Japan: Kujukuri beach on Tokyo’s doorstep
Discover ‘Little Hawaii’ just an hour from Tokyo A different kind of life drifts by at Kujukuri-hama beach on … Continue reading Japan: Kujukuri beach on Tokyo’s doorstep
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I am Christopher Johnson, journalist and author of Siamese Dreams, Kobe Blue and Freedom's Rainbow. I like sports, travel and music
Japan’s government indecision leaves disaster victims in limbo
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/2/short-term-leaders-japan-disaster-victims-limbo/?page=all FUKUSHIMA CITY, JAPAN FUKUSHIMA CITY, JAPAN — Disaster survivors in northeastern Japan are demanding that government officials spend more … Continue reading Japan’s government indecision leaves disaster victims in limbo
Japan music festivals demanding too much of fans?
Are Japan's music festivals just sterile, fun-free cash cows? They're a raging success, but some say Japanese music events take … Continue reading Japan music festivals demanding too much of fans?
Japan photos for Summersonic Festival of Endurance story
0050 — Long Live Rock. Japanese fans paying high prices must endure extreme heat, rain, mud, discomfort and fatigue to … Continue reading Japan photos for Summersonic Festival of Endurance story
2004 tsunami follows Thaksin to Japan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/22/fugitive-thai-leader-visit-ja… TOKYO– Fugitive billionaire and former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who plans to visit March 11 tsunami victims in Japan … Continue reading 2004 tsunami follows Thaksin to Japan
Japan needs more helps in disaster zone
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/18/tsunami-hit-areas-need-more-h… ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN — When Masaru Tanaka joined a rush of volunteers during holidays in May, he planned to stay in the tsunami … Continue reading Japan needs more helps in disaster zone
Japanese tourists returning to miracle Matsushima
See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/17/matsushima-japan-japanese-tou… Matsushima, Japan— While foreign visitors are continuing to avoid the disaster … Continue reading Japanese tourists returning to miracle Matsushima
Many in Japan learn to live at the bottom of the pyramid
Christopher Johnson: SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The tsunami disaster and economic hardship in Japanhave created a new breed of entrepreneurs. Kenji Yui (left) … Continue reading Many in Japan learn to live at the bottom of the pyramid
Exuberant Brazil jump for joy to win Olympic volleyball gold
Spain basketball: passion, fire, flopping … and winning
Murray, having fun, wins Olympic tennis at Wimbledon
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Fuji Rock photos: Qumico Fucci of the Sherbets
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Fuji Rock photos: Kenichi Asai of the Sherbets
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Fuji Rock photos: Sotomura (drums) and Nakata (bass) of the Sherbets
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Fuji Rock photos: Jason Mercer and Ron Sexsmith band
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Fuji Rock photos: Ron Sexsmith
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Fuji Rock photos: Ra Ra Riot
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Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay
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Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay
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Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay
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Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay
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Fuji Rock photos: the Naked and Famous
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Fuji Rock photos: the Birthday
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Fuji Rock photos: Tinariwen
See the full gallery on Posterous all rights reserved, not for download, distribution or syndication Majestic Moroccans bring … Continue reading Fuji Rock photos: Tinariwen
Fuji Rock photos: No Age
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Fuji Rock photos: the Kills
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Fuji Rock photos: the Birthday
See the full gallery on Posterous All rights reserved, not for download, distribution or syndication. Awesome Japanese hard rock … Continue reading Fuji Rock photos: the Birthday
Fuji Rock photos: Apollo 18
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Fuji Rock photos: Incubus
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Fuji Rock photos: Coldplay
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Fuji Rock photos: the Sherbets
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Giant center Cambage leads powerhouse Australian women at London 2012
Elizabeth Cambage, who is 6’8”, became perhaps the first woman to ever dunk a basketball at Olympic competition. She leads … Continue reading Giant center Cambage leads powerhouse Australian women at London 2012
Japan calls for global action on currencies
