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Hanshin plans first three-player FA swoop as Sato posting money funds a win-now push
The Central League champions will chase three free agents and several imports, with one club official warning the roster could be "in tatters" in four or five years.
Tajima to challenge Infantino for FIFA presidency, seeking backing outside Japan
The JFA honorary president wants a "fair and just" FIFA, but he still needs four more nominations and faces the risk of isolation in Asia.
Yoshida Asami returns to the court after cancer, and asks fans to get screened
The former Japan captain, 39, was diagnosed in July 2025 and was back in a game by December. She says the illness changed how she sees everything.
Yatsu still waiting on his ¥3 million from Inoki's failed Anton Hiesel venture
Wrestler Kiyoaki Yatsu says he would have signed the 1983 blood-oath petition against Antonio Inoki had he been in Japan, and that the money he put into the promotion's doomed business has never come back.
Inoue's featherweight move hinges on Bam Rodriguez talks
Naoya Inoue wants a direct fight with Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez in March 2027 in Japan, but Rodriguez may take a December unification bout first — and Inoue says he will not wait.
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