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The 17-year-old, already one of Japan's biggest sporting celebrities, finished tied for 13th to pass the "million dollar" barrier and shatter Shigeki Maruyama's record.
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Cool customized bikes from Japan known as "Dekochari".
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The WBC returns next year, but some are less than enthusiastic about this international baseball contest.
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In what were supposed to be try-outs for her brother, a young 16 year old steals the show and becomes the first female, as well as the youngest participant, to win her place in this all male sport in Japan. With a throw that carries speeds of 100kph and more, you certainly can't argue with decisio
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A new entertainment field. One man, a few spectators, lots of bruises.
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Sorry for my lateness! The Kyushu basho is alive and kicking and I've got the low down over at Chirmotsumoreba!
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Kind of a follow up to kame's post on Rikki Kasso's work. This photo essay by Kasso is taken from Magnifisense Magazine and features the young boys who take up sumo as their lifestyle early on.
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Apparently part of the defense was that the men were incapable of disobeying their trainer's orders. As much as "following orders" is a pathetic excuse most of the time, if these guys had been conditioned in a stable in which this kind of torture was regular, they may have had a point - only a s
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Tokyo's local international ultimate frisbee team, named Iku!, had it's annual HAT tournament at Mizumoto Park. Around 40 people of diverse nationalities came out to play in this friendly-level tournament. Photo gallery of the action included.
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The 2008 Olympic held in Beijing China was a spectacular once in a lifetime experience but as the games move unto London in 2012 the process for selecting to host country for the games in 2016 is already underway. The four cities shortlisted earlier this year that are now competing for the honour a
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This Friday, Saturday and Sunday Makuhari Messe will hold CYCLE MODE International 2008, a huge bicycle and cycling expo. If you are into cycling like I am, it looks like an event not to be missed. I'll be going on Saturday and will review the event next week.
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Part 1 of 3 of a retrospective on baseball's all-time homerun king, written by author Robert Whiting. This chapter tracks Oh's rise from Koshien hero (pitching four complete games in four days while injured), to the most prolific batter Japanese pro baseball has ever seen.
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Crazy modified Japanese yankee cars. Can you even get shaken for these machines?
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It's here! The October Japan Blog Matsuri hosted by Chris at NihongoNotes.com. This month's topic was about sport in Japan and there were entries about sumo, kendama, korfball, crying babies (!) and the desire to win. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to Chris for hosting! Stay tuned for
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Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...