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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
SPORTS / Longform
Sep 8, 2025
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
Two Japanese athletes reveal how their pursuit of excellence in sports led to eating disorders, and how recovery is reshaping their lives.
Boxing gloves on the wall of a gym in Tokyo ahead of a training session by American star Floyd Mayweather in September 2022. Intense sparring, drastic weight loss and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, officials say, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two fighters.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 31, 2025
Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene
The twin tragedies sent shockwaves through Japanese boxing, with authorities scrambling to investigate and facing pressure to tighten safety.
Japan Boxing Commision Secretary-General Tsuyoshi Yasukochi gives a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 26, 2025
Deaths could spell end for Japanese boxing, says commission chief
Japanese boxing authorities are considering a raft of new measures to make the sport safer.
A boxing match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Feb. 29, 2016. Japanese boxing has been rocked by a series of serious injuries and deaths.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 22, 2025
Japanese amateur boxer in intensive care after latest incident
The JBF, which oversees amateur boxing in Japan, said the man had not fought a match for over 10 years and had been in training to make a comeback.
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 15, 2025
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
Such plans are crucial to minimize delays and increase a fighter’s chances of survival after sustaining a serious injury in the ring.
World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst speaks to reporters on Thursday in Costa Navarino, Greece.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Mar 20, 2025
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the LA Games.
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Pylos, Greece, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2025
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
Bach, who is stepping down in June, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games.
The Olympic flag flies at Centennial Park in Atlanta on Jan. 19.
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2025
World Boxing looks toward Olympics after provisional recognition from IOC
The Olympic body said World Boxing had met several key criteria to merit provisional recognition.
Naoya Inoue practices at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama on Dec. 4
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Dec 14, 2024
Inoue world title fight off after Goodman suffers cut in training
Sam Goodman, the mandatory challenger for Inoue's WBO and IBF titles, needed four stitches and was told he could not fight for four weeks.
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting battles Julia Szeremeta of Poland in the final of the women's 57-kilogram division at the Paris Olympics in August.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Nov 28, 2024
Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questions
Lin, who was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield starting Wednesday.
Retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson and YouTuber/boxer Jake Paul fight during the heavyweight boxing bout in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15. The fight highlights the need for a national boxing commission to enforce uniform safety standards and prevent exploitative matchups.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2024
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's fight should have been illegal
Among major American sports, boxing is unique for its decentralized structure. There’s no annual schedule, season, commissioner or mandatory rulemaking body.
International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev in New Delhi in March 2023
MORE SPORTS
Nov 5, 2024
French boxing quits international body to keep its fighters at Olympics
The International Boxing Association is involved in a brawl with the International Olympic Committee.
IBA Secretary General and CEO Chris Roberts (left) during a news conference with IBA coaching official Gabriele Martelli (center) and IBA President Umar Kremlev on the big screen. in Paris on Aug. 5
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Oct 8, 2024
IBA urges federations to join legal action in Switzerland against IOC
The IBA said the IOC had since pressured National Olympic Committees to exclude IBA-affiliated federations.
Gold medalist Imane Khelif celebrates on the podium after her victory in the women's boxing 66-kg class at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 11, 2024
Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment
Imane Khelif won the women's 66-kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision.
Gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria kisses her medal.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 10, 2024
Algeria's Khelif delights newfound devotees with statement win at Paris Games
Khelif is the first Algerian woman to earn an Olympic boxing title and the first from her country to claim gold since Hocine Soltani at Atlanta 1996.
Lin Yu-ting is declared the winner on Wednesday after her semifinal bout against Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey in the women's 57-kg class at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 8, 2024
Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row into final after 'tough journey'
A day after Algeria's Imane Khelif reached the 66-kg women's gold-medal match, Lin Yu-ting claimed a victory over Esra Yildiz Kahraman at 57 kg in her semifinal.
Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates after she won her semifinal bout in the women's 66-kg event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 7, 2024
Boxer Khelif puts gender dispute aside to reach final as fans flock to support her
Khelif delivered a flawless performance against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in front of the massed Algerian fans in Paris.
The International Boxing Association holds a news conference in Paris on Monday, with the association's president, Umar Kremlev, appearing on a video feed from Moscow.
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2024
A chaotic news conference offers little clarity on an Olympic boxing dispute
The International Boxing Association’s Russian president delivered wild accusations, personal attacks and used questionable language when detailing the two women's cases.
Takashi Yuki (left) directs and stars in “Dito” as an aging boxer living in Manila who is reunited with his 17-year-old daughter (Momoko Tanabe, right).
CULTURE / Film
Aug 1, 2024
‘Dito’ aims for authenticity rather than originality
Takashi Yuki’s Philippines-set boxing drama can be corny and it tends to telegraph its punches, but there’s also no denying its charms.
Palestinian lightweight boxer Wassim Abu Sal ahead of a training session at a gym in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on June 22
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Jul 2, 2024
First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history
For Waseem Abu Sal, traveling abroad to train or compete comes with its own difficulties.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years
Most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies have independent directors now.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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