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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.
Kei Nishikori will be 17th among the 32 seeded players announced by organizers on Monday for the men’s and women’s singles draws for the Australian Open. The world No. 18-ranked Nishikori was the first seeded Japanese men’s player at a Grand Slam tournament since ...
Kei Nishikori retired from his Brisbane International semifinal match against world No. 3 Andy Murray on Saturday due to a leg injury. Nishikori, ranked 19th in the world, was leading the first set against the top-seeded Briton 4-1, but lost five straight games and ...
Japanese ace Kei Nishikori reached the last eight of the Brisbane International on Wednesday after a straight-sets win over Tommy Robredo of Spain. The fifth-seeded Nishikori, ranked 19th in the world, broke 114th-ranked Robredo in the second game of the first set and never ...