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Sep 2, 2016
Inoue seeks knockout in third title defense
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue is confident of an emphatic third title defense when he faces top-ranked challenger Petchbarngborn Kokietgym on Sunday.
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Aug 13, 2016
Shibata retains IBF light flyweight title
Naoko Shibata defended her IBF light flyweight title on Saturday for the fifth time, defeating second-ranked Maria Salinas by a 2-0 decision.
Japan Times
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Dec 29, 2015
Yaegashi snatches IBF light flyweight title
Akira Yaegashi captured his third world title on Tuesday, beating IBF light flyweight champion Javier Mendoza by unanimous decision in a world title doubleheader at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
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Nov 28, 2015
Champion Cuadras outpoints Eto in WBC super flyweight title fight
Okinawa's Koki Eto failed in his bid to win the WBC super flyweight title on Saturday, losing on points to Mexico's unbeaten title-holder Carlos Cuadras.
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Nov 13, 2015
Shibata retains IBF light flyweight title with draw
Naoko Shibata defended her IBF light flyweight title for the fourth time on Friday after drawing against seventh-ranked Mexican Maria Salinas.
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Nov 6, 2015
Ioka to defend WBA flyweight title on New Year's Eve
WBA flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan will make his second title defense on New Year's Eve, his Ioka Gym announced Friday.
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Aug 31, 2015
Kono, Kameda to square off in title bout
WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono will take on second-ranked Koki Kameda on Oct. 16 in Chicago, the Watanabe Boxing Gym announced Monday.
Japan Times
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Jul 18, 2014
Kinoshita falls to Tete in title bout
Teiru Kinoshita lost a unanimous decision to South Africa's Zolani Tete on Friday in a bout to fill the IBF's vacant super flyweight title.
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Mar 4, 2014
Kogawa loses interim WBA flyweight title bout
Takuya Kogawa lost a close decision to Thai Yodmongkol Vorsaengthep on Tuesday in a bid for the interim WBA flyweight crown.
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Feb 13, 2014
Light flyweight Inoue gets WBC title shot on April 6
Naoya Inoue will take his first crack at a world title in April, when he fights WBC light flyweight champion Adrian Hernandez of Mexico, Ohashi Gym said Thursday.
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Jan 22, 2014
Kono looks to recapture world title
Former WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono is eager to get back in the ring to reclaim his title, he said Wednesday.
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Nov 15, 2013
Thai champion defeats Mukai by ninth-round TKO in WBC super flyweight title match
Hirofumi Mukai failed to wrest the WBC super flyweight title away from Srisaket Sor Rungvisai of Thailand as the champion made a successful first title defense on Friday with a technical knockout.
Japan Times
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Sep 3, 2013
Daiki Kameda outpoints Guerrero, nabs IBF super flyweight title
Third-ranked Daiki Kameda defeated fourth-ranked Mexican Rodrigo Guerrero by unanimous decision to take the vacant IBF super flyweight title on Tuesday.
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Jul 26, 2013
Ioka prepares to defend WBA light flyweight crown on Sept. 11
Light flyweight Kazuto Ioka will defend his WBA crown for the second time on Sept. 11 in Osaka, his gym announced Friday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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