Japanese superfan turns body into canvas for World Cup
(CNN) The body is the canvas as Hiroshi "Bak-san" Moriyama's wife Rika patiently daubs gold and green paint onto her husband's torso recreating the Australian rugby shirt on …
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Third of Japanese women with mental health issues blame workplace harassment: report
(CNN) A little over a third of Japanese career women with mental health issues say their suffering was caused by some form of harassment at work, according to a government survey published Tuesday.…
Japan’s late bonus against Samoa from Kotaro Matsushima hurts Scotland
Ireland are second in the pool with 11 points while the Scots, with a game in hand against Russia, have five. Samoa’s discipline problems in this tournament continued when the flanker TJ Ioane w…
Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Releases Its Final Probe for Exploring Asteroid Ryugu
Image: JAXAThe tiny Minerva-II2 probe is now en route to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, having been deployed by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft on Thursday. Hayabusa2 released the Minerva…
Nintendo Slays The Threat From Modded Nintendo Games For The Commodore 64
Nintendo Slays The Threat From Modded Nintendo Games For The Commodore 64from the nintendon't deptAny review of the recent posts we've done on gaming giant Nintendo would certainly reveal a…
Rugby: Japan close in on q'finals with win over Samoa
(Kenki Fukuoka of Japan runs with the ball on his way to score a try.) (Kotaro Matsushima (L) of Japan fends off a Samoa player.) Following that ideal start, however, Japan went off the boi…
Canadian rakugo storyteller keeps dream alive in NYC
But one day also, I would love to build an actual 'yose,'" Sunshine, 49, told a press conference before showtime, referring to a traditional theater for rakugo storytelling. That …
Japan, U.S. affirm greater collaboration in lunar exploration
KYODO NEWS - Oct 5, 2019 - 08:04 | All, WorldThe Japanese and U.S. space agencies have agreed to step up collaboration in advancing human activities on the lunar surface as a way of realizi…
Japan curry chain to open 1st India restaurant in New Delhi suburb
KYODO NEWS - Oct 4, 2019 - 21:47 | All, JapanCurry restaurant chain Ichibanya Co. said Friday it will open a restaurant in a New Delhi suburb by next summer, its first Japanese-style c…
Rugby: Japanese superfan takes spotlight with body-painted jerseys
By Ayano Shimizu, KYODO NEWS - 15 hours ago - 20:05 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllAmong the many thousands of spectators packing into Rugby World Cup venues, one Japanese fan has been standing ou…