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A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“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, ...
Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.
Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...
Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks broke out just enough to stay in it. Anthony scored 28 points and the Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night. Reserves ...
The Knicks talked a good game but did not play one. After their Game 3 loss at Indiana, New York’s players seemed to understand their problems. They talked about making the extra pass, hitting the boards and playing with a sense of urgency in ...
Carmelo Anthony hung from the rim, the helpless defender who tried to stop his dunk lying on the court below after falling down. Pretty soon, Anthony’s jumper was falling, too. Once that happened, the New York Knicks blew away the Indiana Pacers with a ...
Mike Woodson likes to tell the story of how he first got into NBA coaching, which was something of a symbol for his basketball life. Woodson had finished up a solid, if unspectacular, playing career with a half dozen teams after being drafted by ...
There’s an old question you hear around the NBA sometimes. It goes like this: What’s the definition of a dynasty? Answer: When a family in China governs for hundreds of years. Or when a New York sports team wins three games in a row. ...