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
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
http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/tohoku-disaster-real-life-drill-tokyo-police-387533 Tohoku disaster a real-life drill for Tokyo police March 11 earthquake and tsunami provide recovery experience for capital authorities … Continue reading JAPAN: Tohoku disaster a real-life drill for Tokyo police
See the full gallery on Posterous Japan Offers N.B.A. Prospect a Second Chance http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/sports/basketball/21iht-BASKETBALL21.html?_… TOKYO — The peaceful … Continue reading SPORTS: Japan offers NBA prospect Jeremy Tyler a second chance
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/11/amid-radiation-concern-tokyo-… TOKYO | The biggest news in Tokyo over the past few days did not concern the Fukushima nuclear plant, the … Continue reading JAPAN: Amid radiation fears, Tokyo goes cherry blossom viewing
Hideto Miura last saw his white Honda on March 11, when he parked it near the fish market and ran … Continue reading JAPAN: Looking for a white car in Kesennuma
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/30/with-their-lives-torn-to-piec… KESENNUMA, Japan | Hideto Miura, 37, never thought he would become a scavenger. He was working at a fish-processing plant … Continue reading JAPAN: Scavenging for hope in Kesennuma
KESENNUMA, Japan | Around the Shark Museum in downtown Kesennuma, a coastal city of 73,000 residents about 150 miles north … Continue reading JAPAN: Beautiful Kesennuma, city of debris
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20110213a1.html A winter wonderland Head for Furano in central Hokkaido to enjoy the best powder at a price that’s no … Continue reading TRAVEL: winter wonders in Furano, Japan
http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/play/powder-heart-hokkaido-852162 Why skiers are flocking to Furano The Hokkaido resort town has some of the best powder runs in Asia, … Continue reading TRAVEL: Powder in the heart of Furano, Hokkaido
http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/visit/how-shoot-tokyo-48-hours-988332 How to shoot Tokyo in 48 hours How to see Tokyo from the perspective of a professional photographer By Christopher … Continue reading TRAVEL: shooting Tokyo in 48 hours (CNN.com)
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http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/two-wheels-better-four-tokyo-645357 Two wheels better than four in Tokyo Why the Japanese capital is the world’s best city for cycling By Christopher … Continue reading TRAVEL: Two wheels better than four in Tokyo, cycling capital of Asia (CNN.com)
See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/sports/12iht-VOLLEY.html?ref=global&pag… http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/sports/14volleyball.html?_r=1&ref=japan A version of this article appeared in print on November 14, 2010, … Continue reading SPORTS: In Japan, Adoration for Women’s Volleyball
http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2010/viewPressR… http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39905708 http://asia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20101103/tsp-vol-worlds-1st-ld-writethru-6e8107… http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/volleyball/2010-11-03-287085084_x.htm Brazil rips Italy to tell world who’s number one Hamamatsu, Japan, November 3, 2010 – Brazil … Continue reading SPORTS: Brazil rips Italy at World Volleyball in Japan
http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/?hpt=Sbin http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/visit/haneda-international-airport-makes-tokyo-travel-quicker-funkier-685828 International travel to (and from) Tokyo just got quicker and funkier The new international terminal at Haneda Airport … Continue reading TRAVEL: Tokyo’s funky new Haneda Airport gives us wings to fly
See more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalite/sets/72157625105179960/ Read more: http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/play/rafael-nadal-dragon-ball-tennis-216638#ixzz12Vz8232h Chinese version at http://www.cnngo.com/zh-hant/tokyo/play/rafael-nadal-dragon-ball-tennis-416336 At the Japan Open, Rafael Nadal reveals a childhood love … Continue reading SPORTS: Rafael Nadal, the Dragonball of tennis
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rakuten_Japan_Open_Tennis_Champion… http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_World_Tour_2011 http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP-touren_2011 http://www.suite101.com/content/roger-federer-and-rafael-nadal–grand-slam-ph… http://article.wn.com/view/2011/02/07/Rafael_Nadal_named_sportsman_of_year/ http://serbiatimes.com/ http://sportserbia.com/ See the full gallery on Posterous Continue reading Japan Open tennis photos set 3
