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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.
To be a star athlete, you don’t necessarily have to play well all the time. You only need to rise to the occasion. Noriaki Kinoshita has that star quality. In Monday night’s Japan X Bowl at Tokyo Dome, the wide receiver scored three touchdowns ...
As perhaps much expected, Nadeshiko Japan was the face of the 2011 sports scene in Japan. The World Cup-winning women’s national squad received the Japan Pro Sports Grand Prize at the annual Japan Sports Awards ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Tuesday. Nadeshiko Japan ...
Shun Sugawara threw three touchdown passes and scored another on the ground as the Obic Seagulls took advantage of six turnovers to rout the Kajima Deers 45-20 on Sunday in the semifinals of the X League playoffs. The defending X League and national champion ...
Mission accomplished. The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks are the 2011 NPB champions. Although they were forced to play a decisive seventh game in the Japan Series, the Hawks displayed dominance on the diamond throughout the year. The Hawks were triumphant during interleague play, in the ...
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks second baseman Yuichi Honda will celebrate his 27th birthday on Saturday. If he can also help his team win the Japan Series, well that’d be the icing on the cake. Honda and the Hawks returned home Friday and held a two-hour ...
Hiroki Kokubo leads his team with his irreplaceable guts and leadership, not just with his bat. Nobody really thought that Fukuoka Softbank would come back to Kyushu for the Japan Series’ final two games, after the Pacific League champions dropped the series’ first two ...
Obviously, all eyes are on the remaining two teams as they vie for the 2011 Japan Series titles. That makes this a different stage than any other. But at the same time, it’s the same ballgame and it’s nothing different than any other game. ...
With the Dragons’ surprising 2-0 start to the ongoing Japan Series, their loyal fans may be able to see something they hadn’t expected before it began: manager Hiromitsu Ochiai being tossed in the air at their home house. The fans surely would believe that ...
After another extra-inning 2-1 victory, Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai said he believes his team is used to being on the big stage. His players are living up to expectations better than the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, their opponent in the Japan Series. For instance, Chunichi ...
Don’t be deceived by his baby face. If you do, he’ll bite you badly. Dragons setup man Takuya Asao relieved starter Chen Wei-yin late before handing the pitching duties to closer Hitoki Iwase, who retired the final batter, in Game 1 of the Japan ...
Throughout the Climax Series final stage, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama maintained a blunt attitude when asked how he would compare this year’s team with last year’s squad, saying, “last year was last year. This year is this year.” It wasn’t necessarily a ...
The invitation ticket for the Japan Series had been delivered before the game was officially over. Hawks closer Takahiro Mahara got three outs in the top of the 12th inning with the score tied 1-1, and at that moment, the two-time reigning Pacific League ...