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Farmers in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, have begun planting rice in a district once designated a no-go zone because of radioactive fallout ejected by the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Recently I was asked to write a blurb for a new liquid plant-nutrient. As soon as I saw the name of the product, 早根早起 （Hayane Hayaoki), I smiled at this example of linguistic creativity.
Life in Japan just seems tailor-made for certain foreign residents, who slip into the fabric of this society as smoothly as a hand slides into a glove. American Curtis Patterson, a professional koto player and music teacher, is a case in point. Not only ...
Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune “Only Teardrops,” despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, ...
One team’s quest for a first title has ended. The other team’s fight will continue next season. The Yokohama B-Corsairs outplayed the Rizing Fukuoka in Sunday’s bj-league championship game, controlling the tempo for larger stretches and making enough timely baskets to fill an instructional ...
There’s something about the playoffs that brings the best out of Boston Bruins forward David Krejci. Krejci, in his sixth year in the NHL with the Bruins, broke the Maple Leafs’ hearts Wednesday night with a hat trick, including the overtime winner past James ...
Just when it seemed like the San Jose Sharks would have to make an unwanted trip back to Vancouver, their power-play clicked, and gave the franchise something it never experienced. Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the Sharks completed their ...
After going nearly two full games without a goal, the New York Rangers were hardly expected to net four against Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals. They did, and it almost wasn’t enough. Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the ...
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings will play their first outdoor game in 23 years when they face the Anaheim Ducks next January at Dodger Stadium. The Kings and Ducks will play at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers on January ...
The Nippon Paper Cranes routed the Tohoku Free Blades in a comprehensive 6-2 victory to win their second consecutive title at the national ice hockey championship on Sunday. Nippon paper jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Tohoku tied it 2-all, but Toshiyuki Kito ...
BOSTON AP — Milan Lucic scored two goals and Tuukka Rask made 33 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday. Boston extended the Islanders’ futility to 1-15-3 in their past 19 games. New York, ...
One-time NHL goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji said Thursday he is willing to contribute his overseas experience in playing for the Nikko Icebucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey League. “I want to offer my overseas experience for the team. I will give my all to ...
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings had a hat trick, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin added his fifth goal in five games and unbeaten Russia cruised into the ice hockey world championship quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory over Denmark on ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg police are investigating the criminal complaint filed by former NHL star Theo Fleury alleging he was sexually assaulted by his junior ice hockey coach. “Members of the Winnipeg Police Service Sex Crimes Unit have entered into an investigation as result ...
The Seibu Prince Rabbits, an ice hockey team with a 37-year history, is the latest casualty of Japan’s economic crises. The Rabbits were disbanded Tuesday after the club’s parent company, Prince Hotels Inc., was unable to find a new owner. Since announcing its withdrawal ...
An efficient offense carried the Nippon Paper Cranes to a 3-2 victory over the Seibu Prince Rabbits in Game 7 of the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Monday at DyDo Drinco Ice Arena in Tokyo. With the victory, the Cranes wrapped up their ...
The Seibu Prince Rabbits staved off elimination in the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Friday afternoon in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, defeating the host Nippon Paper Cranes 7-4 in Game 5. Rabbits captain Takahito Suzuki had a hat trick to lead, including two goals ...