With more than 500 million books sold worldwide last year, passion for Japanese comics known as ‘manga’ continues to grow.…
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Sony will bring its PlayStation consoles to China through two joint ventures, the Japanese gaming giant and its Chinese partner both said Monday, as they seek to tap a newly opened market. China in January formally authorised the domestic sale of game…
Sony will bring its PlayStation consoles to China through two joint ventures, the Japanese gaming giant and its Chinese partner both said Monday, as they seek to tap a newly opened market. China in January formally authorised the domestic sale of game…
Japanese figure skating world champion Mao Asada will sit out competitive figure skating next season but will take part in potentially lucrative commercial ice shows in the coming months, a report said Monday. Asada won her third women’s world figure…
Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp said Monday it had swung back to profit for the full year to March after two years of huge losses, thanks to stronger sales and cost-cutting. The Osaka-based company booked a 11.56 billion yen ($114 million…
A Japanese whaling fleet left port Saturday under tight security, marking the first hunt since the UN’s top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Four ships departed from the northeastern fishing town of Ayukawa to…
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on a test ride of Japan’s super-fast magnetic train on Saturday, showcasing the “Maglev” technology Tokyo hopes to sell to its ally. “I hope ambassador Kennedy will enjoy the full…
Three Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said, the latest such incident in a bitter territorial row between the Asian giants. The state-owned Chinese…
TAMPA, Fla. — Some Blue Jays players aren’t exactly pining to see what all the hype’s about. Masahiro Tanaka set off a media firestorm this offseason when the 25-year-old became the first player under the new Japanese posting system to court the clubs…
Masahiro Tanaka struck out six and walked only one batter over 5 2/3 innings for the New York Yankees in a Major League Baseball pre-season matchup Saturday against Minnesota. The 25-year-old Japanese right-handed starting pitcher surrendered three…