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MUHAMMAD ALI

Muhammad Ali (left) fights George Foreman in Kinshasa, in what was then known as Zaire, in a bout better known as The Rumble in the Jungle, on Oct. 30, 1974.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Oct 30, 2024
Rumble in the Jungle remembered after 50 years
The bout between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali is still fondly remembered in Kinshasa.
Japan Times
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Feb 7, 2021
Leon Spinks, who took Muhammad Ali’s crown and lost it, dies at 67
The St. Louis native, who rose to prominence with a gold-medal performance at the Montreal Games, outlasted Ali in their famous 1978 bout before his career began to decline.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 15, 2018
Wrestle mania: The changing landscape of professional wrestling in Japan
In June 1976, professional wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki took on iconic American boxer Muhammad Ali at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo in a fight that would be broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.4 billion.
Japan Times
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Dec 7, 2018
George Foreman became business giant after boxing career
Third in a three-part series
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2018
George Foreman reflects on bouts in Japan, interactions
Second in a series
Japan Times
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Nov 2, 2018
George Foreman went from juvenile delinquent to world champ
George Foreman's boxing career defied logic. To be heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s and to repeat the feat in his 40s, was unexpected — and historic, too.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 30, 2016
The top sports stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these sports stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
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Dec 16, 2016
FBI monitored Muhammad Ali in 1966, documents reveal
The FBI kept tabs on the late boxer Muhammad Ali in 1966, including his divorce and his speech at a Miami mosque, in its investigation of the religious group Nation of Islam, according to documents released by the agency.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 6, 2016
Kaepernick putting career on line with anthem issue
MAS comes today to neither bury nor praise San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2016
Ali's gloves, Frazier's jockstrap from 1971 'Fight of the Century' up for sale
A jockstrap worn by boxer Joe Frazier when he defeated Muhammad Ali for the combined heavyweight title hit the auction block on Monday, along with the gloves Ali wore in that 1971 bout dubbed the "Fight of the Century."
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2016
Inoki sits on his fortune as Ali dances to the bank
The celebrated “bout of the century” between boxing champion Muhammad Ali and pro wrestling titan Antonio Inoki turned out to be the rip-off of the century.
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2016
How a bizarre 'bout of the century' between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki led to a firm friendship
Of all the episodes in the iconic boxing career of Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at age 74, perhaps the most curious came in a Japanese ring.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 5, 2016
Veteran writer Izenberg recalls special moments with Ali
A few months ago, Jerry Izenberg, who has seen it all in his one-of-a-kind newspaper career, told me Muhammad Ali was once "one of my five best friends in the world."
Japan Times
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Jun 4, 2016
Eight facts about former boxing champ Muhammad Ali
Eight facts about former boxing champ Muhammad Ali:
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 1, 2015
Hanyu's greatness confirmed at NHK Trophy
Sometimes in life we are in the right place at the right time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 25, 2014
Jordan's global impact transcended racial, economic boundaries
The Japan Times will be running excerpts from Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith's new book "There Is No Next: NBA Legends on the Legacy of Michael Jordan" over the next few months. This marks the first installment.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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