BASKETBALL/ Burrell wins MVP honors in Japan league

Under heavy fire, China allows Japanese to enter Beijing marathon

BEIJING--Organizers of the Beijing International Marathon lifted the ban on Japanese entrants after their original decision was lambasted on the Internet as a “national shame.”

Organizers: No Japanese permitted in Beijing Marathon

BEIJING--The standoff between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands has now spilled over to the world of sports.

Secret weapons help Japan’s Olympic athletes win in London

When the Japan Table Tennis Association wanted to recreate the formidable Chinese "Chiquita" spin serve, it threw a curveball of its own at a baseball pitching machine manufacturer.

OLYMPICS/ 3 Olympians embrace roots in Japan, Britain

A javelin thrower, a rhythmic gymnast and a weightlifter would seem to have little in common other than their desire to perform well at the ongoing London Olympics. But a closer look reveals that all three have roots that stretch across the globe, from Japan to Britain and back.

OLYMPICS/ South Korea, Japan vie for best of rest in Asia

LONDON--While China tussles for top spot in the Olympic medal standings with the United States, the race to be best of the rest in Asia will come down to another battle between bitter rivals South Korea and Japan at the London Games.