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By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed…

Gold medallist Indian players with team officials pose for photos during the presentation ceremony of the men’s hockey event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, on October 6, 2023. The…

Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jorge Martin narrowed the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia to just…

Japan’s men displayed the depth in quality to snuff out the tiny possibility of a shock result with a straight-set win against India. | Photo Credit: Asian Volleyball Confederation On…

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, central Japan, on September 24, 2023. | Photo…

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elevating the art of kaiseki. In celebration of a new season ahead, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles announces the new Autumn menu at UKA, a…

A bizarre second-half try helped England overcome a ragged first half and eventually overwhelm Japan 34-12 on Sunday, earning themselves a bonus-point victory and planting one…

A Women’s World Cup of change, of unexpected early departures and tantalizing arrivals, has completed its upending of certainty and tradition.No former champion remains in the tournament…

Amanda Ilestedt scored her fourth goal of the tournament and Filippa Angeldal netted a penalty as Sweden hung on to beat Japan 2-1 on Friday and set up a Women's World Cup…

After the United States and seven European teams reached the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup four years ago, it was widely assumed that soccer’s global power base would remain stalled…