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George Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer during the 10th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 1994.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Mar 24, 2025
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman calls George Foreman¡¯s record unbreakable
Professional boxing is an unforgiving sport, and Sulaiman believes nobody can match or break Foreman¡¯s record of winning heavyweight titles two decades apart.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 23, 2023
WBC baseball victory is a triumph for Japan¡¯s soft power
The nation¡¯s lost decades don¡¯t extend to sports. That will help drive Prime Minister Fumio Kishida¡¯s narrative as he prepares to host the Group of Seven in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2022
Devin Haney pummels George Kambosos to retain undisputed lightweight title
Victory in the 135-pound limit fight stretched Haney¡¯s phenomenal record to 29-0 with 15 KOs, while inflicting only the second defeat on Kambosos who is now 21-2.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2022
Claressa Shields claims GWOAT status on big night for women¡¯s boxing
The two fighters spent the past few weeks trading shots on social media, and had to be separated by security after almost coming to blows at the weigh-in ceremony.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 19, 2017
Inoue, Gonzalez ready to make splash in U.S.
Japanese youngster Naoya Inoue and former pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter Roman Gonzalez will both enter the ring with extremely high motivation ¡ª but for different reasons ¡ª when they compete in their respective bouts on Sept. 9 on the West Coast of the United States.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2017
Yamanaka set to battle Nery in bid to tie title defense mark
When Shinsuke Yamanaka began boxing in high school, all he wanted to do was become a world champion. He accomplished that, but never thought his reign would last this long.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Senga impresses in WBC debut
Just when Australia thought it was safe to get back in the batter¡¯s box, with Japan ace Tomoyuki Sugano on the bench and out of pitches, it ran into the buzz saw that is Kodai Senga.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 17, 2016
Upcoming games give Kokubo chance to fine-tune Samurai Japan approach
In October 2013, Japanese baseball officials, stung by the country¡¯s failure to win the World Baseball Classic earlier that year, decided to make some changes and hired Hiroki Kokubo as the manager of the national team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 21, 2013
Dominicans claim WBC title
The Dominican Republic wins all eight of its games in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, capturing the title with a 3-0 shutout against Puerto Rico.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 21, 2013
Dominicans overcome by emotion after WBC victory
Fernando Rodney bounded around on a hastily assembled stage with a fresh World Baseball Classic winner¡¯s medal and a plantain that was more than a few days past its expiration date both dangling around his neck.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 21, 2013
Friendly rivalry brings out color in WBC final
Rivalries are perhaps the superfine ingredient that works to spice up teams and athletes and make fans louder.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 20, 2013
Offensive woes too much for Samurai Japan to overcome
Atsushi Nomi walked through Union Square alongside teammate Takashi Toritani, heading south on San Francisco¡¯s Powell Street in the direction of Samurai Japan¡¯s hotel, a little after midnight Monday morning, just hours after Japan was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 19, 2013
Dutch trailblazers Meulens, Jones hand baton to younger generation
Hensley ¡°Bam-Bam¡± Meulens was the first native of Curacao to make it to the major leagues. He played for the New York Yankees from 1989-1993, and spent the next three years in Japan before joining the Montreal Expos in 1997 and the Arizona Diamondbacks, the final stop of his MLB career, in 1998.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 19, 2013
Japan brings vibrant support to San Francisco
A lot of passion with different ways of cheering for each respective nation. That¡¯s one of the things you can taste only at the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2013
Ghosts of past return as Dominicans get set to face Dutch
The Dominicans insist they¡¯re not motivated by revenge. The Dutch are adamant that the past is the past.
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Puerto Rico ends Japan¡¯s run
The World Baseball Classic will crown a champion in two days, and for the first time, a team other than Japan will be hoisting the trophy.
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Maeda relaxed as Japan prepares to face Puerto Rico
If Kenta Maeda gets the start for Japan against Puerto Rico on Sunday, he¡¯ll be pitching in the biggest game of his life.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Dutch prospect Profar aiming to prolong WBC fairy tale
Depending on whom you ask, Jurickson Profar, an infielder in the Texas Rangers¡¯ system, is either the best middle infield prospect in baseball, or simply the best prospect in baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Scouts gather for precious look at global talent at WBC
With the World Baseball Classic acting as a showcase in front of major league scouts, Team Japan has obviously been one of the countries attracting attention from the men with stop watches and speed guns in the stands.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 15, 2013
Second-round resurgence makes Samurai Japan a legitimate title contender
Two-time defending champion Japan has shown signs of improvement after a shaky start in the World Baseball Classic. Or as infielder Atsunori Inaba put it: ¡®We¡¯ve become a better team as the tournament has progressed.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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