On home soil, in an event their nation rescued from a state of Olympic neglect specifically for these Games, Japan’s softball team delivered a near-flawless defensive performance to defeat the United ...

I wonder if, as Caitlin Lowe grounded out to third base earlier today, some Japanese play-by-play announcer was shouting the Japanese equivalent of “Do you believe in miracles, yes!” Or if he went ...

At the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup final in Caronno Pertusella, Italy, No. 2 Japan came out resilient over No.3 Puerto Rico 4-0 to win its first-ever WBSC U-15 World Cup title. Japan's ...

Softball returned to the Games for the first time since the Beijing Olympics in 2008. But it's not on the program for Paris in 2024. The six-team tournament featured defending Olympic champion Japan ...