Belgium says it will work toward giving visas to once-missing Uighur family in China
Belgium says it is working toward providing visas to a Uighur family that went missing after being escorted out of its embassy in Beijing last week under murky circumstances. The woman and her four children disappeared for weeks, alarming her husband, before reportedly being located ...
Belgium seeks Uighur family in Xinjiang after police took them from its Beijing embassy
A Belgian diplomat was expected to travel to China's restive Xinjiang region on Tuesday to confirm the whereabouts of a Uighur family that was escorted from Belgium's embassy in Beijing by police last month. The disappearance of the woman and her four children has alarmed ...
Japan sweeps Belgium; Saki Hayashi named series MVP
Japan's women's basketball team concluded a two-game exhibition series sweep of Belgium with a 84-71 win at Adastria Mito Arena on Sunday. Newcomer Saki Hayashi was the heroine for the second consecutive game as she knocked down five 3-pointers for the Akatsuki Five. "I had a ...
Strong outside shooting carries Japan past Belgium
Japan kept hitting shots from beyond the 3-point line and tamed Belgium 91-75 in the first game of their two-game exhibition series at Adastria Mito Arena on Friday night. Newcomer Saki Hayashi knocked down five 3-pointers in a 19-point performance to lead the Akatsuki Five. ...
Portrait book years in the making explores identity from eyes of mixed-race Japanese
Japanese-Belgian photographer Tetsuro Miyazaki's ongoing project Hāfu2Hāfu, which documents the portraits and thoughts on identity of Japanese mixed-race individuals, is being released after years in the making. Individuals with mixed roots are colloquially referred to in Japanese as hāfu, the Japanese pronunciation of the word ...
Two Belgian women, renouncing Islamic State, fear they will never go home with their six kids
Two Belgian women who joined Islamic State in Syria said on Sunday they were losing hope they will ever go home after a Belgian court overturned a ruling to repatriate them with their six children. Tatiana Wielandt and Bouchra Abouallal, each 26, said that as ...
Belgian club Sint-Truiden signs ex-Yokohama FC youth player Kosuke Kinoshita
Belgian top flight club Sint-Truiden on Friday announced the signing of former Japan under-19 forward Kosuke Kinoshita from Swedish second-tier side Halmstads BK. The 24-year-old Kinoshita, who stands 190 cm , will join compatriots Wataru Endo and Takehiro Tomiyasu at the club owned by Japanese ...
Belgium has best World Cup showing, beats England by 2-0 to secure third-place finish
Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to secure its best-ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate's side home with a second straight loss. France will face Croatia in Sunday's final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. A ...
'You, Angela': Trump claims victory after forcing NATO leaders into crisis talks with tirade
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday, saying allies had sharply increased defense spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders. Officials at the meeting said Trump had shocked many present and ...
In wake of World Cup loss to Belgium, Japanese fans look back on unexpected run
Fans of the national soccer team were reflective on Tuesday after Japan's loss to Belgium in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, with many looking back fondly on their better-than-expected performance in Russia. A win would have secured the team's first ever advancement to the ...
Samurai Blue and fans win praise for clean exit, and dignity in defeat
Despite a heartbreaking defeat and exit from the World Cup in Russia on Monday, the Japan national team and its supporters have again won plaudits on social media not only for their fair play and sportsmanship, but also for thoroughly cleaning up the stadium, ...