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/4/japan-intervenes-weaken-yen/pr… TOKYO — Japan’s government called for global action to calm currency markets Thursday as it took bold measures to … Continue reading Japan calls for global action on currencies
Japan: government fumbling led to distribution of radioactive cattle feed
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/MG29Dh01.html Japan slow to close door on nuclear food TOKYO – Somehow, when much of the world was worried about … Continue reading Japan: government fumbling led to distribution of radioactive cattle feed
Japan radiation worse than reported in March
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/28/japan-told-of-more-radiation-exposure/print/ TOKYO — Japanese authorities this week released information that paints a more worrisome picture of the ongoing nuclear crisis … Continue reading Japan radiation worse than reported in March
JAPAN: Beating the heat by saving juice
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/22/japanese-saving-energy-despit… TOKYO — The central government has asked civil servants to wear T-shirts and Hawaiian shirts instead of suits and … Continue reading JAPAN: Beating the heat by saving juice
JAPAN: fans savour World Cup victory
Fans and players rejoice after women’s team defeats the United States to claim football’s ultimate prize http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/play/japan-savors-soccer-world-cup-success-575576 By Christopher Johnson 18 July, … Continue reading JAPAN: fans savour World Cup victory
JAPAN: Beef added to contaminated menu
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/16/japan-adds-beef-to-the-contam… TOKYO — A growing scandal over radioactive meat shipped and consumed across the country is threatening to revive global … Continue reading JAPAN: Beef added to contaminated menu
JAPAN: Women’s soccer players embody resilience of disaster survivors
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/17/womens-soccer-team-embodies-j… TOKYO — Like flags in a soccer stadium, the banners are everywhere across Japan’s tsunami disaster zone. They often bear … Continue reading JAPAN: Women’s soccer players embody resilience of disaster survivors
JAPAN: photos of Otsuchi
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JAPAN: youth needed to rebuild town
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/27/wanted-a-generation-to-rebuild-a-ruined-japanese-t/ Wanted: A generation to rebuild a ruined Japanese town MUCH TO DO: Takaaki Goto, 74, looks at a cemetery of … Continue reading JAPAN: youth needed to rebuild town
JAPAN: Taro town, model of recovery in Japan
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JAPAN: Awareness, not walls, saved town from tsunami
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/4/tsunami-drill-saved-japanese-town-from-worse-fate/ TARO, Japan — This fishing village should have suffered massive casualties from the March 11 tsunami that tore through the town … Continue reading JAPAN: Awareness, not walls, saved town from tsunami
JAPAN: Chance of rain, and tsunami
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/9/japan-prepares-for-the-next-big-one/ TOKYO — It sounds like a weather forecast — not for today, but for the next 30 years. There … Continue reading JAPAN: Chance of rain, and tsunami
JAPAN: Debate over nuclear energy
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/14/japanese-debate-whether-to-re… TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear industry is eager to restart reactors shut down for maintenance or switched off after the … Continue reading JAPAN: Debate over nuclear energy
JAPAN: Numbers of dead, missing and alive don’t add up
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/15/numbers-dont-add-japan-disast… Otsuchi, Japan— They are the mysterious people, neither counted among the dead nor the living. In Otsuchi town, officials … Continue reading JAPAN: Numbers of dead, missing and alive don’t add up
JAPAN: Spirits protected temples from tsunami and fires
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/8/magic-temple-soothes-tsunami-s… OTSUCHI, Japan | On a misty Sunday morning, a cloud of fog seems to hover like a halo over … Continue reading JAPAN: Spirits protected temples from tsunami and fires
Japan: Softbank goes solar, will others follow?
Japan’s private sector split on nuclear switch http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/ME28Dh01.html TOKYO – Softbank president Masayoshi Son is not waiting for entrenched utilities and … Continue reading Japan: Softbank goes solar, will others follow?
JAPAN: Pubs, food shops first to reopen in tsunami zone
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/pubs-grocery-stores-first-to-… YAMADA, Japan — In many parts of the tsunami disaster zone, the first Japanese shops to reopen have been pubs and … Continue reading JAPAN: Pubs, food shops first to reopen in tsunami zone
Japan: a Tokyo tsunami?
Will a monster tsunami hit Tokyo soon? The experts tell us what could happen to the capital if another massive … Continue reading Japan: a Tokyo tsunami?
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