Sapporo has ramped up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by cutting its projected costs for hosting the event by 20 per cent.

Egypt dethroned France to clinch the women's team kumite title as Japan swept the kata competitions on the final day of the Karate World Championships here.

Hong Kong and Japan won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai as they booked their places at next year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Belarus and Japan successfully defended their men's and women's team titles at the International Gymnastics Federation Trampoline World Championships in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.

Japan's women and South Korea's men's team have claimed gold at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Almaty in Kazakhstan.

South Korea and Japan's men's teams have made it to the final after triumphing in the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Ice dance world champions Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov and world pairs champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov begin their Grand Prix of Figure Skating season at the NHK Trophy in Tokyo tomorrow.

Japan's men ended the pool stage of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships undefeated after a 15-1 hammering of Qatar in Almaty.

Japan's team has seen its preparations for the opening International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup of the season badly hit after four athletes and six officials tested positive for COVID-19 at a training camp in Germany.

Japan's men beat defending champions South Korea on their way to recording two victories at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Almaty.

Olympic bronze medallists Japan got off to a perfect start at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships at the Almaty Arena in Kazakhstan, notching wins against Hong Kong and the host nation.

Qualification places at next year's men's and women's World Curling Championships are up for grabs at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, which begins tomorrow at the Almaty Arena in Kazakhstan.

Japan's Government has lifted its 10,000-spectator attendance limit for large-scale events, including major sports.

Italian duo Yuri Confortola and Arianna Fontana impressed as they both won gold at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup event in Nagoya.