One of the greatest child phenomenons in surfing history, Donald Takayama saved up money from his paper route to buy a plane ticket to travel from one boarding mecca to another. He arrived in Los ...

Del Oro High School girls basketball coach Mike Takayama during team practice in 2011. Manny Crisostomo mcrisostomo@sacbee.com Mike Takayama was a coach defined by dignity, success and selflessness.

OWARI-ASAHI, Aichi Prefecture--After wrapping up his days as a student while pursuing his dream of becoming a teacher, former world champion boxer Katsunari Takayama is now ready to take his opponents ...

NEW YORK --Legendary sushi chef Masa Takayama grew up in rural Japan working at his parents' fish market. As an apprentice sushi chef, he washed dishes and cooked rice for years before being allowed ...

The former world minimumweight world champion of the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, Katsunari Takayama, 36 years old, has officially announced that he is going to return to the professional boxing ring. In ...

Melissa Block and Audie Cornish remember Donald Takayama, a dominant surfer in the '60s and '70s and a giant of surfboard shaping. He died Monday at the age of 68. One of the great American surfers ...

There’s something beautiful and serene about the new-fallen snow in New York City; a fluffy white blanket that envelops the concrete jungle. That lasts about 10 minutes. Eventually it turns into a ...