Tag Archives: Japan
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This Day In Sports History (November 2nd) – NBA in Japan
It was on this day in 1990 that the Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 119-96 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first regular season game of the four major professional North American sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA) to be played outside of North America. The Suns were led that [...]
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This Japanese Player At The Little League World Series Is The Next “Babe Ruth” (Video)
If you were to describe Babe Ruth, you’d probably say that he was an incredibly gifted baseball player that was much larger than the other players, and he was awfully effective both on the mound (94–46 record and a 2.28 career ERA) and in the batter’s box (714 home runs and a .342 career batting [...]
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Lamborghini Murcielago Wrapped In Leopard Print…. WTF? (Pics)
Lamborghinis seem to be the car of choice for people who are deathly afraid that they won’t get noticed. As if a $400,000 low-slung sports car that looks like a stealth fighter isn’t enough, the most popular colors for these cars seem to be yellow, orange, and lime green. Well, considering how those are the [...]
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Embarrassing Fall Leads To Breakaway Soccer Goal (Video)
The Japanese have never been known for their excellence on the soccer pitch, and this video pretty much sums up why. It comes from a J-League Cup match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Consadole Sapporo, as Yokohama defender Naoaki Aoyama took a spill while running backwards with the ball at his feet. That allowed Sapporo [...]
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Eight Ferraris, Two Mercedes And A Lamborghini In The Most Expensive Car Crash Ever (Video)
What do you get when you take eight Ferraris, two Mercedes and a Lamborghini and drive them recklessly down the same road? The most expensive car crash ever! It took place in western Japan, as 14 luxury cars were making their way from Hiroshima to Kyushu along the China Road. According to reports, one of [...]
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Ryujiro Ueda Scores On A Header From 58-Meters Out (Video)
If we consider a soccer goal that is kicked in from 40-meters out to be amazing, what words could possible describe a goal that is headed in from 58-meters out? Incredible? Unbelievable? Astonishing? I’m not sure any of those words do justice to Ryujiro Ueda’s header from 58-meters out, which bounced over the opposing keeper [...]
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Dwight Howard Dunks On A Giraffe (Video)
It appears as though Dwight Howard has grown bored of dunking on humans, so he decided to kick things up a notch during his recent trip to Japan. After all, aren’t most of the people in that country under 5-feet anyways? Where is the fun in dunking over someone that short? Howard must have felt [...]
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Watch This Japanese Baseball Player Dive Face First Into A Wall To Make A Catch (Video)
If you thought Orlando Hudson’s diving grab into a wall along the first baseline at Sun Life Stadium yesterday was incredible, courageous and grueling all in one, you haven’t seen nothing yet. Thankfully, Hudson was okay after his nasty collision with the wall. I’m not so sure the same can be said for this Japanese [...]
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Fat Kid Flashes His Man-Boobs Following Goal By US Women’s Soccer Team (GIF)
When the USA’s Alex Morgan opened the scoring in the 69th minute of yesterday’s Women’s World Cup Final against Japan, the Americans in attendance had every reason to believe that their ladies were on the verge of winning their third World Cup title. After all, until that point the Japanese women had done little to [...]
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Tiger Woods Is Selling Heat Rub To The Japanese (Video)
After losing dozens of endorsement deals following the unveiling of his extramarital sexual escapades over a year ago, Tiger Woods has taken the first step towards regaining his marketability, as he made his long awaited return to the studio to shoot an advertisement for Vantelin Kowa, a Japanese heat rub for athletes with aches and [...]
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Picture Of The Day: How Japan Celebrate Baseball Victories
I have never been a big fan of fireworks. Just a bunch of over-priced sparkles flying into the air, making a bunch of noise, then disappearing while leaving behind an terrible odor. Seems like a rather dumb way to celebrate a home run or a victory for any Major League Baseball team. Japanese baseball, on [...]
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The Erotic Pitching Styles Of ’98 Koshien (Video)
For those of you who always thought Hideo Nomo had the weirdest pitching windup in baseball history, you haven’t seen nothing yet. Much like the pitchers from their country, Japan’s ’98 Koshien baseball video game has mastered the art of the crazy pitching windup, however, in true video game fashion they have taken things to [...]
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Fan Gets Hit By Sebastien Buemi’s F1 Race Car (Video)
Hurdling over stationary hurdles may be difficult and dangerous enough for some, but not for this daring Japanese boy, who decided it would be a good idea to try hurdling over Sebastien Buemi’s Formula 1 race car as it cruised down a track at approximately 20 mph during a Red Bull F1 Exhibition in Japan. [...]
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Bo-Taoshi Is My New Favorite Sport (Video)
The clip below will likely have you asking yourself two questions: What is Bo-Taoshi and why have I never seen this amazing sport before? In response to the first question, Bo-Taoshi is a game played between two teams of 75 individuals. The role of the team on defense is to protect a giant pole that [...]
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“Japanese Messi Boy” Is Amazing! (Video)
I am not quite sure what is more impressive. The kid in the video below, or the soundtrack that accompanies his compilation of incredible dekes and goals. Oh, who am I kidding. The kid is obviously more impressive. YouTube has labeled this kid as “Japanese Messi Boy,” and it is obvious why immediately after watching [...]
