Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
Paolo Guerrero headed home a 69th-minute winner to crown Corinthians world champions for the second time with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. Corinthians went into the match overshadowed by Chelsea’s star names but backed by a ...
Corinthians manager Tite is aiming to channel the passion of his club’s fanatical supporters in Sunday’s Club World Cup final, but warns that Chelsea will need no second invitation to exploit any lapse in his players’ resolve. South American champions Corinthians head into the ...
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is determined to prove the superiority of European soccer in Sunday’s Club World Cup final, but warns that Brazilian opponents Corinthians have the samba magic to jeopardize his side’s plans for global domination. Chelsea beat Mexico’s Monterrey 3-1 on Thursday ...
European champions Chelsea cruised into a Club World Cup final showdown against Corinthians after beating Mexico’s Monterrey 3-1 in their semifinal on Thursday night. Juan Mata opened the scoring for Chelsea midway through the first half at a far-from-sold-out Nissan Stadium, before a deflected ...
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill admits he is only now beginning to realize how badly rival teams want to win the Club World Cup this week, and is taking nothing for granted in Thursday’s semifinal against Monterrey. Chelsea faces the Mexicans at Nissan Stadium having ...
Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez insists his side is under no extra pressure to win the Club World Cup this week after making an early exit from the Champions League, shrugging off speculation he may lose his job less than three weeks after taking over ...
J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima secured safe passage into the Club World Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over New Zealand’s Auckland City in the tournament opener on Thursday. Sanfrecce went into haltime goalless at Nissan Stadium after stubborn resistance from the Oceania champions, but ...
Gamba Osaka’s relegation to the second division feels no less shocking now that the dust has settled, but after spending only five weeks of the season outside the bottom three, perhaps the writing was on the wall all along. Gamba, J. League champions in ...
Yokohama F. Marinos missed out on a place in next season’s Asian Champions League despite beating Sagan Tosu 1-0 on Saturday, as Urawa Reds claimed the qualification spot by finishing third on the final day of the J. League season. At the other end ...
Outgoing J. League title-holders Kashiwa Reysol may have seen their crown handed to a new champion last weekend, but midfielder Leandro Domingues is determined to salvage something from the season as it reaches its conclusion on Saturday. Leandro, last year’s MVP after leading Reysol ...
