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PARIS (AP) — Japan won its second fencing gold medal of the Paris Olympics by beating Italy 45-36 in the…

It was Japan's fifth fencing medal in Paris, and their eighth medal overall in Olympic fencing.

A Muay Thai fighter in Japan gets bonus points for creativity after unleashing a rare rolling thunder kick to earn a knockout this past weekend.

After losing its opening games of group play to Germany and the United States, the Belgian women’s basketball team needed nothing short of a perfect performance to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.

Trinity’s Rodman’s clutch goal and the qualification to the Olympic semi-final aside, USWNT’s QF game against Japan looked rather dull. Both sides went goalless till extra time when Team USA overcame their sluggishness and found the net…

Veteran All Blacks scrumhalf TJ Perenara has gone into further detail about his imminent move to Japan Rugby League One.

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Emma Meesseman scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Belgium routed Japan 85-58 to clinch a quarterfinal berth on Sunday, the final day of group play of women's basketball at the Paris Olympics.

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Villeneuve-d' Emma Meesseman scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Belgium routed Japan 85-58 to clinch a quarter-final berth on Sunday, the final day of group play of women's…

French star Teddy Riner Saturday helped his country claim gold in mixed team judo, after he beat Japan's Tatsuru Saito in the final for the second straight Olympic Games. It was his fourth medal after winning a third individual gold medal…

The United States has grown into a women’s wrestling powerhouse.

The Japanese government's white paper identifies the threats it faces and reiterates the need for heightened defense spending.

Japan ended Saturday with eight gold, five silver and nine bronze medals and sat seventh on the medal table.

Sweden 40, Japan 27 Sweden 16 24 — 40 Japan 9 18 — 27 Sweden_S. Karlsson 6, J. Gottfridsson 5,…

PARIS (AP) — Kennedy Blades was one match away from achieving her dream of wrestling for the United States at…

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Kennedy Blades was one match away from achieving her dream of wrestling for the United States at the Olympics.

Kathleen Drew-Baker, also known as the 'Mother of the Sea' is celebrated with a festival in her honour every year in Japan.

Ghanaian sisters, Evelyn and Stephanie Mawuli were in action for the Japanese women’s basketball team against the United States at the Olympic Games in Paris. The sisters, who were born

The team fell 1-0 to the U.S. after also losing in the last eight at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and at the Women’s World Cup in 2023.