A western Japan city that has held annual contests to recruit single women “princesses” to serve as tourism ambassadors will drop the gender requirement from this year, in a move organizers say comes out of “consideration for the changing times.” The t…
Basketball: Hachimura ties season-high 21 pts as Wizards lose
Japan forward Rui Hachimura tied his season-high 21 points on Sunday in the NBA as the visiting Washington Wizards lost their final game 124-108 to the Charlotte Hornets. Hachimura ended the season strongly, reaching 21 points five times in the last ei…
FEATURE: Chiba looking for extreme return from hosting Japan’s 1st X Games
Chiba is looking to cash in on a bout of extreme sports fever sparked by last year’s Tokyo Olympics when it hosts Japan’s first-ever X Games, with corporate sponsors lining up to get in on the action. X Games Chiba 2022, a three-day multi-sport event t…