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Mayor, sheriff, DA step into mother role in 'Nutcracker' After a rather stoic first rehearsal as Mother Gigogne in Pinkerton Ballet Theatre's production of "The Nutcracker Ballet," Mayor Bob Crowell knows what he needs to work...
Faced with the possibility of mass absences as swine flu runs its course, major companies are struggling to draw up contingency plans. Businesses are having a hard time with the specifics, though, as they have never encountered...
Remake Visual Kei refers to a movement among Japanese musicians,that is characterized by the use of striking make-up, unusual hair styles and elaborate costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some...
The Democratic Party of Japan's oldest lawmaker recently had a few bitter words for his old friend, DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa. Speaking in Fukuoka earlier this month, Kozo Watabe... Read more . . .
BY YUSUKE KANNO AND SEIICHIRO UTANO THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Yanba Dam in Naganohara, northwestern Gunma Prefecture, has become a typical example of a public works project that no longer matches the times. Question: The cost of...
IN spite of Barack Obama's soothing manner in Japan, the argument over restructuring US military forces continues to go badly, stressing the Americans' most important relationship in the region. The likelihood is Tokyo will be...
When the waves get big, it's where you want to be It's the start of the North Shore's winter surf season, with huge, often monstrous swells luring the brave and the curious to this seven-mile stretch of some of the world's...
Back in February 2009, on a sightseeing trip with my mother-in-law, I stopped at Castle Junction in Kane‘ohe, Hawai‘i, to photograph the Kane‘ohe Ranch Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby was...
A bill aimed at encouraging lenders to freeze debt repayments for small and midsize companies was set to clear the Lower House late Thursday night after the ruling bloc rammed it through a Diet committee in the first such power...
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. said Thursday it will turn major synthetic fiber maker Mitsubishi Rayon Co. into a wholly owned company by March in a deal that could be worth around ¥200 billion. The move will reunite the...
