With Yuzuru Hanyu taking home Japan’s first-ever gold medal in men’s figure skating, there’s a chance the country’s rabid sports fans will back off on the intense pressure they’ve been placing on the ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- A facility set up by the Japan Sport Council (JSC) to help Japanese athletes competing in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics stay in tip-top shape and recover quickly from ...

At the Sochi Winter Olympics (22nd Olympic Winter Games) to be held in February, the Japanese national team will use official sportswear and related products developed by Descente, Mizuno, and ...

It is only natural that Osaka Naomi holds stronger views on calling out racism than other Japanese athletes. Born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, she moved to the United States when ...

The achievements of Japanese athletes at the Olympic Games and other international competitions stimulate public interest in and enthusiasm for sports, particularly among young people, and thus help ...

Japanese athletes have begun a spartan, chopstick-free Chinese food training programme to help them acclimatise for this year's Beijing Olympics. Japan's National Training Centre will offer basic ...

TOKYO -- Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said. The vaccination of healthy athletes comes as only 2-3% of the general population in Japan ...