A mass protest was cut short in Santiago, Chile, after police dispersed activists with tear gas and water cannon. Thousands had gathered in the city center to urge newly-elected President Michelle Bachelet […]
Water cannons wipe out protesters: Video of fierce clashes in Chile
Urawa Reds penalized for ‘Japanese Only’ banner
On Sunday, March 23, the Urawa Reds played Shimizu S-Pulse to a draw at a locked and empty Saitama Stadium 2002 in the first ever closed-door match enforced by the J-League, Japan’s […]
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Mongolian-born Ozeki Kakuryu won his first Emperor’s Cup on Sunday with a 14-1 record in the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. He has all but secured his promotion to sumo’s highest rank […]
Japanese prime minister visits Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: I am visiting the Netherlands in order to attend the Nuclear Security Summit. I visited the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank, author of The Diary […]
Japanese ballet students honored by prime minister
Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: The younger generation is enjoying great success internationally in the arts, sports, and various other fields. Two of those who have achieved success are Mr. Haruo […]
Japan has poor people, too
Japan’s biggest slum is visible just blocks from bustling restaurants and shops in Osaka, the country’s second-largest city. But it cannot be found on official maps. Nor did it appear in the […]
Rare records: The Seventh Dawn – Such A Lady (1976)
Here is some really good US folk imagine Moody Blues or even Trees but with more spooky feeling and maybe sometimes more fragile.The female vocals sounds like Vashti Bunyan goes US. It […]
Paris set to elect first female mayor
French voters go to the polls for the first round of local elections on Sunday. Parisians look set to elect their first female mayor, as the two leading candidates are both women. […]
Soon, you can test drive this new high speed train in Japan
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) will hold events in which participants can ride on the new high-speed magnetic levitation bullet train on a 42.8-kilometer track in Yamanashi Prefecture. The maglev train, […]
Russia in Miniature: One-eighth of the World on 800m2
“Little Russia” is almost an oxymoron. The country’s vast territory makes it the largest in the world. Nevertheless, a group of daring Russian designers and engineers managed to portray all of Russia […]
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