Sports
5 tips for choosing the best bitcoin casino in Japan
newsonjapan.com - Sep 16
Ever since the introduction of bitcoin in 2008, it was a fundamental concept limited in its operations.
Fujii becomes youngest triple crown shogi player
NHK - Sep 14
Shogi prodigy Fujii Sota has become the youngest player ever to clinch three major professional titles for the Japanese board game, similar to chess.
Japan's 1st pro women's soccer league kicks off
NHK - Sep 13
Japan's first professional women's soccer league, the WE League, was launched on Sunday.
Japan withdraws from hosting 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
insidethegames.biz - Sep 10
FIFA is searching for a new venue for this year's Club World Cup after Japan confirmed it had withdrawn as hosts of the tournament due to COVID-19.
Sumo: Hakuho to miss Autumn meet with stable barred over COVID cases
Kyodo - Sep 07
Yokozuna Hakuho and his fellow stablemates will miss the entire Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting this weekend after two wrestlers at Miyagino stable tested positive for COVID-19, the Japan Sumo Association said Monday.
Closing ceremony highlights harmony in diversity
NHK - Sep 06
The Tokyo Paralympics have now come to a close with a spectacular ceremony featuring music, dance and performance.
Japan bags more golds on final day of Paralympics
NHK - Sep 06
Japan has racked up golds in marathon and badminton in an action-packed final day of the Tokyo Paralympics.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Admirable Reaction To A Japanese Kid Who Was Being Made Fun Of
Soccer Stories - Oh My Goal - Sep 04
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed footballer on social networks and one of the most appreciated.
Playing violin with one hand, why this Japanese Paralympian is winning hearts
Hindustan Times - Sep 04
With a violin bow fixed to her prosthetic arm, Manami Ito, a Paralympics swimmer and a qualified nurse performed at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony.
Sumo: Hakuho not yet cleared to compete despite negative test
Kyodo - Sep 03
Yokozuna Hakuho's participation in this month's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament remains up in the air despite the 36-year-old testing negative for the coronavirus, the Japan Sumo Association revealed Thursday.
Afghan athlete fulfills dream in Tokyo
NHK - Sep 02
An athlete who was caught in Afghanistan's chaos is living out her dream in Tokyo. She's become only the second woman from her country to compete in the Paralympics.
Putting the pro in prosthetic - Japanese company design cutting-edge blades for Paralympians
Ruptly - Sep 02
Xiborg CEO Ken Endo displayed his company's latest prosthetic technology being used and tested on Paralympians in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The Origins And Rules of Japanese Gambling Culture
newsonjapan.com - Sep 02
Japan’s gambling dates back to the 7th century when Japanese residents began playing games that involved some sort of chance-taking. The natives were influenced by Chinese culture.
Top 4 finishers separated by just .03 in T64 100m; historic tie for bronze | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
NBC Sports - Aug 31
The top four finishers were separated by .03 seconds in the men's 100m T64 final, where Germany's Felix Streng took gold in 10.76 seconds. Bronze medalists Johannes Floors and Jonnie Peacock tied at 10.79.
Sumo: Terunofuji takes his place as yokozuna in latest rankings
Kyodo - Aug 31
Mongolian Terunofuji found himself among the ranks of sumo's historic elite as the ancient sport's 73rd yokozuna on Monday when the Japan Sumo Association rankings for September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament were published.
Police arrest two men over racist video targeting Japan football star
rt.com - Aug 29
Scottish police have arrested a pair of men for alleged hate crimes over racist abuse towards Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi that emerged on social media, with top club Rangers handing indefinite bans to some supporters.
