Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi has announced his retirement in a new Netflix documentary in which the six-time winner of the famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest revealed that he no ...

Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi has retired, revealing he no longer has an appetite. The 46-year-old made the retirement admission in a new Netflix documentary called "Hack Your Health ...

Japanese health officials searched a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. plant in Osaka following reports of five deaths linked to its cholesterol-lowering supplements using red yeast. The factory was ...

New York (CNN)-- A Japanese former hot dog eating champion walked out of a New York courtroom Thursday essentially a free man, provided he stays out of trouble for six months. Takeru Kobayashi was ...

Takeru Kobayashi was arrested at Coney Island after ... but that the contract was too restrictive. Speaking through a Japanese interpreter, he said that all his income is earned through ...

The top two executives of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. are stepping down to take responsibility for the numerous health problems and deaths caused by the company's benikoji red yeast supplements.