The Athletics continue to keep their future in mind while making moves this MLB offseason. The team announced Wednesday morning that it agreed to terms with Japanese two-way player Shotaro Morii on a ...

Suguru Osako set a new Japanese record in the men's marathon after clocking 2 hours, 4 minutes, 55 seconds at the Valencia ...

Dear Commissioner Junichi Kawai, On behalf of 12 organizations and individuals, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations on your recent appointment as Commissioner of the Japan Sports ...

Japan celebrated the return to Tokyo of a premier global sporting event with a medal in a curtain-raising 35km race walk contested in gruelling conditions at the World Athletics Championships. Despite ...

In a world where only one in five kids get the physical activity they need to thrive, girls in Japan face an even steeper uphill battle. The country ranks a startling 118th out of 146 nations in ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed ...

TOKYO (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from Day 6 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo. Conference championship weekend: What games will have the ...

TOKYO (WCBD) – Georgetown native Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the fastest woman in the world, earned gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Jefferson-Wooden finished with a time of 21 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nobuharu Asahara will compete in his fourth Olympics after being named in his country's Beijing athletics squad on Monday. The 36-year-old secured his spot in August's ...

In a world where only one in five kids get the physical activity they need to thrive, girls in Japan face an even steeper uphill battle. The country ranks a startling 118th out of 146 nations in ...