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Baseball: Nakagawa game-winner sends Buffaloes into Japan Series
Kyodo - Oct 17
Keita Nakagawa singled in the winning run in the ninth inning as the Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes advanced to the Japan Series with a 3-2 walk-off win over the SoftBank Hawks on Saturday.

Inoue to fight Butler for undisputed bantamweight crown in December
Japan Today - Oct 14
Japan's Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will fight Britain's Paul Butler in December when all four bantamweight world championship belts will be at stake.

Japan wins six gold medals at World Judo Championships
news.am - Oct 14
The World Judo Championship ended with a big advantage of the Japanese team in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

Vettel: Alonso "a bit aggressive" in last corner fight in Japanese GP
autosport.com - Oct 10
Alonso was catching Vettel after a late pitstop for a fresh set of inters gave him a significant pace advantage over rivals, allowing him to regain the places he had lost with the stop.

Judo: Japan's Horikawa wins 1st world title in women's 63 kg
Kyodo - Oct 09
Japan's Megumi Horikawa won the women's 63-kilogram division at the judo world championships on Sunday in Tashkent for her first world title.

Verstappen takes 2nd straight drivers' title with Japan win
AP - Oct 09
Max Verstappen is now a two-time Formula One world champion, both titles awarded under bizarre and unprecedented circumstances long after he crossed the finish line.

Tokyo aims to host Formula E race in 2024
NHK - Oct 05
Formula E racing, known as the F1 championship for electric vehicles, could be coming to the streets of Tokyo in the spring of 2024.

F1 Japanese Grand Prix weather forecast
gpfans.com - Oct 05
As with the Singapore Grand Prix, the Japanese GP makes its long-awaited return after a three-year absence.

Tennis: Nishioka beats Shapovalov to win Korea Open
blueprint - Oct 03
Yoshihito Nishioka stunned fourth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) to win the Korea Open on Sunday for his second ATP title.

Ohtani signs $30 mil. deal with Angels for 2023 season
NHK - Oct 02
The Los Angeles Angels say two-way superstar Ohtani Shohei has signed a one-year deal worth 30 million dollars for the 2023 season.

Daria Saville Vlogs From Tokyo, Japan
Tennis Channel - Sep 30
Australian tennis player Daria Saville vlogs her trip to Tokyo for the Japan Open. She tries new snacks, avoids a typhoon, and discusses her injury suffered in the first round of the tournament.

Warriors-Wizards games in Japan to woo fans, sponsors
AP - Sep 30
Japanese basketball fans will get to see NBA stars up close when the reigning league-champion Golden State Warriors take on the Washington Wizards in two preseason games.

Online Sports Betting In Japan: How Popular Is It?
newsonjapan.com - Sep 29
Sports betting is becoming increasingly popular in Japan, with more and more people turning to the internet to place their bets.

Japan finishes its preparation for the World Cup with a positive balance
newsonjapan.com - Sep 29
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is less than 2 months away and Japanese fans are eagerly waiting for the display of the football national team in the first World Cup in an Arab country.

What's so special about Hokuseiho?
Sumostew - Sep 28
It seem everybody is raving about the young wrestler Hokuseiho and it's not just you... even the great Yokozuna Hakuho saw the potential in him when he was just 7 years old.

Rank-and-filer Tamawashi wins autumn sumo tournament
NHK - Sep 26
Mongolian-born Tamawashi has won the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.