Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use its adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex offenses.
Figure Skating Jan 6, 2013
Figure skater Takahashi plans to retire after 2014 Sochi Games
Reigning Grand Prix Final men’s figure skating champion Daisuke Takahashi said Saturday he plans on retiring after the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. “I think my amateur career will end with Sochi,” said the 26-year-old Takahashi, who took part in an ice dance exhibition the ...
Winter Sports Jan 6, 2013
Takahashi nabs third World Cup triumph of season
Teenager Sara Takanashi returned from a training crash in spectacular form on Saturday, with her third victory this season on the women’s World Cup ski jump circuit in Schonwald, Germany. The 16-year-old from Hokkaido was competing for the first time since Dec. 20, when ...