Sports Dec 25, 2020
Under cover: In search of the best athletic face mask
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Japan Times tested some of the more prominent consumer face coverings that sports equipment manufacturers have released this year.
Basketball / NBA Sep 13, 2018
Steph Curry sweeps into Tokyo on tour of Asia
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Making his final stop on a weeklong, three-city promotional tour, NBA superstar Steph Curry was tireless interacting with the local players and fans at an event in Tokyo. After he had been to Manila and Wuhan, China, Curry flew to the Japanese capital on Monday ...
World Aug 15, 2017
After Merck chief quits, Under Armour CEO steps down from Trump's business council
Under Armour Inc.'s Kevin Plank became the latest chief executive to quit President Donald Trump's council of U.S. business leaders, as membership on the panel has become enmeshed in the country's volatile politics after violent riots in Virginia over the weekend. The move comes hours ...
More Sports / Football Jun 23, 2017
Patriots QB Brady wraps up tour of Asia with trip to Tokyo
by Jason Coskrey
In the span of six days, Tom Brady threw passes on the Great Wall of China, rubbed shoulders with a Korean pop star in Shanghai, and spent a morning in the company of sumo wrestlers in Tokyo. The New England Patriots quarterback also found the ...
Sports Jan 22, 2017
Tomooka says young athletes should play different sports
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The term "strength and conditioning" in sports is relatively unknown in Japan, and specialty coaches are often confused with athletic trainers, who are skilled in prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Strength and conditioning is a method of improving your physical athletic ability ...
More Sports / Golf Jan 17, 2017
World No. 5 Spieth visits Tokyo to promote new signature golf shoes
by Jason Coskrey
Jordan Spieth is a better golfer than teacher. On a chilly Tuesday night in Tokyo, Spieth stepped in a golf simulator to offer a bit of advice to a college student who hit his first shot into the virtual trees. After a brief consultation from ...
More Sports Nov 17, 2016
University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal. What's more, eight Tsukuba teams, including the school's baseball, football, rugby and women's basketball squads, will begin wearing newly ...
Baseball / MLB Nov 15, 2014
MLB, Under Armour announce tie-up
by Jason Coskrey
It remains to be seen if MLB leaves Japan with a victory on the field, but the league feels like it's hit a home run on the business side of things. MLB and Under Armour announced a new partnership between the two sports entities on ...