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 ...
Standing at the free-throw line, Chiba Jets big man Joe Werner appeared relaxed and confident during Sunday’s game against the host Tokyo Cinq Reves. After all, it’s a familiar place for him to be. Werner has attempted 209 free throws in the season’s first 36 games, including a season-high 16 ...
Suddenly, the Saitama Broncos are one of the hottest clubs in the 21-team bj-league.
In the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world of pro basketball, Ryuji Kawai’s 60-30 record in 90 games as head coach wasn’t good enough. ...
The Miyazaki Shining Suns, who have a league-worst 5-31 record, and the Eastern Conference-leading Yokohama B-Corsairs (25-9) are on shaky financial ground, multiple sources claim in recent comments to The Japan Times. In the words of one source who spoke on condition of anonymity, ...
After a quiet game in the series opener, Gunma Crane Thunders point guard Jermaine Dixon lit up the scoreboard for 28 points in a 78-75 bounce-back win over the host Sendai 89ers on Tuesday night in the bj-league. Dixon was 9-for-16 from the field ...
In the season’s first 24 games, the Osaka Evessa, the bj-league’s first powerhouse team, collected five victories. They’ve now played 10 games under new head coach Bill Cartwright. Their record in that span? Five wins and five defeats. The Evessa snapped a three-game losing ...
Rebounding is all about desire, technique, hustle and even a few lucky bounces here and there. And a 19-rebound game is also about basketball IQ, which is something Ryukyu Golden Kings big man Jeff Newton has a lot of. A five-time champion in the ...
After getting swept by the visiting Saitama Broncos on Friday, the Sendai 89ers on Saturday announced head coach Bob Pierce has been relieved of his duties. The 89ers are 13-21, including 5-11 at home. They are in eighth place in the 11-team Eastern Conference. ...
When you’re hot, you’re hot. Saitama Broncos guard Yuki Kitamuki drained 8 of 12 3-pointers en route to a game-best 30 points and dished out nine assists in an 89-84 victory over the Sendai 89ers on Friday, and Saitama completed a two-game sweep. John ...
It’s a bit premature to say the Ryukyu Golden Kings need to push the panic button. Their 24-8 win-loss record is the league’s best (based on winning percentage), the same as the Yokohama B-Corsairs’ through Sunday. But after a magical 15-0 start, the reigning ...
Coming off a championship game loss to the Ryukyu Golden Kings last spring, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have been on a mission to reclaim the title that was theirs in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. To do so, the Phoenix must reach the Final ...
