The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee sent a letter on Thursday to a golf club which will host events in the 2020 Games, urging it to allow women to be full members by amending its regulations.

Over ten thousand fans flocked to a Tokyo shrine on Friday to watch sumo wrestler Kisenosato perform his first ring-entry ceremony as the first Japanese born grand champion in nearly two decades.

Thousands of mourners gathered at the stadium of their local soccer team in Chapeco, Brazil on Saturday when the bodies of 71 people, who were killed in a Colombia plane crash, returned home.

About 800,000 passionate spectators lined the roadsides of central Tokyo on Friday to see a parade of Japanese medalists from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics.

The Hiroshima Carp captured the Central League pennant on Saturday for the first time in 25 years after the team defeated the Yomiuri Giants 6-4 at Tokyo Dome.

Japan won a surprise silver medal in the men’s 4-by-100 meter relay on Friday, displaying perfect baton handovers. The country has captured a record number of 41 medals at the Rio Olympics.

The first-ever team of 10 refugee athletes, who were displaced from their countries, were met with massive cheers during the Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night.

The remarkable run of Marcus Willis at Wimbledon came to an end on Wednesday when the British qualifier lost to seven-time champion Roger Federer in straight sets on Centre Court.

Marlins outfielder Ichiro registered his career hits total of 4,257 in Japan and the major leagues on Wednesday, surpassing the record set by Pete Rose exclusively in the big leagues.

The Japanese badminton ace, the world’s second-ranked player in the men’s singles, has been given an indefinite suspension after admitting to gambling at illegal casinos with his senior teammate.

In Japan’s professional baseball, a majority of clubs have admitted to the practice of players paying cash after a victory to a teammate who gave a pre-game pep talk.

One of the world’s top players of the game Go from South Korea scored his first win over Google’s computer program on Sunday after three straight losses in the ancient Chinese board game.