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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.
Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ...
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 ...
Shane Williams said Monday he was very proud to help out the British and Irish Lions in his cameo tour appearance in the countdown to this weekend’s opening test against ...
Less than a week from the first British and Irish Lions test against Australia, former Wallaby coach Bob Dwyer has labeled the visitors as cheats because of illegal scrimmaging and ...
Japan recorded its first official test-match win against a Tier One nation Saturday, when it defeated Wales 23-8 at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. But it was the defensive ...
Ireland’s Simon Zebo has been rushed straight into the British and Irish Lions team and will start on the left ...
New Zealand has named six uncapped players in a 32-man squad for the three-test rugby series against France which begins ...
Australia has been forced by injury to make three changes to its preliminary squad for the opening test against the British and Irish Lions. Winger Digby Ioane, lock Sitaleki Timani and backrower Scott Higginbotham were all removed from the squad which assembled in Sydney ...
Rugby convert Israel Folau was included in the 25-man Wallabies squad on Sunday to take on the British and Irish Lions in a three-test series starting next month, with Quade Cooper the most notable omission — for now. James O’Connor, Berrick Barnes, and Christian ...
Japan goes into Saturday’s HSBC Asian 5 Nations clash with South Korea on the back of an eight-game winning streak against its archrival. A 19-19 draw in May 2004 was the last time Japan failed to beat the Koreans and its last loss came ...
New Zealand fly-half Stephen Donald will leave Bath at the end of the season to move to Japanese team Mitsubishi Dynaboars. Former Waikato star Donald joined Bath in November 2011, shortly after kicking the winning penalty as the All Blacks beat France in the ...
Former All Blacks flanker Jerry Collins has been arrested in Hamamatsu on charges of illegally carrying a kitchen knife in a department store, police said on Sunday. The 32-year-old, who played for New Zealand in 48 international games from 2001 to 2008, including the ...
All Blacks star fly-half Dan Carter on Wednesday denied speculation he had signed a deal to play Japanese club rugby but did not rule out the prospect of a foray into the big-money league. The 31-year-old, one of the highest-profile players in world rugby, ...
Ronan O’Gara, Ireland’s most-capped rugby player, was on Sunday left off the Six Nations squad to face France in Dublin next weekend, raising more doubts over the 36-year-old’s international future. The veteran fly-half was ignored by coach Declan Kidney when the 32-man squad was ...
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen expressed disappointment Tuesday at Richard Kahui’s decision to play rugby in Japan next year, saying he was frustrated the center never gave him a chance to change his mind. Kahui announced last week that he would move to Top ...
Richard Kahui, a 2011 World Cup winner with the All Blacks, has signed a two-year deal with Japan Top League side Toshiba Brave Lupus, his current Super Rugby team announced Wednesday. “I love being a Chief, but it is no secret that I have ...
Shota Horie is set to become the first Japanese ever to play in the Super 15, after he was named Tuesday in the Melbourne Rebels’ match-day 22 for their first-round game with the Western Force on Friday. The 27-year-old hooker was on the replacements’ ...
Defending Top League champions Suntory Sungoliath carried their unbeaten record into the playoff final with a come-from-behind 38-19 semifinal win over Kobe Kobelco Steelers on Saturday. After winning all 13 league games during the regular season, Sungoliath trailed 19-9 at the break with all ...
Gay rights advocates in New Zealand have called for a homosexual All Blacks player to openly declare his sexuality and act as a role model in the fight against bigotry. Broadcaster Steve Gray told the Sunday Star-Times that he was aware there had been ...