Category Archives: Japan

The PRINCESS of the CRUISE

MUSIC: The Holy Metallica Love-Mosh and the Shining Eyes of Headbangers

TRAVEL: Tokyo Flowers in Full Color (and Black and White)

Japan Nadeshiko score late to beat Australia in WWC quarter in Edmonton

TIME TO GET RESET: an interview with Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot

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

British MP David Anderson accuses Japan of mistreating expelled British businessman Simon Robertson

PHOTOS: Robert De Niro at Tokyo Film Festival for “Malavita” (The Family)

Frank Pavich documentary resurrects Jodorowsky’s vision for sci-fi classic DUNE

Tanroh Ishida in The Railway Man deals with “Ghosts of War”

Tokyo Film Festival: Bending the Rules in Iran — Breaking them in America

photo gallery: Feliciano Lopez and Marcos Baghdatis at Rakuten Japan Open

photo gallery: Alexandr Dolgopolov at Rakuten Japan Open

photo gallery: Nicolas Almagro at Rakuten Japan Open

Canada’s Milos Raonic beats Ivan Dodig for 8th straight win in Asia

Toray Pan Pacific Tennis: Photo Gallery

Olympic bounce? Japan’s smiling Ayumi Morita upsets Laura Robson in Tokyo

Can Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm play in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at age 50?

Growing in popularity, Davis Cup shows joy of tennis as a team sport

MUSIC: At Blue Note in Tokyo, it’s guitar whiz Pat Metheny playing at your table

TRAVEL: Sakura to soothe the soul in Tokyo

Got the winter blues? Be Happy at Appi ski resort in northern Japan

New flights make for cheaper ski trips to powdery Furano, Japan

SOCCER: Corinthians stun Chelsea to win Club World Cup 2012 in Japan

Zao Onsen Ski Resort: The snow monsters who can save Tohoku

TENNIS: Nishikori vs Nishikori, portrait of an athlete’s internal struggle

Japan’s best riders show support for Fukushima

Inside the Gaijin Dungeon at Narita Airport in Japan

Chris Johnson photos of Minami-Kesennuma train station platform

Kesennuma story of hope and redemption for noodle maker in tsunami zone

fun shots of giants, dwarfs, and conjoined twins at Japan Open tennis 2011

TENNIS: more than 12,000 fans enjoy Japan Open final

more than 12,000 fans enjoy Japan Open final

Andy Murray out-muscles Nadal to win Japan Open 2011

TENNIS: Andy Murray out-muscles Nadal

Andy Murray wins Japan Open 2011 over Nadal

Rafael Nadal looks awesome, even when he loses

Rafael Nadal loses Japan Open final 2011

big serving Milos Raonic loses to Nadal at Japan Open

Rafael Nadal beats Milos Raonic at Japan Open

TENNIS: Players are here, but where are the fans?

Japan welcomes best women’s tennis players to Pan Pacific Open

Japan tennis was great, but where were the fans?

Vera Zvonareva finishes second in Japan Open tennis 2011

Many in Japan learn to live at the bottom of the pyramid

JAPAN: Fuji Rock show must go on

JAPAN: fans savour World Cup victory

JAPAN: Women’s soccer players embody resilience of disaster survivors

JAPAN: Tohoku disaster a real-life drill for Tokyo police

SPORTS: Japan offers NBA prospect Jeremy Tyler a second chance