SportsLook

Shining the spotlight on Japanese sports stories. JAPAN Forward's sports desk. Editor: @ed_odeven

[Japan Forward @JAPAN_Forward_]

Meisho Tabaru Defends Title in the 67th Takarazuka Kinen https://t.co/T8R0g9gXi7

[Ed Odeven @ed_odeven]

JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK / Boxer Guts Ishimatsu, a World Champ in the 1970s, Dies at 76
#boxing #obituary #GutsIshimatsu
#ガッツ石松
#Sportsnews #weekendreads
#JapanSportsNotebook
https://t.co/X43NZtKTEB

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Takarazuka Kinen Preview: An All-Star Spectacle for Thoroughbreds
#horseracing
#TakarazukaKinen
#競馬
#宝塚記念
https://t.co/nidO8uwW3h

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Japan Captain Wataru Endo Pulls Out of World Cup Due to Foot Injury
#FIFAWorldCup
#SamuraiBlue
#WataruEndo
#遠藤航
https://t.co/rXIo2WeWJz

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

ODDS and EVENS / World Cup Challenge Begins for Samurai Blue
New column for JAPAN Forward:
#FIFAWorldCup
#SamuraiBlue
#Japan
#サッカー
https://t.co/rpT1typXwb

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

SPORTS SHORTS / Rugby: Steelers Rally Past Spears in League One Final
#Sportsnews #rugby #ラグビー
Additional reporting on the French Open, US Women's Open ⛳️ and a big coaching hire in Japan pro hoops.
https://t.co/BhVLp3zkSm

[Thomas Love Seagull @ThomasLSeagull]

Today marks one year since I started writing about baseball in Japan.

My very first post was about why I love this sport so much.

Why do you love baseball?

https://t.co/Z36fXrr96Z

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK / Volleyball Nations League Returns to the Spotlight
#volleyball
#weekendreads
#Sportsnews
#JapanSportsNotebook
Also, news items on basketball, baseball, tennis and sumo and the Quotes of the Week.
https://t.co/B5lo93ReCg

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Yasuda Kinen: Yutaka Take and Sixpence Team Up for a Riveting Victory
#YasudaKinen #YutakaTake
#Sixpence #horseracing #競馬🐴
#安田記念
#武豊
https://t.co/NuXHA3JKgS

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Yasuda Kinen: Yutaka Take and Sixpence Team Up for a Riveting Victory
#YasudaKinen #YutakaTake
#Sixpence #horseracing #競馬🐴
#安田記念
#武豊
https://t.co/NuXHA3JKgS

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK / Volleyball Nations League Returns to the Spotlight
#volleyball
#weekendreads
#Sportsnews
#JapanSportsNotebook
Also, news items on basketball, baseball, tennis and sumo and the Quotes of the Week.
https://t.co/B5lo93ReCg

[Yakyu Cosmopolitan @yakyucosmo]

Yugo Maeda has arrived 👀

5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 93 P, 12 Whiffs

The 20-year-old retired the last 14 batters he faced 👏

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Yasuda Kinen preview - Japan’s Sunday G1 race.
#horseracing #競馬🐴
https://t.co/JQ4hSQKvrF

[Ed Odeven @ed_odeven]

A year ago this week, the great #ShigeoNagashima passed away.
#NPB #YomiuriGiants #巨人
#長嶋茂雄
OBITUARY | Baseball Great Shigeo Nagashima Dies at 89 | JAPAN Forward https://t.co/fad7jSUqb4

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

ODDS and EVENS / Nagasaki Velca Shattered the Norms with Rapid Rise to the Top
#BLeague #NagasakiVelca
#Bリーグ
#長崎ヴェルカ
https://t.co/ysCpkFADfm

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

ODDS and EVENS / Nagasaki Velca Shattered the Norms with Rapid Rise to the Top
#BLeague #NagasakiVelca
#Bリーグ
#長崎ヴェルカ
https://t.co/ysCpkFADfm

[Victoria Racing Club @FlemingtonVRC]

The 2026 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour has begun, with its opening international stop taking the iconic trophy to Japan.

Joined by Melbourne Cup-winning jockeys Christophe Lemaire and Yasunari Iwata, we celebrated the enduring connection between Japan and the race that stops a nation®, as the Cup embarks on its annual journey.

#MelbourneCup

[バスケットボールキング @bbking_jp]

🏀チーム情報🏀
Bプレミアを戦う神戸ストークス、B2優勝に導いた川辺泰三HCが続投「最善を尽くしたい」
https://t.co/0gXyES5xK8
2シーズン目を迎える川辺ヘッドコーチは「皆さんも共に戦ってください！2026-27シーズンもよろしくお願いします！！」とファンへメッセージを送りしました。

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

SPORTS SHORTS / A Positive World Cup Send-Off for the Samurai Blue
#sportsnews
#soccer #FIFAWorldCup2026 #SamuraiBlue #Japan
#baseball #tennis #golf #rugby
https://t.co/pxwE7aAySN

[SportsLook @SportsLookJP]

Sunday G1 race recap:
Lovcen Captures 2nd Classics' Title in the 93rd Tokyo Yushun
#TokyoYushun
#JapaneseDerby
#競馬🐴
https://t.co/HV52e8WNqf