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 ...
Standing at the free-throw line, Chiba Jets big man Joe Werner appeared relaxed and confident during Sunday’s game against the host Tokyo Cinq Reves. After all, it’s a familiar place for him to be. Werner has attempted 209 free throws in the season’s first ...
All good things must come to an end. For the Chiba Jets, their nine-game winning streak ended on Monday in an 88-77 defeat to the visiting Iwate Big Bulls. Carlos Dixon scored 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting and went 8-for-11 at the free-throw line ...
Eight straight victories is an impressive feat in any pro sports league. Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Chiba Jets are unbeaten in 2013. Their last eight victories have not come against elite teams; in fact, those teams are a combined 21-67 through Sunday. ...
