Ryo Ishikawa breaks Tour record in Nagoya
Teenager Ryo Ishikawa carded a 12-under-par 58 – the lowest score ever on a major tour – to win the Crowns tournament ....
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Amra-Faye Wright takes her turn with Japanese for Chicago in Japan
Plenty of actresses with good lungs and great legs have played Velma Kelly, the publicity-hungry killer in “Chicago,” ....
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Japanese American heroes honored
Hearing about a shortage of farm laborers in California, the couple who would become Susumu Ito’s parents moved from Hir....
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Japan, Asia’s dominant rugby nation
Defending champions Japan opened their Asian Five Nations campaign with an emphatic 71-13 win over South Korea on Saturday....
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Karina cast for “Ashita no Joe” movie adaptation
Model and actress Karina has been cast as the heroine in the upcoming “Ashita no Joe” movie adaptation, starring NEWS ....
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Japanese Astro-Technology SOHLA promises Moon-walking robot by 2015
Japanese SME cooperative Astro-Technology SOHLA wants to put a humanoid robot on the moon by 2015. (image: Astro-Technolog....
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Forever 21 replaces Gucci store in Ginza
photo by jpellgen Move over Gucci. Here comes Forever 21. Trend-conscious Japan is outgrowing its longtime love affair wit....
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Golden Week exodus peaks
The holiday exodus reached a peak at the Narita International Airport near Tokyo Thursday, with 46,200 people expected to ....
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Erika Sawajiri headed for a divorce?
On Sunday night, the Fuji TV show “Mr. Sunday” broke the news that actress Erika Sawajiri (24) appears to be headed fo....
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Tokyo Sky Tree Tower to be the “It Spot” this Golden Week
With many people expected to flock to Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, during the Golden Week holiday period, ward of....
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100,000 people attended rally demanding base be moved off Okinawa
Thousands of Japanese have protested over a controversial US military base on the island of Okinawa. The location of the m....
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Justin Bieber gives Japan kudos as one of favorite places in the world
Canadian teen singer Justin Bieber has named Japan as one of his favorite places in the world after a recent promotional t....
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Japense Companies Team-Up on Future of Cell-phones
Four leading Japanese electronics makers said Monday they will team up with top network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the....
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Gundam-themed cafe opens in Akihabara
About 200 people lined up on Saturday for the early-morning opening of the first official “Gundam”-themed cafe, based ....
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Nintama Rantaro to be live-action film
Seishiro Kato The long-running anime series “Nintama Rantaro” is being adapted as a live-action film, directed by Takas....
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Japan to open it’s first foriegn military base due to piracy concerns
Japan is opening its first overseas army base in Djibouti, a small African state strategically located at the southern end....
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Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Rock’n’Roll Circus” led the album rankings this week
Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Rock’n'Roll Circus” led the album rankings this week with over 205,000 copies sold. This is ....
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U.S. says no way on relocating Futenma Base to Tokunoshima Island
Tokunoshima Island The United States has rejected the idea of relocating the U.S. Futenma base to Tokunoshima Island, a con....
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Japanese police bomb squad checks out package sent to Hatoyama
A Japanese police bomb squad was Friday investigating a mail package containing wires and batteries sent to Prime Minister....
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Apple Big Winner in Japan’s Smartphone Market for 2009
Apple Inc. shipped 1.69 million iPhones in Japan in the fiscal year ended March 31, capturing the top share of the country....
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Winscape makes for an awesome window with any view
I never tire of the uses for wii remotes. Below are two videos featuring some cool geekery and even a shot from a shinkan....
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Machine changes Shredded Office Documents into Toilet Paper
Ever wanted to just wipe your @$$ with that memo? Well now you can in complete comfort and with no worry of paper cuts. ....
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Yamazaki Performs cool “red bubble” experiment
Mystery: Why doesn’t colored bubblebath make colored soap bubbles in water? Promising her seven-year-old daughter she w....
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Stuck in Tokyo can get expensive for homesick travelers
Being stranded in Asia as a cloud of volcanic ash over Europe causes air traffic chaos has taken a punitive toll on travele....
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Japan proposes to cut minke whale catch quota in Antarctic Sea
Japan has proposed catching up to 440 southern minke whales for what it calls research purposes in the Antarctic Ocean, do....
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Imax to expand in Japan with more screens
Imax Corp., the developer of technology for projecting movies on giant screens, plans to more than double the number of th....
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Michael Jackson memorabilia exhibit to be held in Japan
Nearly 300 items of Michael Jackson memorabilia — from the huge Neverland sign that once marked the entrance to his Cali....
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X JAPAN Annouces it will release a Full Album in English!
X JAPAN will release their first original full album in the last 14 years in English. Of course this is also the first tim....
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AV Actress, Aoi Sora, ignites Chiness Twittersphere
AOI Sola (also known as Sora Aoi, Sola Aoi) is a Japanese AV actress famous for her large breasts. She is also an award-wi....
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Yuji Nakazawa on Japan and this year’s World Cup
Rank outsiders to everyone but themselves, Japan should fear no one at this year’s World Cup, captain Yuji Nakazawa said....
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