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The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the “main culprit” for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ...
Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ...
“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, ...
Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the “best birthday party ever” when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ...
As far as debuts go, Shohei Otani's delivered. The celebrated rookie pitched fairly well on Thursday night, and though he finished outside the decision, he left the mound with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters well within striking distance of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Yuzuru Hanyu vaulted from third place after the short program to win the gold medal in men’s singles at the world junior championships at The Hague on Thursday night. Hanyu’s victory makes him the fourth Japanese man to capture the world junior title. He ...
What a show it was. It has been several days now, and the dust has settled, but nobody can say that the battle for the gold medal in Vancouver between Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na didn’t live up to its billing. Though Kim ...
It’s been said that life all comes down to a few moments. For Miki Ando and Mao Asada, who have spent much of their young lives as elite skaters striving for the sport’s holy grail — the Olympic gold medal — the time for ...
Veteran coach Nobuo Sato, a 10-time Japan champion who competed in two Olympics and six world championships, has been elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the organization announced on Wednesday. The 68-year-old Sato was elected in the “Outstanding Contributor with a ...
In a development that hasn’t even been acknowledged by the Japanese media, longtime coach Nobuo Sato was quietly nominated for the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame earlier this month. Sato, whose resume is both long and distinguished, was selected for consideration in the ...
While not giving in to those cal-ling for a coaching change, Mao Asada’s decision at last month’s Japan nationals to cut the number of triple axels she attempted in her free skate from two to one was significant. It appeared to be an admission ...
With the Vancouver Olympics only 50 days away, Mao Asada will take the ice on Saturday in Osaka looking for redemption at the Japan nationals, having not skated competitively for two months. Mao last competed in October at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, where ...
Kanako Murakami captured the ladies singles title at the Junior Grand Prix Final on Sunday with an inspired performance in the free skate. Trailing Russia’s Polina Shelepen by just .02 after the short program, the 15-year-old Murakami overtook her rival by landing six triple ...
World champion Kim Yu Na fashioned a near flawless free skate to overtake Miki Ando and win the Grand Prix Final on Saturday night. Kim landed four triple jumps while performing to Gershwin’s “Concerto in F” and topped Ando by nearly three points (188.86-185.94) ...
Only 13 months removed from reconstructive surgery on his right knee, Daisuke Takahashi took another major step in his comeback by seizing the lead after the short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday night. Skating before a capacity crowd at Tokyo’s Yoyogi ...
Yuzuru Hanyu is in third place following the short program at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Tokyo on Thursday night, trailing China’s Nan Song and American Ross Miner. Hanyu, the top qualifier entering the competition, performed to the soundtrack from “Mission Impossible: II.” ...
Like a great fighter looking to land a knockout punch, world champion Kim Yu Na enters the Grand Prix Final seeking to eliminate any doubt about who will win the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Kim is the prohibitive favorite in the elite ...