Japan capped a stellar week by beating France 4-0 and making it five wins out of five at the second-tier women's ice hockey world championships on Friday. Smile Japan, which had already secured promotion to the top division a day earlier with a 4-1 victory ...
A drained South Korea fell 1-0 to Kazakhstan to suffer its second straight tough loss in the Asian Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament Tuesday. In the evening's final affair, Japan beat Hong Kong 46-0, an Asian Games record for most goals scored in a ...
Japan got in a good workout on Saturday, knocking off defending gold medalist Kazakhstan 6-0 in the opener of the Asian Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament. Smile Japan, which six days earlier qualified to play in next year's Pyeongchang Olympics and is looking for ...
Japan’s women’s hockey team held its final practice Saturday morning before its opening game against Sweden on Sunday. Japan is making its first appearance at the Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games.
Instant fame does not mean instant cash. That is the reality faced by members of Japan's women's ice hockey team amid the glow of media attention it has received since booking a spot in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The team sealed its Olympic berth in ...
