When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and movies like Bring It On probably come to mind. However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely ...

TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) - Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as "Japan Pom Pom" practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members ages 60 to 89, they're no ordinary squad. But don't you ...

Members of Cheer Re-Man’s, an all-male cheer-leading team of active businessmen, perform at “Cheer Up Japan” in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon It’s a cold, wet morning and frigid ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young ...

Think of cheerleaders, and the usual image that springs to mind is that of pom-pom-wielding young women pulling off acrobatic flips and spins in colourful costumes. However, in Japan, an entirely new ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Three NFL professional cheerleaders hosted two youth cheer clinics for military community and Japanese youth Feb. 10 at the Camp Zama Youth Center. Taylor Harrison, a Minnesota ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder features many iconic basketball players, but it will not be complete without the Thunder Girls. In fact, one dancer traveled all the way from Japan to cheer for the Oklahoma ...

[TOKYO] It’s a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that does not seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young businessmen as ...