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New Olympic sports had high rate of injuries in Tokyo: research

Paris (AFP) - Athletes competing in the newly introduced Olympic sports of BMX freestyle, karate and skateboarding suffered some of the highest rates of injuries at the Tokyo Games, new research showed Wednesday.

AFP

Naoya Inoue becomes first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years

Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years when he took the WBO title off Britain’s Paul Butler with a commanding performance in Tokyo

The Guardian - UK

Bantamweight king Inoue eyes next challenge after beating Butler

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Naoya Inoue said he had not yet reached his "goal" after becoming the first undisputed bantamweight world champion in half a century Tuesday with a knock-out win over England's Paul Butler.

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Naoya Inoue stops Paul Butler to become undisputed bantamweight champion

Paul Butler suffered the third defeat of his career in Tokyo on Tuesday

Liverpool Echo

Naoya Inoue toys with Paul Butler before late TKO to become undisputed bantamweight champion

The Japanese fighter stopped his British opponent in the 11th round in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Naoya Inoue stops Paul Butler late to make history as undisputed bantamweight champion

Naoya Inoue stopped Britain’s Paul Butler late to make history as the first undisputed men’s bantamweight world champion of boxing’s four-belt era in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Email hints Games committee was involved in bid-rigging

The investigation of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has found that the organizing committee sent an email to Dentsu Inc. prior to bidding with a list of bidders and a note stating, "We have agreed on them."

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Inoue vs Butler time: When do rings walks start in UK and US today?

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Inoue vs Butler live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV today

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Video game hub Japan confronts problem of addiction

Tokyo (AFP) - From Super Mario to Final Fantasy, Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed.

AFP

'The way I see it' - Peter McGrail makes major Naoya Inoue admission ahead of Japan return

Peter McGrail is set to take on Hironori Miyake at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday

Liverpool Echo

Inoue vs Butler time: When do rings walks start in UK and US?

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Inoue vs Butler live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan

The Independent UK

Highs and lows: 4 ideas to frame your holiday travel around Washington state

SEATTLE — While summer travel gets lots of love in Washington, the holiday season also brings many time off work and school, making the end of the year a prime time to travel — beyond the usual rounds for family, friends, turkey and presents. You can roam far and wide…

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The Independent UK

Fearless Paul Butler journeys to Japan to hunt ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue

The veteran Briton fights a man seen by some as the pound-for-pound No 1 in Tokyo on Tuesday, as the bantamweights meet in an undisputed title fight

AFP

Fearless Butler confident of slaying 'Monster' Inoue

Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) - Paul Butler said he "fears no one" as the underdog prepares to face Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue in Tokyo on Tuesday to become undisputed bantamweight world champion.

AFP

Japan picks 'war' as kanji character of the year

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan chose the kanji character for war on Monday as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.

Bangkok Post

Ryuichi Sakamoto, fighting cancer, livestreams what may be final concert

TOKYO: Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronic music, including the score for "The Last Emperor," on Monday finished streaming a concert that may be the last for the Academy-award winning composer, who is fighting stage 4 cancer.

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Japanese company ispace launches world's first commercial moon lander

A Japanese startup launches a spacecraft to the moon after several delays from Cape Canaveral in Florida, sending a watching crowd in Tokyo into raptures.

WEKU

A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.

The Independent UK

Japanese company's lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover

A Tokyo company is aiming for the moon with its own private lander

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japanese Company’s Lander Rockets toward Moon with UAE Rover

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed to roll around up there in the gray dust. It will take nearly five months…

Liverpool Echo

Peter McGrail eyes Tokyo redemption after Olympic heartache

Peter McGrail returns to the ring in Japan on Tuesday

AFP

Inoue targets undisputed world bantamweight title against Butler

Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) - Japan's Naoya Inoue said Saturday that he intends to prove that he rules the bantamweight world when he faces England's Paul Butler for the undisputed title in Tokyo next week.

AFP

Australia, Japan to pursue 'more complex' joint military drills

Tokyo (AFP) - Australia and Japan will pursue opportunities for "more complex" joint military exercises, Canberra's defence minister said Friday after talks with his Japanese counterpart and the countries' foreign ministers in Tokyo.

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