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see more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalite/sets/72157625105179960/ Christopher Johnson, National Post · Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 TOKYO – Milos Raonic, perhaps Canada’s … Continue reading SPORTS-Tennis: Raonic gives Canada hope
see photo slideshow at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalite/sets/72157624940415181/show/ Japanese version at: http://www.cnngo.com/ja/tokyo/life/kimiko-date-krumm-its-40-love-japan-open-0… English version at http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/life/kimiko-date-krumm-40-love-japan-open-869468 For Kimiko Date Krumm, it’s 40-love at … Continue reading TENNIS: Japan ace Kimiko Date-Krumm winning at 40
see photo slideshow at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalite/sets/72157624940415181/show/ Japanese version at: http://www.cnngo.com/ja/tokyo/life/kimiko-date-krumm-its-40-love-japan-open-0… English version at http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/life/kimiko-date-krumm-40-love-japan-open-869468 For Kimiko Date Krumm, it’s 40-love at … Continue reading SPORTS: Japan tennis ace Kimiko Date winning at 40
http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/visit/tokyo-sleeps-outside-256286 Tokyo camps it up City dwellers who once spurned the great outdoors are increasingly pitching tents, embracing nature and … Continue reading TRAVEL: Japan goes camping (CNN.com)
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http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/visit/tamagawa-river-urban-oasis-wildlife-animal-and-human-kind-154252 Tamagawa River: Don’t fight Tokyo, just go with the flow Follow the Tamagawa River for golf, tennis, fishing and … Continue reading TRAVEL: to relieve stress, go with the flow along the Tamagawa River (CNN.com)
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Life’s a beach: Heading surfward on peaceful Kujukuri-hama. CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON PHOTOS Kujukuri: the long, long beach on Tokyo’s doorstep By CHRISTOPHER … Continue reading TRAVEL: Kujukuri — the long beach on Tokyo’s door-step
http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/play/why-japan-winning-604967# At 5am Japanese fans flood Shibuya to cheer a well-deserved victory over Denmark. To understand why Japan is winning … Continue reading Why Japan is winning at World Cup in South Africa
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20100502a1.html The Zen nothingness of Zamami Japan on ¥1,000 a day? It’s certainly possible by cycling and camping on this … Continue reading Zen Nothingness of Zamami Island
If Japan wants to host an Olympics again, it could learn a lot from Vancouver about how to hold a … Continue reading Japan’s No Fun Olympic Games
Japan’s coaches criticize Olympic performance Christopher Johnson. The Globe and Mail. Feb 28, 2010 Like Canada in 2010, Japan had high hopes of owning … Continue reading Japan at Olympics — Globe and Mail
Basketball: World championships reflect a new parity http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/sports/11iht-hoops.2766103.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/11/sports/hoops.php SAITAMA, Japan — For the first time in its 115-year history, basketball … Continue reading Basketball: global parity — 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
the Globe and Mail With an estimated 20 million bicycles in the metro area, Tokyo is the best major city … Continue reading TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo
Japan on 1000 yen a day? Yes, by cycling and camping on Zamami Island Thinking Japan is too expensive, most … Continue reading Zamami Island — Japan on 1000 yen a day
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/…/13iht-BASE.3887482.htm Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka bidding tough test for Boston Red Sox and Japan Christopher Johnson, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 TOKYO — … Continue reading Baseball: Boston bids for Matsuzaka — NY Times, IHT
SAITAMA, JAPAN—Now we know why the Raptors signed Jorge Garbajosa this summer. With centre Pau Gasol out with a broken … Continue reading Spain wins world basketball final — the Toronto Star
Painting Tokyo red and gold In times past, some Native Americans believed the autumn colors were made when the Great … Continue reading Tokyo Koyo cycling guide — Japan Times
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