In a show of good faith, Japan announced Thursday that it would remove or ease up on a number of sanctions it placed on North Korea while Pyongyang opens up investigations into the kidnappings of Japanese citizens decades ago.
Contaminated water from Japanese nuclear plant could have reached U.S. More than three years ago, Japan was hit with a 9. 0-magnitude earthquake, and among the catastrophic damage caused was radiation-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
It was written in blood: The Wii U was dead. It was written in blood: The Wii U was dead. Nintendo had less than stellar console sales before (Gamecube), but Wii U looked to be a sad sequel to the greatest console flop of them all: the Dreamcast.
Colombia made history on Tuesday as it won its third group game against Japan 4-1. It was the first time that the nation had won all three group games at the World Cup. Latin Post.com breaks down and analyzes the team's emphatic win.
Colombia has already clinched its berth in the 2014 World Cup playoffs, but Japan and Greece are all fighting for second place. Even Ivory Coast is still slightly hanging on for a chance for the Group C title.
Japan and Ivory Coast meet up in a must-watch Group C game. This game features contrasting game plans with a high-powered offense against a high-powered defense. Let's preview Japan against Ivory Coast.
Group C of the World Cup could be looked at as the Group of Opportunity. There are four teams in this group that are looking to make noise and will not be facing major superpowers in order to do it. Here is a look at Group C.
The two nations come closer to conflict after each commits belligerent actions. China has begun to claim much of the area surrounding the nation. Since the beginning of May, Vietnam and China have been at odds over an oil rig located within Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone.
Japan has grown into an Asian superpower in international soccer over the last few years. However, many have been waiting for the Samurais to take the next step and be contenders for the World Cup. Is this the year that Japan does it?
Recent reports have shown that the American middle class has been bested, and they are no longer the wealthiest among their global peers. The report documents the plummet of the American middle class, large pay disparities, and unbalanced distribution of wealth. The after-tax middle class income in Canada is higher than American wages. In addition, European low-income residents earn more than American low-income residents.
Dining alone in a restaurant can get a bit, well, lonely. Although solitude can make for a peaceful meal, sometimes you wish you had a soft, cuddly intimate friend to watch you dine. Well at least that's what the people at Tokyo's Moomin Café think, and they're proving it by sitting parties of one with stuffed animals.
Pop star Justin Bieber was in need of a serious fact check this week after posting two highly offensive photos and captions on both his Instagram and Twitter pages.While on a trip to Japan with his mother, Bieber took a visit to the Japanese Yasukuni war shrine.
As part of a two-pronged warning, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the U.S. will be sending two warships to Japan to counter North Korea's threat and to also demand that China respect its neighbors.
The appetite for whales are down worldwide Planking and Tebowing were two of the earliest online social media memes, in which people would photograph themselves lying flat in a conspicuous location or imitating former Denver Bronco Tim Tebow's post-game prayer and post it online.
