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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 ...
Ricky Wods and Cohey Aoki grew up on opposites sides of the Pacific Ocean. But both are big keys for their team. Woods, a New Orleans native, and Aoki, who hails from Fukuoka, played starring roles for the visiting Tokyo Cinq Reves in a ...
Neither team has a shot at making the playoffs. Neither team will finish anywhere near .500. But both teams personify the spirited competitor who happens to be their head coach, former players Ryan Blackwell of the Gunma Crane Thunders and Tracy Williams of the ...
It was only fitting that in a city that means green in Japanese, both teams’ offense had the perpetual green light in this entertaining, up-tempo bj-league series. The green light especially signaled a quick-strike offense from the perimeter. Or as John Humphrey, the Saitama ...
The Saitama Broncos find themselves in a familiar place as the season heads into its stretch run — near the bottom of the pack. And they will miss the playoffs for an eighth consecutive season. But since All-Star John “Helicopter” Humphrey’s return after missing ...
Suddenly, the Saitama Broncos are one of the hottest clubs in the 21-team bj-league.
When you’re hot, you’re hot. Saitama Broncos guard Yuki Kitamuki drained 8 of 12 3-pointers en route to a game-best 30 points and dished out nine assists in an 89-84 victory over the Sendai 89ers on Friday, and Saitama completed a two-game sweep. John ...