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 ...
Veterans Kosuke Takeuchi and Ryota Sakurai powered Hayabusa Japan at both ends of the floor in a 60-50 win over China in the FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals at Ota City General Gymnasium on Thursday night. Takeuchi led Japan with 18 points and 10 rebounds ...
Forward Nikkhah Bahrami scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to help Iran overcome a 12-point deficit in a 71-65 victory over host Japan in their final first-round game in the fourth FIBA Asia Cup at Ota City General Gymnasium on ...
Power forward Kosuke Takeuchi and guard Kosuke Kanamaru scored 14 points apiece as host Japan defeated Qatar 73-69 in Group B action in the fourth FIBA Asia Cup on Friday night. “I think our young players really contributed to the team,” Japan coach Kimikazu ...
Up until a year ago, Germany wasn’t even an option to for running back Soichiro Tsukuda. But now that he’s on the gridiron there, he’s pleased with the way things turned out. Tsukuda is currently playing in the German Football League, which he initially ...
Fujitsu, last year’s X League runnerup, prevailed despite IBM quarterback Kevin Craft’s mighty passing game as the Frontiers edged the Big Blue 24-20 in the opening game of the 2012 X League season at Tokyo Dome on Thursday night. With the Frontiers trailing 20-17 ...
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have struggled for much of the season, but the reigning Japan Series champions finally seem to be putting everything together just as the pennant race is about to turn the final corner. The Hawks offense came through late and extended ...
As super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka prepares to square off against Nonito Donaire of the Philippines in a unification title match, the 36-year-old is as psyched up as he’s ever been in his storied career. Nishioka, the WBC champion, will face Donaire, who holds ...
After the 17-day extravaganza of the London Olympics, the Japanese delegation — which gave the country excitement and insomnia on a daily basis — made a triumphant return home on Tuesday. At a welcome ceremony in Tokyo, Japan Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda proudly ...
People may laughingly call Japanese quarterback Tomotsuna Inoue’s challenge reckless, but he isn’t letting that stand in his way. Inoue desperately wants to become an NFL player. The 26-year-old is currently in the United States, traveling all over the country looking for an opportunity ...
A professional sports team has essentially two goals: Trying to win a championship and promoting the team to attract fans. While the first is always unpredictable as luck plays a part, the latter can be achieved by persistent and strategic efforts. Promotions are a ...
