Creator
Shigemi Sato
Japan shuts down atomic plant in quake danger zone
Japan shut down the final reactor near a tectonic faultline on Saturday as Naoto Kan pledged a new law to compensate Fukushima nuclear crisis victims.
Portuguese defeat left ‘People’s ‘Rooney’ devastated
North Korea’s star striker Jong Tae-se admitted on Thursday that he had spent the day after the 7-0 World Cup Group G hammering by Portugal in a state
Struggling Japan coach under fresh fire
Japan coach Takeshi Okada came under fresh fire on Tuesday for asking his boss if he should quit after a shock 2-0 defeat to Asian rivals South Korea.
All Blacks, Wallabies to boost rugby in Japan
The All Blacks and the Wallabies say they want to use their Bledisloe Cup clash here on Saturday to promote rugby in the growing Asian market.
Japan face tough task ahead of 2019 World Cup
Japan rejoiced on Wednesday after being named the first Asian nation to host the rugby World Cup, but faces a daunting task.
Does motherhood boost athletes’ performance?
A series of successes by recent mothers has prompted questions whether childbirth, far from spelling the end of a sporting career, can actually boost an athlete’s performance.…
Wie’s long road to Augusta
United States wonder girl Michelle Wie takes on Japan’s top male golfers again this week on her long road to the Masters, despite simmering criticism that she should mature first…
Woods looks to end season in style
Tiger Woods, describing himself as ”probably” his strongest ever, vowed on Wednesday to go all out in his season-ending tournament this week and keep up the momentum into next…
Imamura ‘was treasure of Japanese cinema’
Director Shohei Imamura, who portrayed modern Japan’s downtrodden in raw realism and eroticism and became the first Japanese to win the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes twice,…
Show of Japan kidnap photos stirs emotion
Kim Jong-Il has no chance to see it, but thousands have flocked to an exhibition in Tokyo of happy family photos of a Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korea, fuelling anger…
No more nukes, pledges North Korea
North Korea promised on Monday to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for pledges of aid and security, the first major breakthrough in more than two years of deadlock over…
Last-ditch wrangling over N Korean nuclear issue
Delegates were engaged in last-ditch wrangling on Sunday over a proposed joint document aimed at breaking the deadlock in North Korean nuclear talks, but there was no sign of any…
Delegates return to N Korea nuclear talks
North Korean, Russian, United States and South Korean delegates discussing ways to scrap North Korea’s nuclear-weapons programme returned to the main talks venue late on…
Japan marks anniversary of subway gas attack
Japan on Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of a gas attack that killed 12 people and injured about 5 500 on the Tokyo subway as the cult responsible apologised anew for the…
North Korea wakes to economic reform
North Korea is awakening from an egalitarian communist dream with vast economic reforms, ranging from price and wage spirals to a phase-out of state rationing and a currency…