Shaken by Kobe quake, Peruvian works to help Hyogo's Spanish speakers in times of disaster
Roxana Oshiro, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, came to Japan in 1991 and was living in a dormitory in Kobe with her husband and child when the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit the region in 1995. After a violent jolt, she desperately kicked the door open ...
Interpreters continue to play important role in NPB
If I had known then what I know now, I would have taken Spanish in high school instead of French. It is not that I remember any of the French (I failed the course), but there are very few — if any — professional ...
Fossil fuel advocate Palin wants to be energy czar, says immigrants in U.S. should 'speak American'
Immigrants to the United States should "speak American," former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said on Sunday, adding her voice to a controversy triggered by Donald Trump's criticism of fellow Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush's use of Spanish. "It's a benefit of Jeb ...
1715 galleon treasure: $4.5 million in rare Spanish coins found in Florida shallows
Florida treasure hunters found a trove of $4.5 million worth of Spanish gold coins 300 years to the day after a fleet of ships sank in a hurricane while en route from Havana to Spain, the salvage owner said Wednesday. The 350 coins found on ...
Lizarran: Spanish 'pinchos' means a new taste with every bite
Sometimes you just want a snack, a light bite, a nibble with a glass of something red or white. Nowhere has that figured out better than Spain, with its tapas culture. And nobody in Spain does it with more elan than the Basques, with ...
British-accented California parrot that vanished for four years returns speaking Spanish: newspaper
The owner of a parrot that spoke English with a British accent says the bird went missing for four years, only to return speaking Spanish and asking for someone named Larry, a Southern California newspaper reported on Monday. Darren Chick told the Daily Breeze newspaper ...
Spanish artist's show inspired by Fukushima sounds
Jose Maria Sicilia, an eminent Spanish modern artist, is holding an exhibition in Fukushima of works inspired by the sounds produced by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters. In an interview in Tokyo, Sicilia, 59, said he wanted to give form to victims' feelings ...
