TOKYO/KOMATSU, Ishikawa – It was Day 1 of the 55th annual national junior high ... school sports tournaments, accompanied by the drama of victory and defeat, are a traditional mainstay of ...

they play traditional Japanese sports day group competitions like tug-of-war or throwing bean bags high into a net basket. Like Japanese school children, they also practice earthquake drills ...

the women’s 100-meter breaststroke offered a tight finish on the second night of the Japan Swim in Tokyo. Clocking a time of 1:06.21, Satomi Suzuki emerged victorious, with Reona Aoki taking ...