Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) – France Launched in early 80's. TGV served the route from Lyon and Paris, after gather a success, the route was added to another city in france even the other countries. this train are developed by Alstom SA - The second biggest train factory in the world. and break the speed record for 515km/h for conventional wheel train *Tokaido Shinkansen – Japan Japan...
KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. — Kashima Antlers crushed title rivals Gamba Osaka 5-1 to take an emphatic step toward a record third consecutive championship on Saturday, but Kawasaki Frontale made sure the race will go down to the wire with a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata. Antlers began the day knowing they could clinch the title with victory over third-place Gamba if Frontale failed to beat Albirex,...
Michael Gardener's 3-pointer with 1 second remaining capped a gusty comeback by the Takamatsu Five Arrows on Saturday in the bj-league. Takamatsu defeated the host Osaka Evessa 77-74 after trailing by 13 points entering the final quarter.
Don't bother heading out to Omiya Park or Todoroki Stadium with no ticket this weekend - J. League games there are already sold-out. A ticketless trip to Kyoto's Nishikyogoku Stadium is similarly inadvisable, as is venturing out to Yamaha Stadium in Iwata. And there will be plenty of fans at Kashima Stadium, where big guns Kashima Antlers go head-to-head with fellow title-chasers Gamba Osaka in a clash...
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 [...]
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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)
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