Urawa Red Diamonds and Oita Trinita remained locked together three points off the lead in Japan’s J-League after a scoreless draw in weekend action while Nagoya Grampus extended its competition lead.
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Tokyo, Sept 18, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Visiting AirAsia Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said Thursday the Kuala Lumpur-based discount airline intends to launch flight services to Japan in 2009.
On Aug. 6, a peaceful protest went on Downtown. The day marked the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and the demonstration kicked off two months of events organized under the banner of “Remembering Hiroshima — Imagining Peace.”
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Shigeko Sasamori survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 despite being severely burned. She is in Missoula this week to tell her experiences to those who may not understand the significance of the nuclear blast.
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The Port of Yokohama near Tokyo handled a record 1.781 million TEUs from January-June, up 2.9 percent from the previous high of 1.730 million TEUs in the first half of 2007.
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Gamba Osaka salvaged a win for the Japanese clubs in the first leg of Asian Champions League quarterfinals after defending champion Urawa Red lost away to Al Qadsia and Kashima Antlers was held to a 1-1 draw by Adelaide United.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 17 (MNA) — “I pray from my heart for the repose of the souls of those who died in the atomic bombing, and pledge to work untiringly for the elimination of nuclear weapons and for the achievement of everlasting world peace,” Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said on August 9 at the ceremony held on the 63rd anniversary of the nuclear attack on his city.
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VietNamNet Bridge – The “Vietnam week in Japan” officially began in Japan’s central Osaka city on Sept. 16 with a series of cultural activities and art performances.
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It may come as a surprise to hear that Tokyo is not the only place worth visiting in Japan. Osaka, also known as the country’s second city, has its own fabulous sites and culture and is worth at least a detour.
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SINGLES Winner (7): 2008 - ITF/Tokyo-JPN, ITF/Miyazaki-JPN, ITF/Obihiro-JPN; 1996 - Tokyo [Japan Open], San Diego; 1995 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 1994 - Sydney, Tokyo [Japan Open]; 1993 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 1992 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 1989 - ITF/Sutton-GBR, ITF/Lee-on-Sol-GBR, ITF/Queens 2-GBR; 1988 - ITF/Matsuyama-JPN, ITF/Kyoto-JPN.
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