She started a project to equip rugby fields in Sugadaira with AEDs with Mana Otomo, 33, a researcher at the Japan Institute of Sports Sciences. The project is called “SAFE,” short for ...

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is taking place across 12 venues as Japan becomes the first Asian country to host the competition. The opening ceremony and first match took place at Tokyo stadium.

Gay rugby players and others in Japan are now working toward competing ... But things are different on the field. “I have always tried to fit in with the people around,” the player said.

Led by Michael Little, the Kobe Steelers' well-organized defense forced their opponents to struggle for every little gain in ...