AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...
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 ...
Japan’s strong showing at the recent Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, set the table for what promises to be a fascinating 14 months leading up to the 2014 Olympic Games in the same city. With six of the 12 skaters in singles being ...
Two-time world champion Mao Asada will be looking to clinch her place in the Grand Prix Final at this week’s NHK Trophy in Sendai. Mao won the Cup of China two weeks ago in Shanghai and will bring momentum from that victory into the ...
The senior Grand Prix season began with a bang for Japan as Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida swept the medals at Skate America last Saturday. The strong showing could be a harbinger of what lies ahead in the coming months for the ...
Kim Yu Na geared up for her much-anticipated return to competition this season by announcing her musical selections for her programs recently through her agency, All That Sports. The 2010 Olympic gold medalist has selected “Kiss of the Vampire” for her short program and ...
Great news descended upon the skating world last week when Kim Yu Na announced she was returning to competition with the goal of taking part in the 2014 Sochi Games. With Kim and two-time world champion Miki Ando sitting out last season, and Mao ...
Though much attention was placed on Mao Asada’s disappointing sixth-place finish at the world championships in Nice, France, it was still a fine showing for Japan. Taking three of the six medals in singles (Daisuke Takahashi —silver, Yuzuru Hanyu — bronze, Akiko Suzuki — ...
Mao Asada ended last year with a month of triumph and tragedy that are hard to imagine. Just two weeks after her mother Kyoko passed away at 48 on Dec. 9, Mao laced up the boots again and showed the heart of a true ...
