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The Winter Olympics would have been far more fun with Mario Kart power-ups...
Despite having a number of genuinely exciting events, the Winter Olympics is also home to a couple of head-scratchers (I watched the men’s slalom with the Wikipedia entry open trying to work out why...
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Heatstroke countermeasures already being prepped for 2020 Olympics
As Japan continues to bake in soaring temperatures, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and government officials have begun discussing measures to avert heatstroke cases during the Olympics which will run for two weeks...
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Table tennis greats serve up incredible 41-shot rally at Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 3 with 71 nations competing in 18 different sports, table tennis among them. If you’ve never watched table tennis before, then...
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Being punched in the face by Ichiro is the best moment of this girl’s...
On August 6 baseball magazine Baseball America chose Ichiro Suzuki as their number one on a list of the ‘Top 10 Most Prodigious Best Tools Winners Of The Millennium’, beating out greats such as Pujols...
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Chinese table tennis champ stripped of $45k prize after emotional...
A table tennis champion has been stripped of his $45,000 prize money for kicking an ad hoarding in an over-excited celebration. Chinese player Zhang Jike fly-kicked two hoardings after beating Ma Long...
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Aerial athletes compete in the 2014 Wingsuit World Flying Contest in China
Introducing wingsuit flying, perhaps the most daring, adrenaline-inducing extreme sport ever to be performed on this planet. “Wait, that kind of thing actually exists? Where can I join in the fun?” is...
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Taiwan Rugby Union’s naked calendar: Because men have butts too【Photos】
As the internet implodes with the news that Kim Kardashian’s naked posterior is on the front of Paper magazine, we thought we’d jump right on the nudity bandwagon and bring you this exciting missive...
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Women at World Wushu Championships attack each other at the speed of light
Check out this insane performance at the World Wushu Championships. It might look like one woman is summarily beating the other to a pulp, but it’s actually all part of an intricately choreographed...
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Man runs across race track in a desperate attempt to try an F1 car for...
I’m sure we’ve all been caught in the moment at some point in our lives and acted without considering the possible consequences. Still, I’d like to think that even the most impulsive of us – as we...
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Yokohama Baystars get a shojo manga makeover in a bid to wow female fans
There’s only one thing better than a life-size replica of your favourite Japanese baseball player, and that’s a manga-style life-size replica. A large-scale illustration of eight players from Yokohama...
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Japanese baseball mascot kicks and punches another mascot lying defenceless...
Over the weekend, a fight broke out between two mascots who have a well-documented history of bad blood. Two mascots started fighting at the annual Mazda All Stars Baseball tournament and it was a...
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Female high school students continue to be banned on baseball field at...
Baseball tournament officials defend the ban on female students as a necessary measure to help protect their safety. Tournament officials banned a schoolgirl from a practice game at Koshien Stadium on...
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Cute cats from Japan show their love for competitors at the Olympic games
If you’re an athlete who runs from side to side or jumps up and down, these cute cats will love you, regardless of where you’re from! We love watching animals watching television, and now that the...
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Japanese elementary school students smash Guinness World Record in team skipping
Their amazing speed has them joining the ranks of other incredible record-holding skippers from Japan. Jumping rope is great way to keep fit, but for some, it’s a sport with world records that need to...
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Naomi Osaka stirs up debate about what it means to be Japanese following U.S....
She’s the first Japanese citizen to ever win a Grand Slam singles tournament, but in Japan it’s her race that’s been taking the spotlight. What does it mean to be Japanese? It’s a question that...
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Naomi Osaka shuts down reporter who asked her to speak in Japanese following...
People in Japan slam the reporter’s request and rush to the tennis pro’s defence. Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open on the weekend, in a nail-biting three-set match against two-time Wimbledon winner...
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Naomi Osaka slams reporters who ask her to speak in Japanese with new Nike...
Osaka has just one word to say in response to all those annoying questions about her ethnicity and her love of katsudon. Since winning the Australian Open and the U.S. Open against her idol Serena...
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Rugby World Cup fans perform lineout on floor of a Japanese train
People in Japan now concerned over what might happen on public transport during the Tokyo Olympics. The 2019 Rugby World Cup finally kicked off in Japan on 20 September, with 20 international teams...
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Naomi Osaka called “too tanned” in Japanese comedy routine
Comedians and management apologise for saying the tennis pro “needs bleach”. Ever since winning the Australian Open and the U.S. Open against her idol Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka has become a...
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Rugby World Cup 2019: Team Canada jumps off bus in yukata kimono…dressed like...
Embarrassing fashion faux pas has these players dressed in the same way that Japanese people dress dead bodies. It’s been less than a week since the Rugby World Cup kicked off in Japan on 20 September,...
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