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Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
Daisuke Takahashi defended his NHK Trophy title on Sunday with a solid showing in the free skate. The Okayama native, who set a personal best with an amazing short program on Saturday, could not quite equal that feat this day, but still scored a ...
In many ways, the triple axel has come to define Mao Asada. On Saturday night, it meant the difference between first place and second. The two-time world champion doubled her planned opening triple axel in the free skate, losing precious points, and ended up ...
Just over one year ago, Mao Asada entered the NHK Trophy coming off her second world title and a silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics. The stage was set for a triumphant return at the Grand Prix event in her hometown of Nagoya. With ...
Former pitcher Hideki Irabu was severely intoxicated at the time of his death, according to the results of toxicology reports from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Irabu, whose body was found at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on July 27, had ...
The Davis Cup World Group Playoff tie between Japan and India over the weekend revealed the tennis fortunes of two nations moving in different directions. Japan captured the tie 4-1 behind stellar play from No. 1 Kei Nishikori and No. 2 Yuichi Sugita, who ...
Japan stormed back into the World Group of the Davis Cup after a 26-year absence on Sunday with a 4-1 victory over India. Ace Kei Nishikori posted a comprehensive 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over Vishnu Vardhan at a windswept Ariake Colosseum to give the ...
Japan’s bid to return to the World Group will have to wait at least one more day, after India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna beat Yuichi Sugita and Tatsuma Ito 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in their doubles match in their Davis Cup playoff ...
With the first two weeks of the Junior Grand Prix season in the books, Japanese skaters have posted encouraging results so far. Ryuju Hino started the campaign off on a high note by winning the JGP in Riga, Latvia, while teammate Sei Kawahara finished ...
“No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.” — Abraham Lincoln A month after propelling South Korea to victory in the bidding to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kim Yu Na is showing no signs of slowing down. The ...
The absence of two-time world champion Mao Asada from the recent Japan Skating Federation training camp provided more questions than answers. Word circulated through various reports that Mao was “exhausted” after the delayed world championships were followed by preparations for her new programs for ...
In a performance almost as dominating as the one that earned her the Olympic gold medal 16 months ago, South Korea’s Kim Yu Na put on a show for the ages this week at the International Olympic Committee’s meeting in South Africa. The 20-year-old ...
With her storied career part of figure skating history, 1989 world champion and 1992 Olympic silver medalist Midori Ito has nothing to prove, but her wish to influence others was the prime motivation behind her recent comeback. Ito, 15 years removed from her last ...