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Mori turned Oakland into the fictionalized town of “Yokohama” and described the life of the “issei,” or first generation, and their children, the second generation, known as “nisei.” ... ( read original story ...)
Center court with Naomi Osaka’s trainer: Osaka’s play after the Aus Open vaccine debacle
How did other tennis players react to the situation? And how did four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka, 24, view her defeat in the tournament? Osaka's personal trainer Yutaka Nakamura ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Princess Yoko Is Hospitalized With Pneumonia After Contracting COVID-19
Earlier this month, Japan’s Imperial House Agency announced that Princess Yoko had tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first case of the virus among Japan’s royal family. Amid a deadly sixth ... ( read original story ...)
Bond Buyers’ Strike in Japan Gives Yield Curve a Powerful Jolt
Japan’s sovereign yield curve has been jolted into life as a buyer’s strike and dovish central bank triggers a sharp steepening -- setting the market aside from global peers. The move looks set to ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. skating legend says competition organizers once assumed she was representing Japan
Figure skating legend Kristi Yamaguchi won an Olympic gold medal on behalf of Team USA. The star revealed that once, early in her career, event organizers assumed she was representing Japan. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: long Covid less common in fully jabbed, says UK health agency; Japan records highest daily deaths – as it happened
Long Covid less likely to affect vaccinated people than unvaccinated people, says UK health agency;Japan reports 236 Covid-linked deaths on Tuesday. This live blog has closed – see all our coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
New warplane sensor team boosts UK-Japan defense agenda
LONDON – Britain and Japan have extended their defense-technology partnership, announcing a tie-up Feb. 15 to undertake joint research on a key combat jet sensor. The two sides have signed a letter of ... ( read original story ...)
A dream Stay for Railway Fans in Hokkaido, Japan! Train Simulator Room Opens at the Fairfield by Marriott Sapporo!
Feb. 15, 2022 / PRZen / SAPPORO, Japan — Tobu Railway, the operator of the simulator cab (short for cabin), and Tobu Ryokuchi, the operator of the Fairfield by Marriott Sapporo, have opened a train ... ( read original story ...)
Jacobs aims to recapture Tokyo heights with world championships looming
Rome (AFP) – Lamont Marcell Jacobs told AFP he wants to prove that his shock Olympic 100 metres triumph was no fluke as he gears up for this year's indoor and outdoor world championships. The Italian ... ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire: Tokyo, The Evil Within studio announces mobile strategy game Hero Dice
As for the studio’s other games, Ghostwire: Tokyo is next up to bat. A recent PlayStation showcase gave us an in-depth look at the game’s mechanics, and it confirmed the March 25 release date, along ... ( read original story ...)
Japan missed out on a gold medal after a speed skater suffered a heartbreaking fall in the final corner of a race
Japan lost a shot at a gold medal in women's speed skating team pursuit due to a late fall. Though they led heading into the final corner of the race, Japan's Nana Takagi slipped. It was a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: China watching for response to any Russian invasion of Ukraine
Hayashi drew a comparison between the Ukraine issue and China's asserted territorial claims to the self-governing island nation of Taiwan and islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Games, asks why a Russian skater can compete after failing a doping test.
Richardson, 21, who had been favored to win a medal in the women’s 100 meters, lost her spot on the U.S. team for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo after she tested positive for marijuana. The Russian ... ( read original story ...)
The new star of Ghostwire: Tokyo is a tanuki in a construction helmet
Ghostwire: Tokyo's new star is a tanuki wearing a construction hardhat. Posted on the official Ghostwire: Tokyo Twitter account, the tweet just below is the beginning of a dive into the creatures ... ( read original story ...)
Toshio Mori endured internment camps and overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American to publish a book of fiction
As an archivist and scholar studying publishing in the western United States, I’ve found unpublished and unreported archives that tell the story of Mori’s difficulty getting his book, “Yokohama, ... ( read original story ...)