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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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1st Joo women's shogi title holder Yauchi

Professional shogi player Rieko Yauchi smiles after beating Tomomi Kai in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the newly created Joo (queen) women's title in Tokyo on May 14, 2008, becoming the first holder of the title.

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Giants' 1st title at Tokyo Dome stadium

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 3 Kyodo - Japan's Yomiuri Giants professional baseball players -- including Warren Cromartie (49), Koichi Ogata (44) and Tatsunori Hara (8) -- acknowledge the cheers of the fans with a banzai salute on Sept. 8, 1990, after winning their first Central League title at their new home field Tokyo Dome stadium, built in 1988, in the Japanese capital.

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai (R) and a motion capture crew member watch the replay at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai (R) adjusts his movements under the instruction of a motion capture crew member at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

A crew member adjusts the motion capture devices for Yin Kai at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai (L) communicates with motion capture crew members at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Spo

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai practices his movements at a motion capture workshop in Shanghai, east China, on August 26, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes mor

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

A motion capture crew member gives instruction on Yin Kai's movements at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai Unive

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai (L) adjusts his movements under the instruction of a motion capture crew member at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

A crew member adjusts the motion capture devices for Yin Kai (L) at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai (C) communicates with motion capture crew members at a workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Spo

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai works at a motion capture workshop in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on August 28, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practice operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practicing operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practice operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (L) tests insulation resistance in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Liu Zhoupeng)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (front) looks for operating spots in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practice operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (front) looks for operating spots in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practice operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhaxi Nyima (L) tests insulation resistance in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Liu Zhoupeng)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-POWER SUPPLY-MAINTENANCE

(230427) -- LHASA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Zhaxi Nyima (R) and his apprentice practicing operation skills on overhead high-voltage live wire in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 26, 2023. Zhaxi Nyima has been working in the field of power supply for about 30 years. In 2016, he took the training class and got the certificate, becoming the first person qualified of doing live-wire work in high altitude area in State Grid Tibet Electric Power Company. Live-wire operation is an important technical measure to ensure reliable power supply, but it is also a very dangerous and hard work. No matter in hot summer or cold winter, as long as there is a task, Zhaxi Nyima will climb on the high-voltage wire more than 10 meters above the ground and solve the problems. In 2018, Tashi Nyima won the title of "Tibetan Craftsman" in recognition of his professional skills. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows Japan's Ryota Murata smiling after beating Rob Brant of the United States with a second-round technical knockout in their WBA middleweight boxing title match at Edion Arena Osaka. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows Japan's Ryota Murata (R) throwing a punch at Rob Brant of the United States on his way to a second-round technical knockout in their WBA middleweight boxing title match at Edion Arena Osaka. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on Aug. 11, 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata posing for a photo with the gold medal following his victory in the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Former Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

Undated file photo shows middleweight boxer Ryota Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title. Murata said on Feb. 22, 2023, he has effectively retired.

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Boxing: Former Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken in August 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata posing for a photo with the gold medal following his victory in the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, said on Feb. 22, 2023, he has effectively retired.

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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title.

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Student-cum-pro 'shogi' player wins 'Ryuo' title

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University student Tetsuro Itodani wrests the "Ryuo" crown, one of the seven major professional titles in "shogi" or Japanese chess, from champion Toshiyuki Moriuchi 4-1 in the best of seven games in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014. It was the 26-year-old Hiroshima native's first major title.

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Murata wins 2nd pro fight

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight champion Ryota Murata (R) attacks American Dave Peterson in the first round of a non-title fight at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 6, 2013. Murata, the Japanese and OPBF No. 1, won his second professional fight when he scored a technical knockout victory in the eighth round.

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Fighters clinch pennant

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Sho Nakata (R) and catcher Satoshi Nakajima (27) hug each other as they celebrate the team's pennant victory in Japanese professional baseball's Pacific League at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 2, 2012. The Fighters claimed their first title in three years without even having to suit up for a game, thanks to the Seibu Lions' 5-3 defeat to the Lotte Marines.

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Fighters clinch pennant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 2, 2012, shows the moment when the Nippon Ham Fighters clinched their pennant victory in Japanese professional baseball's Pacific League. The Fighters claimed their first title in three years without even having to suit up for a game, thanks to the Seibu Lions' 5-3 defeat to the Lotte Marines.

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Cerezo wins Group A match of Nabisco Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Cerezo Osaka midfielder Kim Bo Kyung (2nd from L) successfully takes a penalty kick against Sagan Tosu during the first half of a group A match of the Nabisco Cup, a major title in the Japanese professional soccer J-League, at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Cerezo won 5-0. The photo was taken on June 27, 2012.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (R) and Akio Toyoda (L), president of the club's major sponsor Toyota Motor Corp., hold up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League after Nagoya beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) hugs goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki to celebrate their club's first win of the champion's title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Supporters of Nagoya Grampus celebrate seeing the first victory for the club of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic pumps his fists to celebrate with staffers his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991.