will play with eight men ...
Basketball Aug 29, 2018
Basketball players handed one-year bans
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
The four men's national basketball team players who allegedly paid women for sex in Jakarta during the ongoing Asian Games have been handed a one-year ban by the Japan Basketball Association, the organization announced on Wednesday. The ban, effective from the announcement, includes B. League ...
More Sports / Auto Racing May 25, 2018
Takuma Sato set for title defense at Indy 500 after historic win
by Jason Coskrey
It's a little ironic the only time Takuma Sato might really be able to slow down, as he prepares to defend his title in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, is when he's strapped into a car and about to take off in a machine ...