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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, resolved to end nearly two decades of deflation and revive the economy, explains his economic and fiscal policies to his fellow G-8 chiefs, turning "Abenomics" into an international commitment in the process.
About 45 minutes from Tokyo’s skyscrapers, resting in the hinterlands of Tachikawa there is a land of mist and dragons. It’s a place where rolling hills tumble toward an Aztec pyramid, and children bounce on clouds. The place is called Showa Kinen Koen, and ...
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
Across the colorful show floor at last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, there were games on display where players could become all manner of things, like a throat-slashing 18th-century pirate, zombie killer, a guardian of the last city on Earth, music-making sorcerer, ruthless Roman general, ...
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Kyodo) Japan’s curlers have set themselves a fresh goal of making the last four of next month’s women’s world championship after they were eliminated in the round-robin stage at the Vancouver Games. “We want to set ourselves the target we failed ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Japan’s hopes of reaching the women’s curling semifinals ended Tuesday after a loss to Sweden, coupled with a win by Switzerland, at the Vancouver Olympics. Japan fell to defending champion Sweden 10-6 and dropped its win-loss record to 3-5 in ...
Japan dropped a crucial game to Switzerland 10-4 in eight ends in the women’s curling tournament on Monday. Japan took its fourth loss in seven games and fell into a fifth-place tie with Germany in the 10-team round-robin standings. Switzerland is in fourth place ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Japan came from behind to beat Russia 12-9 in 11 ends but later lost to Germany 7-6 in the women’s curling tournament at the Vancouver Olympics on Sunday. Japan now has a 3-3 win-loss record and is tied for fourth ...
Team Aomori defeated Britain 11-4 in nine ends in the round-robin stage of the women’s curling tournament on Friday night. With the win, Japan achieved its initial goal of going at least 2-2 in the first four contests — against four tough opponents — ...