FIFA World Cup: From cheers to tears
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AFP) – Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan, 3-2, and ...
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Spider fighting
When we had no malls, no smartphones, and no game centers in town, kids were playing outside and catching spiders ...
Superstar in Japan
At long last, this columnist met Marlene de la Peña, who made it really big in Japan’s highly competitive entertainment ...
Number of foreign residents in Japan
2.56 million foreigners were living in Japan at the end of last year according to Japan’s Immigration Bureau. That is ...
Japan’s ‘total toilet makeover drive’
In preparation for an expected 40 million visitors during Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games, the Japanese government has launched a national ...
Japan’s ‘Minpaku’ – private short-term lodging
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2017 hit a new record, exceeding the previous high of over 24 ...
Sumo, Japan’s national sport
SUMO originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It has a history of spanning many centuries. ...
Batang Gilas secures berth to World Cup
RC Calimag drove hard for the game-clinching lay-up with 2.3 seconds left as Batang Gilas outlasted Japan in a cardiac ...
Dare to care for orphans
Japanese-American tapestry artist Tetsuo “Leo” Orii, author of the war-romance novel Sampaguita and Gold Button, says the story is not ...
Japan marks 7th anniversary of tsunami that killed 18,000
They bowed their heads, hands clasped or palms firmly pressed together. They stood in grassy areas or roadsides overlooking the ...
Calvin justifies late inclusion with huge game
Calvin Abueva wasn’t supposed to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the second window of the FIBA Asia qualifier against Australia ...
Blatche vindicated – at last
Andray Blatche let out a loud scream the moment Gilas Pilipinas confirmed its 89-84 victory over Japan Sunday night at ...
Gilas will be OK vs Japan – Chot
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is hopeful that the decision to put his players under restricted minutes in Thursday’s loss ...
Ikebana teacher crowned Mrs. Tourism Ambassador 2018
REIKA Ootaka could have been crowned as Mrs. Tourism Ambassador 2018 in her native country. But she decided to hold ...
Poverty among elderly in Japan
Despite the concentration of the nation’s huge household savings among Japan’s elderly, poverty among the post-65 population is also rising. ...
Manhole covers are not just covers in Japan
Even though customized manhole covers cost more than generic ones, today nearly 95 percent of the 1,780 municipalities in Japan ...