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Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue celebrates after defeating Kim Ye-joon in their title fight at Ariake Arena on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 24, 2025
Naoya 'Monster' Inoue retains undisputed title with 4th-round knockout
Promoter Bob Arum announced after the fight that Inoue will fight in Las Vegas this spring.
Naoya Inoue at a news conference in Yokohama on Wednesday ahead of his world super bantamweight title bout against Kim Ye-joon, scheduled for Friday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 22, 2025
Inoue believes unusual leadup to Kim fight could be 'big plus'
Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goodman was injured in training.
Aemu Oyama, one of Japan's most promising young talents, will join Manchester City's women's squad.
SOCCER
Jan 19, 2025
Rising Japanese star Aemu Oyama signs with Manchester City Women
Oyama, one of Japan's most promising young talents, will join the English club from Waseda University.
A soldier stands near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on Jan. 1 in New Orleans.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 15, 2025
Law enforcement prepared for Super Bowl in New Orleans after attack, official says
Tens of thousands of football fans are set to descend on the city next month, with the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, capping a weeklong celebration.
Naoya Inoue will fight Kim Ye-joon on Jan. 24 after his original opponent, Sam Goodman, withdrew from the bout due to injury.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 11, 2025
Inoue to fight Kim after Goodman pulls out with injury
The 32-year-old Kim, ranked No. 11 by the WBO, has 21 wins and two defeats with 13 knockouts and two draws.
Real Madrid players train in Doha on Tuesday. The Spanish club is closely aligned with A22, which launched the Unify League on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2024
European Super League promoters launch Unify League, call on UEFA to recognize it
It is the latest attempt by A22 to get the competition off the ground after the original European Super League collapsed in 2021.
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.
In the April-September period, Nintendo logged net profit of ¥108.7 billion ($710 million), down 60% from the same period a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024
Nintendo lowers sales forecast as first-half profits plunge
The video game giant now expects sales of ¥1.28 trillion, down from the previous estimate of ¥1.35 trillion, and also issued a less optimistic operating profit forecast.
Members of the rock band Bright Eyes Super-Duper perform a song using sign language at a venue in Nagoya on Sept. 15.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 27, 2024
Sign-language rock band marks 35 years in Japan
To keep rhythm for their performances, the members of Bright Eyes Super-Duper with impaired hearing feel the vibrations of the music.
Falcons players celebrate after a touchdown during a game against the Saints last month at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will host the Super Bowl in 2028.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 16, 2024
Super Bowl to return to Atlanta in 2028
This will mark the fourth time Atlanta has hosted the NFL's championship game and the second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 25, 2024
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
Set to open on Oct. 2, the gaming giant's newest foray into real-world experiences shows flashes of the same creativity that made the company what it is today.
Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating John Ryder in Guadalajara, Mexico, on May 7, 2023.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 13, 2024
Canelo Alvarez will try to score knockout blow against Edgar Berlanga in title defense
Alvarez, 34, brings a record of 61-2-2 with 39 knockouts into what promises to be an explosive confrontation at T-Mobile Arena.
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
JAPAN / Society
Sep 13, 2024
Chief priest of Tokyo shrine allegedly took ¥250 million from amulet sales
The priest and the corporation that runs the shrine have been hit with additional taxes, including penalties, worth about ¥130 million.
Japan's Naoya Inoue (left) and Ireland's TJ Doheny fight during their super bantamweight title match at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 3, 2024
'Monster' Inoue eyeing Vegas bout after stopping injured Doheny
The unbeaten Inoue was declared the winner when Doheny was left hobbling and unable to continue following a barrage to the body.
Naoya Inoue (left) and TJ Doheny pose after the official weigh-in ahead of their boxing super-bantamweight title fight in Yokohama, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 2, 2024
Unbeaten 'Monster' Inoue still feels pressure ahead of Doheny clash
Inoue is stepping into the ring for the first time since he stopped Mexico's Luis Nery in front of 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in May.
A wall mural depicting Nintendo's Super Mario characters in an underground walkway in Kyoto. The company will open the Nintendo Museum in October.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2024
Nintendo to open museum showcasing video game history this fall
The museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, will feature vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with Super Mario characters.
"The era of the monopoly is now definitively over," said A22 CEO Bernd Reichart, seen on Dec. 21, after a ruling in Madrid on Monday regarding opposition to a proposed soccer European Super League.
SOCCER
May 28, 2024
Spanish court orders FIFA and UEFA to halt opposition to Super League
A judge ruled that the governing bodies had violated European Union law.
Nintendo tends to innovate and take unconventional product development routes, producing both great successes, like its Switch console, and spectacular failures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2024
Nintendo needs to 'switch' its next console up
The Kyoto firm has been coy about what will come after the highly successful Switch console, but it needs to step up its game and learn from past mistakes.
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
May 7, 2024
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Some want the boxer to take on more fights outside of Japan.
Naoya Inoue (second from left) celebrates after defeating Luis Nery to retain his IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super bantamweight titles at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
May 6, 2024
Naoya Inoue dominates Luis Nery to remain undisputed super bantamweight champ
Inoue sent Nery to the canvas with in the sixth round to seal the victory.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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