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When I read the news item in early November about the three men in Tottori Prefecture whose mysterious deaths were linked to a woman already under arrest for fraud, I associated them with the similarly mysterious deaths of several other men linked to...
Tags: Koichi Yamazaki, Tokyo, Japan, Tottori, Physical attractiveness, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Beauty, Ugly Betty, The Eye of the Beholder
New Zealand's sagging rugby coffers are set to gain a $7 million windfall from the still soaring global popularity of the All Blacks. But even the biggest revenue return ever generated from an All Blacks tour will not be enough to prevent the New Zealand...
Tags: All Blacks, NZRU, Tokyo, London, Steve Tew, France, Marseille, Bledisloe Cup, New Zealand Rugby Union, New Zealand national rugby union team, South Africa national rugby union team
After months of avoiding the issue, Japan's government yesterday admitted that deflation is once again casting its long shadow over the land of the rising sun. The monthly report from Tokyo's Ministry of Finance is blunt in its assessment. "Recent price...
Tags: Bank of Japan, Tokyo, monetary policy, Japan, Tōkyō, Business cycle, Recessions, Economy of Japan, Debt-to-GDP ratio, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Deflation, Business Finance
Saturday 21st November, 06:47 AM JST While many airlines continue to struggle amid the prolonged recession, Middle Eastern carriers are flying high and looking to Japan. Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch flights to Tokyo in March 2010, when...
Tags: Tokyo, Narita International Airport, launch flights, Japan, Narita, Qatar Airways, Honolulu International Airport, Dublin Airport, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Tokyo International Airport, Etihad Airways, Kansai International Airport
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday he is not yet at a stage in which to draw to a conclusion by the end of the year on the issue of relocating a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa Prefecture. ‘‘I’m not yet at that stage,’’ Hatoyama told reporters...
Tags: Yukio Hatoyama, prime minister, minister yukio, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Tokyo, U.S, Tōkyō, Camp Schwab, Nago Okinawa, Katsuya Okada, Hirokazu Nakaima, Prime Ministers of Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Politics, Ichirᅤヘ Hatoyama, Chief Cabinet Secretary, Susilo, Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change, Javanese people, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Environment, Barack Obama, Eisaku Satᅤヘ, Kunio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear proliferation, War Conflict, Naoto Kan, Business Finance
The first question people ask when you say you're in the bar business in Japan is whether you have to pay money to the yakuza," says Matt Naiman, owner of several bars around Japan and a ski resort. "The answer is no, we don't.
Tags: Matt Naiman, The Japan Times, Ruby Room, Shibuya, Sonoma, Tokyo, ski lodge, Japan, Yokohama, Hospitality Recreation, Turkic peoples, Niseko Hokkaidᅤヘ, Naimans
Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima marked his return to domestic competition with victory in the 100 meters breaststroke final at a time trials meet in Tokyo on Friday. Kitajima topped the heats in 1 minute, 02.22 seconds at...
Tags: Kosuke Kitajima, Tokyo, Japan, Tōkyō, Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics ¬タモ Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Breaststroke, Brendan Hansen, allnews
In a moment of morbid humor that’s been lost with each subsequent retelling, earth scientist and professional doom-monger Bill McGuire once described Tokyo as “the city waiting to die.” It was a melodramatic way of putting a point that’s well understood...
Tags: Tokyo, Shimokitazawa, Japan, Tōkyō, Marunouchi, Odakyu Odawara Line, Wards of Tokyo
First of all, I am a Tibetan, 100 percent," says singer Alan Dawa Zhuoma. "I'll never forget the many Chinese teachers and friends who gave me knowledge and encouraged me while I studied in Chengdu and Beijing, but wherever I go, I am Tibetan and I always...
Tags: Tibetan, Atu-Lantai Dawa Zhuoma, Alan Dawa Zhuoma, Tokyo, Japan, Sichuan Conservatory, Beijing, Tōkyō, Tibetan culture, Chinese language, Entertainment Culture, Tibet, Alan Dawa Dolma, Voice of Earth
X is increasing its load from 39 films to 61 this year, to celebrate its 10th year. The flicks will be screened with English subtitles and the festival includes a newly added Korean film showcase. Solely selected for its creativity and originality, the...
Tags: Tokyo, Iran, Tehrān, Bahman Ghobadi, Cheang Pou-Soi, No One Knows About Persian Cats, Accident, Hong Kong, films, Filmex, Takeshi Kitano, Entertainment Culture