Liverpool PR chief quits after threats
Former journalist Jen Chang, who had only been in the post for six months, was accused by Liverpool supporter Sean Cummins of threatening him during a meeting between the two ...
View ArticleDemocrats win Italy joins anti-Red pact Takeshima blocks Japan-ROK accord...
Ever since Colonel (Theodore) Roosevelt split the Republican Party, and the Democrats at Baltimore chose Dr. (Woodrow) Wilson for their presidential nominee, it was apparent to all unbiased observers ...
View ArticleCesium in trout 110 times over limit
A mountain trout caught in the Niida River in Fukushima Prefecture contained 11,400 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, more than 110 times above the government limit for food products, a ...
View ArticleDavis Cup final deadlocked
Down the line: Spain's David Ferrer runs down a shot from the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in their singles match at the Davis Cup final on Friday in Prague. Ferrer won 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. ...
View ArticleRoller derby dames get rough and tough on the rink
The whistle blows and Kristina "Ragin' Redhead" Owens Hawkins, a jammer for the Yokosuka Sushi Rollers roller derby team, darts quickly as she approaches an aggressive pack of ...
View ArticleNew universities are big business needed or not
People who use the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which connects Tokyo and Yokohama, may wonder why there are stations called Toritsu-Daigaku and Gakugei-Daigaku when there are no daigaku (universities) near ...
View ArticleImperial Couple arrive in Okinawa
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko began a four-day visit to Okinawa on Saturday for a series of engagements, their first trip to the prefecture in eight years, the Imperial Household Agency ...
View ArticleLearn about Nishimachi International School scholarships
Nishimachi International School is holding an event to provide information about the institution and its scholarship program Wednesday at the school in Minato Ward, ...
View ArticleCool Japan is over a sociologist looks at Japans art world
BEFORE AND AFTER SUPERFLAT: A Short History of Japanese Contemporary Art 1990-2011, by Adrian Favell. Blue Kingfisher, 2012, 246 pp., $24.95 ...
View ArticleStudents staying in Japan
Japanese college students are studying abroad in fewer numbers than ever before. A new report from the nonprofit Institute of International Education in New York announced that a mere 19,900 Japanese ...
View ArticleStudents staying in Japan
Japanese college students are studying abroad in fewer numbers than ever before. A new report from the nonprofit Institute of International Education in New York announced that a mere 19,900 Japanese ...
View ArticleBlue Jays agree to deal with Cabrera
NEW YORK — The busy Toronto Blue Jays struck again Friday with their latest big deal: All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join them in his return from a drug ...
View ArticleThe muddy issue of cesium in a lake
Lake Kasumigaura in Ibaraki Prefecture is facing an environmental threat that has essentially turned it into a time bomb ticking away 60 km northeast of ...
View ArticleMura in second place after short program at Trophee Bompard
PARIS — American Jeremy Abbott coped with a bad back to take the lead in the men's short program in his first appearance at the Trophee Bompard on ...
View ArticleMeans of atonement for Japan
Japan, China engage in war of words at ASEM summit ", and the continuing dispute over the abduction in the past of Japanese nationals by North Korea, there are the following points to ...
View ArticleMeans of atonement for Japan
Japan, China engage in war of words at ASEM summit ", and the continuing dispute over the abduction in the past of Japanese nationals by North Korea, there are the following points to ...
View ArticleJapans Ogasawara Islands one year after UNESCO
I'm just beginning my voyage to Ogasawara, also known as the Bonin Islands. This chain of subtropical islands, 1,000 km from downtown Tokyo, is the most remote region governed by the ...
View ArticleThe little black bird is a hit from Liverpool all the way to Asia
The world is their oyster: Cormorants are a species of diving waterbirds that feed on fish and are found all over the globe. Japanese cormorants at sea. In Asia, they have been domesticated for ...
View ArticleTerry to miss three weeks Di Matteo
LONDON — Chelsea captain John Terry will be sidelined for about three weeks after injuring his knee against Liverpool last weekend, Blues coach Roberto Di Matteo revealed on ...
View ArticleBecks not joining A-League club reps
LONDON — David Beckham's representatives on Friday ruled out the former England captain moving to an Australian club as uncertainty surrounds his future at the Los Angeles ...
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