Japanese boxer Masamichi Yabuki won the IBF light flyweight belt from South Africa's Sivenathi Nontshinga with a ninth-roun ...

Shokichi Iwata knocked out Jairo Noriega on Sunday morning to scoop the WBO light flyweight title. The Japanese boxer dropped ...

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 59-year-old police inspector from the Hekinan Police Station's Community Affairs Division in Okazaki City, on suspicion of violating the Stalking Prevention ...

With Sunday marking six months until the opening of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, there is persisting concern about whether ...

The world’s largest ever storm hit exactly 45 years ago, when Typhoon Tip churned above the Pacific. Measuring 1,380 miles in ...

Alexandre Pantoja to Defend Flyweight Title Against Newcomer Kai Asakura in Co-Main Event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ...

Japan added two more titlists to its growing list in a span of 24 hours. Both came at junior flyweight, with Shokichi Iwata ...

The signing of Kai Asakura to the UFC turned into a major headline in the MMA world. On June 8, during the RIZIN 47 broadcast, RIZIN president Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Asakura, the ...

This autumn, as part of Japan House London's Spotlight on Local Japan series celebrating Japan's regional diversity, ...

May Mobility and NTT partner to promote autonomous driving services May Mobility and telecommunications giant NTT have ...

The EV from Japan’s quirkiest carmaker is actually a rebadge from Japan's stodgiest automaker. Sure, they’re advertising more ...

Sivenathi Nontshinga enjoys a hometown fight like any fighter, but thrives off the challenge of fighting in someone else’s hometown. That will be the case Saturday as Nontshinga, who is rated No. 2 by ...