Young table tennis players in Argentina have had a chance to test their skills against star Japanese player Tomokazu Harimoto.
The 15-year-old athlete is taking part in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Police in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, have arrested a man who attacked a local police box on June 26th. He killed a police officer on duty there and another person later.
22-year-old Keita Shimazu from the town of Tateyama in the prefecture is suspected of fatally stabbing the policeman at the police box in Toyama City on that day.
The International Olympic Committee has decided that a team of refugee athletes will be formed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
IOC members unanimously endorsed the creation of the team at a session in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires on Tuesday.
An event dubbed "the world's shortest sprint race" was held in Oita Prefecture, western Japan, to mark National Sports Day.
The 10-meter footrace is an annual public holiday fixture at the hot springs resort city of Beppu.
The Japan Sumo Association has rejected an accusation by stablemaster Takanohana over its handling of an assault case involving one of his wrestlers.
The association's public relations chief, Shibatayama, spoke to reporters after Takanohana submitted a letter of resignation on Tuesday. Shibatayama said the stablemaster handed in a notice of retirement, but he needs to submit an official letter of resignation.
A "crying sumo" contest for babies was held at a shrine in Kanuma City, north of Tokyo, on Sunday.
Two people playing the role of sumo wrestlers raised the infants over their heads 3 times while shouting at them on the ring set up at Ikiko Shrine.
A skating rink in Tomakomai City in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido has reopened after a power failure caused by an earthquake melted the ice.
Hakucho Oji Ice Arena is the home of the Oji Eagles ice hockey team, a member of the Asia League.
Sumo grand champion Hakuho notched an unprecedented 1,000th victory in the sport's top division on his way to claiming his record 41st Emperor's Cup at the autumn tournament on Saturday.
The Mongolian yokozuna finished the previous day with a record of 13 wins and no losses, followed by ozeki champions Takayasu and Goeido with 11 wins and 2 losses.
The Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan for the first time will start a year from now.
Competition is intensifying among players to be on Japan's national team.
A baseball card signed by Japanese Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has fetched more than 150,000 dollars at a US online auction.
The auction began on September 2nd and closed on Thursday.
In just one year, some of the toughest athletes are set to hit the pitch in Japan for the Rugby World Cup. As the players gear up to play, they're getting some advice about adhering to local customs, including covering up their tattoos.
Rugby's international governing body is asking players to wear sports vests when visiting gyms and pools. It says tattoos are often associated with Japanese organized crime known as the "yakuza."
A police officer has been fatally stabbed at a koban police box in northeastern Japan.
Police have identified the suspect as a 21-year-old university student.
A police officer has been stabbed to death at a Koban police box in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
The 33-year-old officer, Hiroaki Seino, was attacked by a man early on Wednesday on the police box premises. The attacker was shot dead by another police officer at the site.
Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda, who became the effective coach of the Cambodia's national team, says he intends to move forward slowly and steadily to build up the team.
Honda led a practice session of the team for the first time in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Tuesday.