Foreign passenger ridership up at Kansai airport
OSAKA — The number of foreign passengers on international flights using Kansai International Airport surged 55 percent from a year earlier to 1.93 million in the April-September first half, ...
View ArticleS.F. Giants claim NL pennant with demolition of Cardinals
Comeback kings: The San Francisco Giants storm the field at AT&T Park after beating the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 on Monday night to win Game 7 and the National League Championship Series 4-3. San ...
View ArticleJapan No. 2 in total millionaires in 2012
Japan has about 3.58 million people with net assets worth $1 million (¥80 million) or more this year, the second-highest number after the United States, which has 11.02 million millionaires, ...
View ArticleEvessa disaster was predictable coach claims
In the aftermath of Osaka Evessa coach Zoran Kreckovic's getting fired on Monday, there were many stunned players and coaches around the bj-league, what with Kreckovic only lasting four games in ...
View ArticleOlympic wrestler Yoshida to receive prestigious award
Yoshida, 30, has won a total of 13 Olympic and world titles, one more than Russian wrestling legend Alexander Karelin, who earned three Olympic gold medals and nine world championships in the ...
View ArticleTV outlets drop bj-league
Instead, the league has quietly been promoting BJTV, which has live webcasts of all league games online, but without announcers. The lack of commentators takes away a major element to each webcast, ...
View ArticleCarp skipper Nomura returning to team next season
HIROSHIMA — Kenjiro Nomura on Tuesday signed a one-year, ¥70 million extension to manage the Hiroshima Carp for what will be his fourth ...
View ArticleSenkaku dispute opens door wider for Istanbul 2020 bid
Full of history: Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey with 13.5 million people, is home to both the Blue Mosque (foreground) and the Hagia Sophia. It is a finalist to host the 2020 Olympic Games. ...
View ArticlePro Bowl play must improve Goodell
"If we cannot accomplish that kind of standard (of high play), I am inclined to not play it," Goodell said. "It is really tough to force competition, and after a long season, to ask ...
View ArticleBiwa sweetfish egg production sees dramatic fall
OTSU, Shiga Pref. — Sweetfish egg production in Lake Biwa has fallen to around 2 percent of an average year, stirring concerns that catches may drastically decline, according to the fisheries ...
View ArticleA first since 51 No Kepco dividends
OSAKA — Kansai Electric Power Co. may skip annual dividends for the first time in 61 years due to a sharp deterioration in its earnings, sources said ...
View ArticleToyota sells outlets for Prius to power homes
NAGOYA — Toyota Motor Corp. says it has started selling power outlets as optional parts for its Prius hybrid cars, enabling owners to power home alliances using the vehicle's rechargeable ...
View ArticleDont squeese welfare recipients
The government plans to reduce the spending for livelihood assistance known as seikatsu hogo (literally livelihood protection) in the fiscal 2013 budget and has started a review of the system. ...
View ArticleAeon to open new outlet in Qingdao
Aeon Co. said it will open a new supermarket this week in the coastal Chinese city of Qingdao, despite the attack and looting of an outlet during violent anti-Japan protests last ...
View ArticleAbductee unsure trip home was for good
When freed abductee Kaoru Hasuike met up with his childhood friend Koshiro Maruta in early June for their first reunion in nearly 10 years, he quietly thanked him for urging him to stay in Japan and ...
View ArticleProsecutors seek to nullify supervision of wrongfully arrested teen
YOKOHAMA — Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a family court to nullify its decision to have a 19-year-old male supervised by a juvenile probation officer after they found they had wrongfully charged ...
View Article600 ukiyo-e prints shown in Moscow
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has started displaying online about 600 pieces from its ukiyo-e print collection dating from the 18th and 19th ...
View ArticleMalaysian firm to build hotel in Kin
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — The town of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, said it has reached an agreement with Malaysian developer Dijaya Corp. to construct a hotel on a former U.S. military training site ...
View ArticleHaneda named ambassador to Iran
Haneda, 56, entered the Foreign Ministry in 1979. He served in the peace cooperation office between August 2010 and last month after holding posts that included deputy director general of the Foreign ...
View ArticleArt thieves good criminals poor businessmen
WASHINGTON — Last week, the art world reeled after the theft of seven valuable paintings from the Kunsthal gallery in Rotterdam. Before dawn, thieves broke into the museum and, in five minutes, ...
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