New construction and renovation of old buildings and parks have breathed fresh life into Osaka.
This look to the future makes for a nice contrast to the city's ancient political and religious past. Since the city was established as Japan's first capital in the 7th century, it has always been a place of culture.
Many of the nation's arts originated there: the tea ceremony, flower arrangement and the performing arts of Bunraku, Kabuki and Noh. Today, it's known for its writers, artists, musicians and comedians.
Food crisis born of distribution Japan Times I am puzzled that The Japan Times would have an economist comment on agricultural science and the natural environment, as in Takamitsu Sawa's Aug. 18 article,...
Moderate quake shakes eastern Japan Osaka News.Net Tokyo, (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Japan's Kanto region in eastern Honshu island Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Sony introduces updated portable unit, new keypad Tampa Bay Online For PlayStation 3 fans who want to do more than mash buttons when playing games on the console, Sony Corp. is introducing a wireless keypad that can be attached to the system's...
Japanese ships on way to India for joint exercise Times of India New DELHI: With both India and Japan keen to build the strategic focus in their "global partnership", the two nations are steadily stepping up their military ties, especially in the maritime...
Tigers rally past Carp The Japan Times Shinjiro Hiyama delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead single in a four-run seventh inning as the Hanshin Tigers edged the Hiroshima Carp 4-3 on Wednesday.
Uruguay beat Japan 3-1 in friendly+ Breitbart Kyodo)sebastian Eguren, Ignacio Gonzalez and Sebastian Abreu netted second-half goals Wednesday as Uruguay came from behind to beat Japan 3-1 in a friendly. Japan took...
US beats Japan 4-1 to make Olympic softball final New York Post Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.
Dice-K shaky, gets 15th win The Japan Times On a night in which he struggled to get through five innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka got offensive support from an unlikely source: batterymate Jason Varitek.
Xaar nobbled by undercutting licensees in Japan The Independent Our view: Avoid Share price: 108.25p (-13.25p)Xaar will not pick up any gold medals for its performance in China this year. A wooden spoon, perhaps. The print technology group was hammered in...
Echoes of lost decade haunt Japan again Business Times 65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail.
Ilchenko pounces to win 10-km swim marathon The Japan Times Beixiaoying TOWN, China Larisa Ilchenko drafted behind the leading British duo most of the race before sprinting to a gold medal in the final stages of the first women's 10-km marathon swim race...
Suzuki, Harada claim bronze in duet swim The Japan Times Beijing — Emiko Suzuki and Saho Harada captured the bronze medal in synchronized swimming on Wednesday, while Russia underlined its dominance of the event with victory in the duet final at the...
Ono ready for bronze battle with Germany The Japan Times Beijing — Striker Shinobu Ono has called on her teammates to make history when Japan takes on world champion Germany on Thursday in the women's soccer bronze medal match at the Beijing Games.
Japan to okay US-India nuclear energy deal Business Times 65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail.
Bengals give troubled receiver Henry new chance The Japan Times Wide receiver Chris Henry speaks at a news conference after being re-signed by the Bengals on Tuesday. The team had cut him in March following his fifth arrest. AP...
Sony says to launch new version of PSP handheld Reuters Stock Buzz ) announced a new version of its Playstation Portable handheld games console that can be used as a telephone, to go on sale in Europe and the United States in mid-October.
Fukuhara cruises in singles opener The Japan Times Beijing — Ai Fukuhara got off to a winning start to her singles campaign in the Beijing Olympic table tennis competition Wednesday, cruising past the third round with a five-game victory.
Ukraine medalist in doping probe The Japan Times Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine is under investigation for a positive doping test and could be stripped of her silver medal in the Olympic heptathlon and banned for life.
Visit to Tiananmen Square evokes memories The Japan Times I really can't answer that yet. It's been three hours since I left the area, hopped on Beijing's Line 1 subway and went to Peking University Gymnasium to watch four table tennis matches...
Japan advances at Little League World Series Examiner My deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. She has officially passed away as per the doctors in her hospital. Update: Stephanie...
Operas from British stage to hit Japanese big screens Breitbart ... video technology to show operas staged in England in cinemas in Japan, the electronics giant said Wednesday. Sony will in November bring to a handful of Japanese cinemas Bizet's "Carmen" and Mozart's...
Star-code ratings stretch logic Japan Times Sorry to say, The Japan Times film review page doesn't make sense. On Aug. 15, for example, reviewer Kaori Shoji found the flick "Sex and the City" to be...
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