Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand poses with his two sons after successfully defending his WBC minimum weight title with a unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi at Pacifico Yokohama on June 4. Japan-based Kyowa improved to a record of 18-1 with six knockouts. Yaegashi, taking his first crack at a world title, slipped to 6-1 (five KOs).

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand successfully defended his WBC minimum weight title with a unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi at Pacifico Yokohama on June 4. Japan-based Kyowa improved to a record of 18-1 with six knockouts. Yaegashi, taking his first crack at a world title, slipped to 6-1 (five KOs).

Baseball: High school championship

Baseball: High school championship

Osaka Toin Senior High School baseball club players (R) celebrate after beating Shiga Prefecture's Ohmi Senior High School 18-1 in the final of the 94th spring invitational high school championship on March 31, 2022, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan.

Baseball: High school championship

Baseball: High school championship

Osaka Toin Senior High School baseball club players celebrate after beating Shiga Prefecture's Ohmi Senior High School 18-1 in the final of the 94th spring invitational high school championship on March 31, 2022, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan.

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand poses with his two sons after successfully defending his WBC minimum weight title with a unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi at Pacifico Yokohama on June 4. Japan-based Kyowa improved to a record of 18-1 with six knockouts. Yaegashi, taking his first crack at a world title, slipped to 6-1 (five KOs). (Kyodo)

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand successfully defended his WBC minimum weight title with a unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi at Pacifico Yokohama on June 4. Japan-based Kyowa improved to a record of 18-1 with six knockouts. Yaegashi, taking his first crack at a world title, slipped to 6-1 (five KOs). (Kyodo)

Korean resident in Japan gives last poetry class

Korean resident in Japan gives last poetry class

Kim Shi Jong (R), a poet of Korean descent living in Japan, gives his last poetry class at Osaka Literature School in the western Japan city on Feb. 21, 2015. For 18-1/2 years, Kim taught the course which emphasized the role poems play in society. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Korean resident in Japan ends 18 years of poetry class

Korean resident in Japan ends 18 years of poetry class

Kim Shi Jong (R), a poet of Korean descent living in Japan, receives bouquets of flowers at Osaka Literature School in the western Japan city on Feb. 21, 2015, after the last class of a poetry course taught by the 86-year-old man for 18-1/2 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo