Ed Odeven

The J.League, established in 1992, previously had a February-to-December format. A switch was made to align with the European soccer calendar.

Teenager Miwa Harimoto collected her second World Table Tennis Champions title of 2026 on the same day that her older brother Tomokazu won the men's event.

Reporting on Hawks pitcher Yugo Maeda, who is 10-0, and updates on golfer Anna Iwanaga, hurdler Taiju Goto, the Asian University Basketball League and more.

Undisputed super bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue is taking a long break after his May win over Junto Nakatani. Inoue wants to move up to featherweight in 2027.

Mirai Ikeda, Ikko Watanabe, Hinata Shimizu and Yuma Nagasawa win international surfing events at Mahabalipuram Beach on the same day.

Reporting on Zion Suzuki, the first Japanese goalie to sign with a Premier League squad, badminton star Akane Yamaguchi, the upcoming Asian Games and more.

White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami, a Kumamoto native, is donating ¥10 million to help the region recover from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in July.

Chiben Wakayama rallied in the eighth inning to earn a 4-3 victory over Takasaki University of Health and Welfare High School in the Summer Koshien final.

Top-ranked South Korean Se Young An outplayed Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles final at the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi.

In the CPKC Women's Open, 2025 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Miyuu Yamashita shot a 23-under 257 en route to a nine-stroke win over compatriot Yuri Yoshida.