INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) - Like his famous namesake Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino is hoping the Asian Games will be his springboard to bigger and better things. The 20-year-old ...

Japanese swim star Rikako Ikee reacts after a women’s 50-meter freestyle at a local race meet, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo. Ikee, who revealed in ...

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, the 18-year-old who is already an early favorite to medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, has been diagnosed with leukemia. Ikee announced the news via Twitter on ...

TOKYO, Japan, April 4. THE Japan Swim, which is serving as the Japanese Olympic Trials this year, moved right along as the meet continued to produce lightning fast times across the board. According to ...

After a decade in the Bay Area teaching at Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, it’s time for Kohei Asano to return to his native Japan. Much has changed since he arrived in fall of 2007. For one, he didn’t ...

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee has revealed she has been diagnosed with leukemia. The 18-year-old broke the news on Tuesday on her Twitter account. The announcement from one of Japan's strongest ...