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The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the “main culprit” for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ...
Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the “best birthday party ever” when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ...
As far as debuts go, Shohei Otani's delivered. The celebrated rookie pitched fairly well on Thursday night, and though he finished outside the decision, he left the mound with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters well within striking distance of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Teams around the J. League have been busy parading their winter recruits this week, but if the recent travails of several promoted sides are anything to go by, this year’s J1 new boys will need all the reinforcements they can get. Ventforet Kofu, Shonan ...
The Panasonic Trians grabbed their first Emperor’s Cup in 16 years with a 64-61 victory over the Aisin Sea Horses in the men’s final of the All-Japan Championship on Monday, prevailing in the second half thanks to their stingy defense. Georgetown University product Jameel ...
Kashiwa Reysol set up a New Year’s Day Emperor’s Cup final showdown with Gamba Osaka after beating Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 on Saturday. Reysol and Marinos both went into the semifinal at National Stadium determined to end their record of never having won the ...
Former J. League champions Kashiwa Reysol avoided a potential banana skin and edged non-league Yokogawa Musashino 1-0 on Saturday to advance to the last eight of the Emperor’s Cup. Yokogawa had knocked out holders FC Tokyo en route to the fourth round and the ...