AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
J. League leader Kashiwa Reysol gave another example of their growing championship credentials with a comfortable 2-0 win over Yokohama F.Marinos on Saturday. Reysol went into the match with a three-point lead at the top of the table after six wins and a draw ...
Yokohama F. Marinos kept up their impressive start to the J. League season with a well-deserved 2-0 away win over Urawa Reds on Tuesday. Marinos went into the match at Saitama Stadium unbeaten after starting the campaign with a win and two draws, and ...
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Yokohama F. Marinos on Tuesday named former Japan international midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura as the team’s captain for the upcoming season. “With everyone’s cooperation I will make a big effort so that when it comes to the end of the season people hopefully ...
YOKOHAMA — Yokohama F. Marinos manager Kazushi Kimura has set his sights on nothing less than the J. League title as he attempts to shake the former powerhouse out if its seven-year slumber. Three-time champion Yokohama has not won any silverware since back-to-back league ...
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday announced the acquisition of former World Cup striker Masashi Oguro. Last year, Oguro scored seven goals in 22 matches for FC Tokyo, who were relegated to the J. League second division for the 2011 season. “I’m happy ...
