Japan Probe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dangerous foreign spiders have invaded Japan: Redbacks have infested the Osaka region and are drawing closer to the capital Tokyo, according to Japan Wildlife Research Centre official Toshio Kishimoto. A dozen people have reportedly been bitten in Osaka prefecture alone, media reports say, including a six-year-old boy who was treated with antivenom in June, the first time [...]
Japan Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kodo, Japan's most famous taiko (drumming) troupe, will cap the year with a series of special concerts, showcasing the members' progress after an extensive worldwide tour. The 28-year-old, award-winning troupe will kick off its annual December Concerts on Kodo's home of Sado Island, then travel to Niigata, Okayama, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo before concluding the 13-show run in Yokohama on...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo has been named Asian Player of the Year, the Asian Football Confederation said in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Endo became the fourth Japanese player to win the award, following Masami Ihara (1995), Hidetoshi Nakata (1997-98) and Shinji Ono (2002).
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday. The creepy-crawlies, named after their fiery markings, have infested the Osaka region and are drawing closer to the capital Tokyo, said Japan Wildlife Research Centre official Toshio Kishimoto.
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The 2010 SXSW Music Festival is fast approaching with only about four months to go. The week-long festival is once again retuning to Austin, Texas next year from March 17-21. To get attendees pumped up for next years event organizers have revealed the first couple hundred acts to play the fest. Among the acts announced are The Boxer Rebellion , The View , Riverboat Gamblers , and We Are Scientists...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo has been named AFC Player of the Year, but it was South Korea's night at the Asian football awards in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
SXSW : Aa (Brooklyn NY) Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO (Osaka JAPAN ) A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY ) Alpha Rev (Austin TX) Amaral (Madrid SPAIN ) And So I Watch You From Afar (Belfast IRELAND ) Apostle of Hustle (Toronto ON) Arms (Brooklyn NY) Ólöf Arnalds (Reykjavik ICELAND ) Art vs Science (Surry Hills NSW ) A Shoreline Dream (Denver CO) Nicole Atkins and The...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Highlights include Yellow Fever, Harlem, We Are Scientists, Solid Gold, Soulico, San Saba County, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Riverboat Gamblers, Plants and Animals, Princeton, Pink Nasty, Pivot, Monarchs, The Middle East, Japandroids, Headdress, Colin Gilmore, Frightened Rabbit, Fanfarlo, Deer Tick, Dappled Cities, Contra Coup, Best Fwends, Ólöf Arnalds, Arms, A Shoreline Dream,...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Gamba Osaka player beat off competition from compatriot Kengo Nakamura, Syria striker Firas Al Khatib, Bahrain's Sayed Mohamed Adnan and Iranian Hadi Aghily to lift the coveted award for the first time.
Not A Ballerina (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
While I was living in Japan, I was keen to visit nearby countries, and none more so than Taiwan . Why? That's easy - it's because when I was a kid, pretty much everything I owned had a label saying Made in Taiwan . It's only natural that as an adult, I'd still have the curiosity to go visit the place where seemingly everything was made. I spent most of my week in the capital, Taipei, which was bustling...
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
An Asahi Shimbun video shows the selection of 2009’s Shinkichi Queen: All of the contestants were hostesses from clubs in the Kitashinkichi area of Osaka. The winner was Ayako, a 21-year-old former OL who has worked a hostess for about 2 years. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
SAITAMA — Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka ramped up the pressure on Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League title race with wins on Saturday, while Urawa Reds salvaged some pride from a difficult season with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Jubilo Iwata. With Frontale not in action until Sunday's away trip to Oita Trinita, Antlers beat Kyoto Sanga 1-0 to move into first place for at least a day, with...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
After losing to the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the bj-league's playoff semifinals last May, Osaka Evessa forward Lynn Washington, a member of the team's three championship squads in the league's first three seasons, spoke about the team's desire to use that game as motivation for the coming season. On Saturday, the Evessa gained a small measure of revenge against the defending champions in Okinawa.
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Forget about that last dog with eyebrows. Here’s Ran, a dog in Osaka with really thick eyebrows: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A 52-year-old homeless man who spent nine years on Osaka's streets after being fired from his job was in Italy in September as captain of Japan's soccer delegation to the Homeless World Cup. A total of eight men from Tokyo and Osaka who lost their jobs due to corporate restructuring or saw their temporary work dry up were selected to represent Japan in the competition, which ran from Sept. 6 to 13...
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