Naoya Inoue, the unified world super bantamweight champion across four organizations, successfully defended his titles on September 14th at IG Arena in Kita Ward, Nagoya. The victory marked his 26th consecutive win in world championship bouts, tying the all-time record.
A post-victory ritual of jumping into Osaka’s Dotonbori River resurfaced after the Hanshin Tigers clinched the league title, with 29 people entering the water despite police warnings and repeated appeals from the city to stop.
Sota Fujii (23) defended the Oi title for a sixth consecutive year after winning Game 6 of the best-of-seven match at the Shogi Kaikan in Tokyo, with challenger Takuya Nagase (33), a ninth-dan, resigning after 151 moves.
Hanshin Tigers achieved the fastest league championship in history on the milestone of their 90th anniversary, marking their first Central League victory in two years. Streets across Kansai erupted in excitement and celebration as baseball fans gathered to witness the moment.
The Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, which served as a venue during the Tokyo Olympics and has been familiar to residents for 30 years, has been converted into an ice rink and will open on Saturday, September 6.
Toyota Arena Tokyo, the new home stadium for B1 B-League Division 1 (B1) team Alvark Tokyo, completed in Aomi, Tokyo, was unveiled to the press on the 28th.
A breakin competition was held on August 16th at Granship in Shizuoka City, where participants engaged in heated dance battles. Breakin, also known as breakdancing, was added as a new sport at the Paris 2024 Olympics, drawing growing attention worldwide.
A summer tour of professional sumo was held in Sapporo on August 17th, drawing large crowds who enjoyed the powerful matches up close.