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Koshimoto takes spit decision over Chi, grabs WBC title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Takashi Koshimoto (R) won a split decision over champion Chi In Jin of South Korea to capture the WBC featherweight title at Fukuoka Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium on Jan. 29. With the victory, the 35-year-old Koshimoto became the oldest Japanese boxer to claim a world title.

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Hotel closes after controversy over rejecting ex-leprosy patients

KUMAMOTO, Japan -Employees of Ai-Ladies Kyuden Kurokawa Onsen Hotel in Minamioguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, bid their farewell to departing guests on May 5. The hotel ended operations on the day following public criticism and legal punishment over its refusal to accept former leprosy patients as guests.

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Kyushu Electric Power signs LNG bunkering contracts for coal with two shipping companies

The cost of the project and the share of the cost with Kyushu Electric Power Co. will not be disclosed. The two shipping companies mentioned the spread of LNG-fueled vessels. Hitoshi Nagasawa, president of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), said, "We will basically use LNG-fueled vessels for car carriers. Junichiro Ikeda, president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), expressed his willingness to work on infrastructure development, including fuel supply. The fuel will be supplied by Kyushu Electric Company (Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City) at its onshore shipping facilities. Kyushu Electric will also consider cultivating other customers and supplying them with coal. Photo shows (from left) NYK President Nagasawa, Kyuden President Ikebe, and MOL President Ikeda shaking hands on December 25, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Koshimoto takes spit decision over Chi, grabs WBC title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese challenger Takashi Koshimoto (R) won a split decision over champion Chi In Jin of South Korea to capture the WBC featherweight title at Fukuoka Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium on Jan. 29. With the victory, the 35-year-old Koshimoto became the oldest Japanese boxer to claim a world title. (Kyodo)

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Less-expensive light camper becoming popular

The interior of Auto One's "Kyuden-kun" campervan, equipped with a microwave oven and others, is photographed in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in July 2015. The campervan was developed from Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Every light passenger vehicle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WBC minimum flyweight match

Challenger Momo Koseki (R) of Japan lands a punch on the champion Yuko Kuroki during a women's WBC minimum flyweight match at Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium in Fukuoka on Dec. 17, 2017. Koseki snatched the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hotel closes after controversy over rejecting ex-leprosy patient

KUMAMOTO, Japan -Employees of Ai-Ladies Kyuden Kurokawa Onsen Hotel in Minamioguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, bid their farewell to departing guests on May 5. The hotel ended operations on the day following public criticism and legal punishment over its refusal to accept former leprosy patients as guests. (Kyodo)