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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Yudai Shigeoka relinquished his WBC minimumweight championship to Filipino challenger Melvin Jerusalem in a split-decision upset on Sunday. Younger brother Ginjiro Shigeoka ... ( read original story ...)

Melvn Jerusalem gave the Philippines its first and lone world champion in three months after dethroning Japanese Yudai Shigeoka via split decision in their World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight ... ( read original story ...)

Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem took home the WBC minimumweight championship after dealing Japanese foe Yudai Shigeoka his first professional loss Sunday evening in Nagoya, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Kai Sotto connects on 12 of his 15 field goal attempts to finish with a new Japan B. League career-high of 28 points, eclipsing his previous mark of 26 ... ( read original story ...)

The inspection in Wakayama prefecture follows one on Saturday in Osaka, expanding the investigation into the drugmaker's use of 'Beni-Koji' red yeast materials. Osaka-based Kobayashi says it found ... ( read original story ...)

Jake Amparo was the recipient of a left straight to the body courtesy of Ginjero Shigeoka, who retained his IBF mini-flyweight title with a second-round knockout of his Filipino challenger Sunday at ... ( read original story ...)

World-rated Boholano Jake “El Bambino” Amparo faltered in his first world title shot in the hands of the defending International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka ... ( read original story ...)

Japan says its experts have held talks with Chinese counterparts to try to assuage Beijing's concerns over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

For a Los Angeles community contending with gentrification in its historic center and an aging population of cultural standard-bearers, Ohtani’s accession with the Dodgers has been galvanizing. ( read original story ...)

Central Tokyo experienced a record-high temperature for March at 28.1 C on Sunday as a high-pressure system brought summer-like heat ... ( read original story ...)

Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly tied to dietary supplements, an official said. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities carried out a second day of inspections at Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s factory in Wakayama prefecture over safety concerns about the drugmaker’s health supplements, the ... ( read original story ...)

At Hanamaki Higashi High School in Japan’s snowy northern mountains, reminders of distinguished alumni are everywhere. Banners herald Los Angeles Dodgers megastar Shohei Ohtani and Toronto Blue Jays’ ... ( read original story ...)

The mercury in Tokyo hit a March record 25.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, with the weather giving a boost to those seeking to enjoy the cherry blossoms in parks around the capital. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japan have been awarded a 3-0 victory after North Korea called off a World Cup qualifier between the sides that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang earlier this month, Japan's Football Association ... ( read original story ...)

Riders on the Yokohama Akai Kutsu bus, crowds of day trippers and passengers on the Holland-America cruise ship Westerdam near the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and Osanbashi Pier enjoy the spring ... ( read original story ...)