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ANIME NEWS: Hyper Japan set to take London by storm ...
Tomoyasu Hotei (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The 2013 Hyper Japan London festival will get under way July 26 and organizer Cross Media Ltd. said its expects 65,000 fans to attend.
Tastes change as Britain discovers green, oolong tea
A man savors a cup of tea at the TeaSmith Tea Bar in London. (Photo: Naoatsu Aoyama)
One early afternoon in London's financial district, tea drinkers are taking sanctuary from the hustle of the street in a bar with an unusual theme.
BIZ BRIEF: JAL Sky Suite 777 readies launch between ...
Japan Airlines (JAL) will deploy the first JAL Sky Suite 777 between Tokyo (Narita) and London Heathrow from Jan. 9, 2013, the company has announced.
VOX POPULI: Mona Lisa's younger days
"A man's face is his resume" goes an aphorism from the Showa Era (1926-1989). It continues with, "A woman's face is a bill." Apparently, it means that maintaining beauty costs...
PARALYMPICS/ Full TV coverage expected in many...
A Paralympic Games symbol hangs from Tower Bridge in London, with a Beefeater games mascot Mandeville, in foreground, on Aug. 24. The London 2012 Paralympic Games starts on Aug. 29. (AP Photo)
LONDON -- This year's Paralympics are expected to draw their largest ever live television audience -- except in the United States, where events will receive only minimal...
OLYMPICS/ JUDO: Japanese dominance in men's judo...
Judoka Daiki Kamikawa bows after being defeated in his second-round match in the men’s over 100-kg weight division in London Olympics on Aug. 3. (Eijiro Morii)
For the country that invented judo, the Japanese men's team's performance at the London Olympics hit home with a resounding thud.
VOX POPULI: All eyes on London for the 30th Olympiad
London2012 mascot Wenlock, right, and Mandeville ((c) London2012)
The name Wenlock probably doesn't ring any bells for most Japanese people. The strange name belongs to the even stranger-looking mascot of the London Olympics, whose odd design ...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits London, Oxford on U.K. tour
Myanmar political leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes part in a round table at The London School of Economics and Political Science during the first public event of her U.K. visit in London on June 19. (AP photo)
LONDON--Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi started a week-long visit to Britain on June 19, telling hundreds of students and academics that time alone will not heal the ...
Athlete poses seminude to fund Paralympic dream
Maya Nakanishi shows off her calendar featuring her posing seminude with her prosthetic leg. (Nasuka Yamamoto)
An athlete planning to compete in the 2012 London Paralympic Games has published a calendar featuring her posing seminude with her prosthetic leg to help finance her trip and...
People around the world pray for disaster victims
Prayers are given for victims of the Tohoku quake and tsunami at a memorial event in New York on March 10. (Daisuke Nakai)
From New York to Vienna to Bangkok, people young and old around the world prayed for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on the first anniversary of the...
@LONDON: British economy's soul-searching continues
The Asahi Shimbun
The Docklands, a district facing the Thames in eastern London, used to be one of the world's largest trade centers.
SOCCER/ Nadeshiko Japan finishes Olympic qualifiers ...
Japan's Asuna Tanaka (16) fires home the game winner in a 1-0 over China on Sept. 11. (Jun Ueda)
JINAN, China -- Nadeshiko Japan wrapped up the women's soccer Asian Olympic qualifiers with a 1-0 victory over China at Jinan Olympic Sports Center on Sept. 11 to finish top of ...
Aussie win over China puts Nadeshiko into Olympics
Japan's Homare Sawa battles for the ball with a North Korean player in a 1-1 draw on Sept. 8. (Jun Ueda)
Nadeshiko Japan earned a berth at the 2012 London Olympics on Sept. 8, thanks to Australia's 1-0 victory over host China in an Asian qualifying match a few hours after Japan...
SOCCER/ Nadeshiko Japan dumps Australia 1-0
Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi (9) fires a close shot in the first half in an Asian Olympic qualifier against Australia on Sept. 5. (Jun Ueda)
Forward Nahomi Kawasumi netted the only goal as Nadeshiko Japan defeated Australia 1-0 on Sept. 5, marking the team's third straight victory and inching it closer to a spot at...
Japan Post Bank opening offices in London, Hong Kong
Japan Post Bank opened an office in London on Sept. 1 and plans to set up shop in Hong Kong next month, the banking arm of the Japan Post Group said Aug. 31.
JUDO/ Fight for women's Olympic berths heats up
Women's 48-kg world champion Haaruna Asami, right, and silver-medalist Tomoko Fukumi on the winner's podium. (Gen Hashimoto)
PARIS -- Japanese women have dominated the lightweight divisions at the World Judo Championships, adding more fuel to the already tight competition over who will secure the one ...
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