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Philippines beats European team in FIBA event for first time since 1960
Asia, Basketball, Christopher Johnson journalist, Christopher Johnson photography, FIBA, FIBA world cup 2023, Greece, Olympics, Philippines, Philippines basketball, Sports

Philippines beats European team in FIBA event for first time since 1960

The Philippines upset Latvia 89-80 in Riga to claim their first win against a European team in an official FIBA … Continue reading Philippines beats European team in FIBA event for first time since 1960

THE END OF THE WORLD: an overview of our 18-part photo series about the worst storm ever — Typhoon Haiyan
Asia, disaster, Philippines, Philippines typhoon disaster

THE END OF THE WORLD: an overview of our 18-part photo series about the worst storm ever — Typhoon Haiyan

— words and photos by Christopher Johnson — (warning: graphic images) — Typhoon Haiyan was unlike any story in recent … Continue reading THE END OF THE WORLD: an overview of our 18-part photo series about the worst storm ever — Typhoon Haiyan

Dead on the Dark Side of Japan — Murder at Narita, deaths in detention
Africa, Asia, Japan, Japan gaijin gulag, special investigative report, Uncategorized

Dead on the Dark Side of Japan — Murder at Narita, deaths in detention

A Tokyo court rules that immigration officers used illegal means to restrain an African man who died of suffocation at … Continue reading Dead on the Dark Side of Japan — Murder at Narita, deaths in detention

Same Same But Different: Comparing Thailand protests of 2010 and 2014
Asia, Photo, Thailand, Uncategorized

Same Same But Different: Comparing Thailand protests of 2010 and 2014

The Red Shirt protest movement in 2010 didn’t end well. After the Thai military ran over their protest site at … Continue reading Same Same But Different: Comparing Thailand protests of 2010 and 2014

Beautiful Thais at protests demanding reforms, justice in 2014 and 2010
Asia, Photo, Thailand

Beautiful Thais at protests demanding reforms, justice in 2014 and 2010

photos copyright Christopher Johnson Globalite Media — protesters in 2014 …. … and in 2010 …   Continue reading Beautiful Thais at protests demanding reforms, justice in 2014 and 2010

Christopher Johnson photos — best of 2013
Asia, Photo, Uncategorized

Christopher Johnson photos — best of 2013

  Continue reading Christopher Johnson photos — best of 2013

Asia, export, Photo, Uncategorized

TENNIS: Li Na’s toughness forged in Chinese industrial city

See the full gallery on Posterous Li gets going when going gets tough   Seizes victory from jaws of defeat … Continue reading TENNIS: Li Na’s toughness forged in Chinese industrial city

Asia, export, Photo, Uncategorized

TENNIS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na, tenacity with a smile

  Triumphant Li Na spills a few family secrets on way to final http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a…   Li Na’s semi-final win at … Continue reading TENNIS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na, tenacity with a smile

Asia, Photo, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized

SPORTS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na, tenacity with a smile

Triumphant Li Na spills a few family secrets on way to final http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a… Li Na’s semi-final win at the Australian … Continue reading SPORTS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na, tenacity with a smile

Asia, Photo, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized

SPORTS: The Tao of Federer

See the full gallery on Posterous See the full gallery on Posterous Continue reading SPORTS: The Tao of Federer

Asia, Photo, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized

SPORTS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na — tenacity with a smile

One-on-one with Chinese tennis ace Li Na She’s not as famous as Liu Xiang or Yao Ming, but Li Na, … Continue reading SPORTS: Chinese tennis ace Li Na — tenacity with a smile

Asia, Photo, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized

SPORTS: Li Na in quarter-final victory at Australian Open

See the full gallery on Posterous Continue reading SPORTS: Li Na in quarter-final victory at Australian Open

Asia, Photo, Travel, Uncategorized

TRAVEL: photo feature on Khao Takiap, a fishing village in Thailand

The vibrant lives of the fishermen of Khao Takiab http://travel.cnn.com/bangkok/visit/hua-hins-khao-takieb-fishing-village-171782 A colorful look at what happens before that tasty piece … Continue reading TRAVEL: photo feature on Khao Takiap, a fishing village in Thailand

Asia, Sports, Travel, Uncategorized

Golf of Siam — TIME magazine

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,445013,00.html See the full gallery on Posterous   Monday, Apr. 21, 2003 Golf of Siam By Christopher Johnson It’s only … Continue reading Golf of Siam — TIME magazine

Asia, Japan, Sports, Tennis, Uncategorized

Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT

Tennis: Few Asians reach the top ranks  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/sports/06iht-tennis.4492642.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/06/news/tennis.php Christopher Johnson, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 TOKYO–  From the synthetic surfaces … Continue reading Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT

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