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 ...
In the fourth round, Benson “Smooth” Henderson caught the neck of Frankie Edgar in a guillotine, and it looked so tight. But somehow Edgar, the UFC lightweight champion, escaped. It was perhaps the most thrilling moment of the day. Possibly the most hyped moment ...
Though the NFL players and coaches at the Pro Bowl are in relaxed mode with their season wrapped up, a pair of Japanese coaches are as serious as can be, trying to absorb every moment of this valuable opportunity. Sojiro Kido and Ryoma Hagiyama ...
Former Dallas Cowboys scout Larry Dixon believes that as the world is getting smaller through globalization, there will one day be a Japanese player in the National Football League — though he can’t guarantee when. “It’s just a matter of time until there is ...
The Aisin SeaHorses certainly showed their potential with a powerful rally late in the game. But the Toyota Alvark never backed down and succeeded in stripping the Emperor’s Cup from the four-time defending champions. Philip Ricci made a slam dunk with 17 seconds left ...
The JX Sunflowers once again proved that they are the queens of the floor, giving their opponent Denso Iris a tough lesson. The Sunflowers overwhelmed Denso in every phase of the game as they grabbed their fourth-straight Empress’ Cup with a 78-52 win in ...
No quitting and no panicking. Those are championship qualities, and the Seagulls proved they have both in Japanese football’s annual showcase event. The reigning national champion Obic Seagulls completely stole the show, scoring 27 points, in the final quarter as they defeated the collegiate ...
TOYOYAMA, Aichi Pref. — On a mild Sunday morning, a throng of enthusiastic baseball-playing youngsters were waiting for their turn, while some casual adults tried to have some fun hitting the ball at one local batting cage just outside Nagoya. The scenery is nothing ...
NAGOYA — Baseball fans in Nagoya bleed Dragon blue. Unlike other big cities, including Tokyo and Osaka, where fans of different teams are intermingled, baseball almost automatically means the Chunichi Dragons in this town. The people in Nagoya and in this region are said ...
CHIBA — Obviously, it’s too early to talk about who will be the Japan Series MVP award. But after watching the way the Marines sink the Chunichi Dragons in Tuesday’s Game 3, maybe it’s not too crazy to start arguing. So far, two of ...
CHIBA — The Marines had hopes for weeks to return to the warm cheers at home on a chilly November night. The Japan Series moved to an open-aired Chiba Marine Stadium on Tuesday, when Game 3 of the Japan Series was played between Chiba ...
