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 ...
A Washington state judge rejected a lawsuit Friday aimed at undoing a deal to build a new professional basketball and hockey arena in Seattle — a key part of plans to bring the NBA back to town. King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North ...
Golden State sends former Tokyo Apache forward Jeremy Tyler to the Atlanta Hawks in a move to cut salary.
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 ...
It’s a bit premature to say the Ryukyu Golden Kings need to push the panic button. Their 24-8 win-loss record is the league’s best (based on winning percentage), the same as the Yokohama B-Corsairs’ through Sunday. But after a magical 15-0 start, the reigning ...
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics.Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics.
Joe Johnson came through twice with big shots and helped the Brooklyn Nets end a long losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks. Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and then his buzzer-beating jumper at the end of ...
Magic Johnson is one of the most successful athletes on and off the field of play, winning titles in the NBA, college and high school and making millions in business. The Hall of Fame basketball player and an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
The NBA icon, who oversaw the team during 10 championship seasons, passes away at age 80.
