In a gripping display of skill and determination, Japan's table tennis team faced off against the powerhouse of the sport, China, in the final of the Mixed Team World Cup held in Chengdu. Despite a ...

Japan's world No. 2 table tennis mixed doubles team, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, was upset by North Korea's Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-1 in the first round at the Paris Olympics, losing the ...

In a heartwarming turn of events, renowned table tennis player Ai Fukuhara, a two-time Olympic medalist, has announced her remarriage and pregnancy. This news has captured the attention of fans and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Olympic hosts Japan are guaranteed a medal in the table tennis women’s team event after they beat Hong Kong 3-0 in the semi-final on Tuesday. Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano made a ...

TOKYO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic medallist Ai Fukuhara and fellow table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh of Taiwan announced their marriage on Wednesday. Fukuhara, 27, began playing table ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s dynamic duo of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito narrowly defeated long-invincible Chinese pair Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen to give the host country their first Olympic table tennis gold in ...

For only the second time since 1992, a country besides China has claimed gold in an Olympic table tennis event. Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito interrupted China’s decades-long run of dominance in ...

Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud following the breakup of her marriage to a Taiwanese player who was also a star in the sport in his country.