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Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to topple the Italian government, leaving him weaker than ever and zapping the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him for two decades as he faces the possible loss of his Senate seat and a ban from ...
Hatsudai has a lot going for it. This quiet low-rise residential neighborhood just minutes west of Shinjuku boasts a friendly traditional shōtengai (shopping street) and a lively annual Awa Odori dance festival. Now add to that a really outstanding restaurant. Anis opened in early ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI. For years, the charismatic young star of the kabuki world has never long been out of the ...
Reigning champion Kei Nishikori made quick work of Feliciano Lopez, walloping the Spaniard in a straight-sets victory Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The world No. 13 Nishikori needed little over an hour to put away Lopez, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ...
Fujitsu Frontiers running back Gino Gordon earned a chance to play in Japan and really cherishes the opportunity. Gordon was born to an American father, Charles, and a Japanese mother, Fujiko, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture before the family moved back to Southern California when ...
The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth. From May 3-5, Takashi Kurihara earned a rare opportunity for a football player from Japan; he participated ...
They certainly have a physically demanding and dangerous job, but they don’t rest even off duty. The Eagles are unique bunch in the X League, Japan’s top football circuit. The players are officers in the Ninth Riot Squad of the Metropolitan Police Department, which ...
The Kajima Deers are known as one of the powerhouse teams in the X League, Japan’s corporate football circuit. But they will no longer go with the name “Kajima” after this year. The club announced Wednesday that the 2013 season would be the last ...