Not long after Hiromi Kobayashi became chairman of the JLPGA, she told her staff that a Japanese player would win a major on an international level. The JLPGA hosts its own majors, of course, but ...

As if LPGA Final Qualifying wasn't tough enough, Mother Nature prolonged this year's festivities, forcing players to complete ...

The LPGA Tour makes its final stop in Asia for 2025 at Seta Golf Course, and the timing couldn't be more critical. With only three regular-season events left before the CME Group Tour Championship, ...

Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda are giving Japan the best chance to have a countrywoman win another major this season, this time at the AIG Women’s British Open. MORE: Former Ole Miss star 'hates' links ...

The men’s golf event at 2024 Olympics in Paris is over, and now the best women golfers in the world are ready to take on at Le Golf National in the Women’s Olympic Golf competition. Here is everything ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

Yuka Saso, who tied for ninth in Tokyo while representing the Philippines, is now carrying the Japanese flag at Le Golf National in Paris. The 23-year-old Saso was born in the Philippines to a ...

OTSU, Japan — Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita each shot 7-under 65 on Thursday to stand atop the leaderboard after the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. Hataoka is looking ...

PORTHCAWL, Wales — Rio Takeda overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in an AIG Women’s Open that ...

With just three events remaining before the season finale, players are battling for CME qualification spots while Miyu Yamashita eyes Player of the Year glory in front of her home fans. Only three ...