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 ...
Roberto Mancini’s pursuit of a trophy this season could be all but over by Sunday unless Manchester City can prevent Leeds from pulling off another upset in the fifth round ...
Mario Mandzukic scored against his former side as Bayern Munich maintained its Bundesliga title charge with a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg on Friday. Bayern’s 10th away victory from 11 games, ...
Japan defender Atsuto Uchida is out indefinitely with a torn hamstring, his Bundesliga club Schalke announced on Monday. Uchida did not play in Schalke’s 4-0 away defeat to leaders Bayern ...
Soccer agent Leon Angel, whose clients include England coach Roy Hodgson, was warned by FIFA about his future conduct on ...
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to Brazil’s national team, with England defeating the Selecao for the first ...
England coach Roy Hodgson has indicated that Frank Lampard’s hopes of prolonging his international career could be harmed if he moves to Major League Soccer. The 34-year-old midfielder netted the goal on Wednesday that clinched a 2-1 victory over Brazil, England’s first in 23 ...
Wigan’s on-loan winger Ryo Miyaichi could make his long-awaited comeback from an ankle injury against Bournemouth on Saturday in the third round of the F.A. Cup, English media reported Thursday. Miyaichi has endured a difficult time since arriving on loan from Arsenal in the ...
New Fortuna Dusseldorf signing Genki Omae and 19-year-old Japanese trialist Ken Matsubara left for Spain with the squad for a training camp in Marbella on Wednesday. The camp will run through Jan. 10 and Dusseldorf has a friendly lined up against Hiroshi Kiyotake’s Nuremberg ...
National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni feels 2013 will be a make-or break year for his team and hopes the Confederations Cup will serve as a springboard for the Asian champions to become a true world-class force by Brazil 2014. “In 2013, the first thing ...
Corinthians defender Paulo Andre paid tribute to his team’s formidable supporters after beating Chelsea to win the Club World Cup on Sunday night, framing it as a victory for the Brazilian people over the aristocrats of European soccer. Corinthians captured the world title with ...
Corinthians manager Tite is aiming to channel the passion of his club’s fanatical supporters in Sunday’s Club World Cup final, but warns that Chelsea will need no second invitation to exploit any lapse in his players’ resolve. South American champions Corinthians head into the ...
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is determined to prove the superiority of European soccer in Sunday’s Club World Cup final, but warns that Brazilian opponents Corinthians have the samba magic to jeopardize his side’s plans for global domination. Chelsea beat Mexico’s Monterrey 3-1 on Thursday ...
European champions Chelsea cruised into a Club World Cup final showdown against Corinthians after beating Mexico’s Monterrey 3-1 in their semifinal on Thursday night. Juan Mata opened the scoring for Chelsea midway through the first half at a far-from-sold-out Nissan Stadium, before a deflected ...
