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  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:43PMLonely Planet’s Audio Phrasebooks for iPhone and iPod touch are now available for sale on the Apple App Store in all territories, providing travelers with mobile access to Lonely Planet’s phrasebook content in 10 languages.
  • Japan next for Aussie 'cosplay' champions Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:00PMSYDNEY (Kyodo) The outfits were immaculate, the weaponry impressive and the florid array of wigs striking — but there could only be one winning entry. In a unanimous decision, judges voted Sydney duo Gabriella Lowgren and Katherine Lee as the first-ever Australian representatives for the World Cosplay Summit to be held in Japan in August 2009. Read the full story
  • August 27, 2000: Professor of bebop Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:34AMOriginally published August 26, 2000 NEW YORK -- On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, just beyond the shadow of Juilliard, the bejeweled conservatory of classical music, sits the Lincoln Square Community Center. A gritty gathering place cut from cold concrete, it is the current home to the longest running master class in jazz.
  • Aug. 27, 2000: Professor of bebop Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 3:34AMOriginally published August 26, 2000 NEW YORK -- On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, just beyond the shadow of Juilliard, the bejeweled conservatory of classical music, sits the Lincoln Square Community Center. A gritty gathering place cut from cold concrete, it is the current home to the longest running master class in jazz.
  • The Answer Guy: Handful of misbehavers given early exits every game Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:03AMQ: Christy Qualin of Seattle asks: "How many fans are ejected from Safeco Field at an average game?"
  • The Answer Guy: AT&T Park in San Fran more fan friendly than Safco Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:03AMBALLPARK THOUGHTS: A recent visit to San Francisco to watch three Giants versus Braves' games at AT&T Park with Answer Daughter prompted many questions with relevance to Seattle, including two baseball questions: Why did the M's ever get rid of the ever-reliable Randy Winn (currently hitting .310 for the Giants)? Why did the M's choose to draft pitcher Brandon Morrow instead of going local with ...
  • The Answer Guy: AT&T Park in San Fran more fan friendly than Safeco Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:03AMBALLPARK THOUGHTS: A recent visit to San Francisco to watch three Giants versus Braves' games at AT&T Park with Answer Daughter prompted many questions with relevance to Seattle, including two baseball questions: Why did the M's ever get rid of the ever-reliable Randy Winn (currently hitting .310 for the Giants)? Why did the M's choose to draft pitcher Brandon Morrow instead of going local with ...
  • From Japan to Schochoh; Teen exchange student spends time with local family Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 11:41AMKatie Tyson of Schochoh and Mari Suzuki of Japan work together making sugar cookies at Tyson's home. Suzuki spent a month with the family as part of a 4-H exchange program designed to give Japanese teens a chance to experience life in America.
  • Dispatch from Denver: Making Climate Change THE Issue Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 6:35PM DENVER, Aug 25 (OneWorld) - Author and environmental leader David Orr is upset about the corruption of language in the United States. He doesn't like how some groups have co-opted phrases like "pro-life" and "conservative" to promote their own political agendas, which often have little to do with saving lives or acting conservatively. But the greatest travesty, he says, is the way Americans ...
  • I've got three golds but Japanese punters will still give me pelters, says Chris Hoy Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 3:22AMCHRIS HOY will return to Britain a hero next week then prepare to be slated as a useless incompetent in Japan.
  • Champion 'turntablist' Kentaro gets mixed up Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 5:12PMIt's been a busy few years since DJ Kentaro won the 2002 DMC World DJ Championship and became the first Japanese to bring back the prize — a golden pair of Technics record decks (the turntable of choice in clubs around the world) — to the land where they were made. Soon snapped up by Coldcut's Ninja Tune label, Kentaro, when not lugging his record bag across the globe, has turned out a number of ...
  • China hones modern feel, friendly tone Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 10:25AMBEIJING - Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. "Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu," he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once-almost-fluent Chinese to mush.
  • 'Mothertongue' Has Unique Licks Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 9:57AMNEW YORK Nico Muhly is hot. Physically, he is good-looking enough, with the wide eyes and toothy smile and frenetic energy of a mischievous, post-pubescent choirboy. But his real heat is as a composer. He is the flavor of the month, a darling of the media, poised on the cusp of a big career. He's...
  • The Ballad of Narayama Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 7:21AMThe Ballad of Narayama AnimEigo 1983 / Color / 1:78 anamorphic widescreen / 130 min. / Narayama bushiko / Street Date June 10, 2008 / 24.98 Starring Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Aki Takejo, Tonpei Hidari, Seiji Kurasaki, Kaoru Shimamori, Ryutaro Tatsumi, Junko Takada, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Mitsuko Baisho Cinematography Masao Tochizawa Production Design Nobutaka Yoshino Art Direction Tadataka Yoshino ...
  • Mailbag: Which outfield role is easiest? Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 6:08PMMailbag: Which outfield role is easiest?
  • New dojo teaches old traditions, discipline Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:33PMOn the small Japanese island of Okinawa, a mysterious man known as Higashionna is a student of karate and adds a new dimension to the martial art, adding Okinawan traditions to the discipline.
  • LTC holds Japanese etiquette seminar Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 6:08AMCLEVELAND Doug Hamm remembers his red-faced embarrassment in vivid detail.
  • China hones modern feel, friendly tone Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 4:23AMBEIJING - Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. "Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu," he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once-almost-fluent Chinese to mush.
  • Remember what militarism did Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 5:00PMTwo years ago, Japan marked the anniversary of the end of World War II under politically noisy circumstances as Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, in his official capacity as prime minister, visited Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's war shrine. Last year, then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refrained from visiting the shrine. But while he was in power, some politicians, in response to North Korea's nuclear ambitions, ...
  • LifeVantage Corporation Announces Increased Sales Distribution for Protandim(R) Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 2:40PMLifeVantage Corporation (OTCBB: LFVN) has announced it has increased distribution of Protandim(R) (www.protandim.com) via a network of well-known regional brokers; the initiation of a direct sales program to healthcare professionals; and a partnership providing an entree into the fitness arena.
  • Sinovac Reports Record Second Quarter 2008 Unaudited Financial Results Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 8:07AM Sinovac Biotech Ltd. , a leading developer and provider of vaccines in China, today announced the Company's financial results for the six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2008.
  • Uranium One Announces Results for Q2 2008 and Appoints Jean Nortier as CEO Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 7:00AM Uranium One Inc. today reported that Jean Nortier has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director of the Company. Uranium One also announced another record production quarter of 767,100 pounds of UO for the second quarter of 2008, quarterly earnings from mine operations of $32.9 million and substantial progress at its US Operations.
  • Overseas adventure teacher's first assignment Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 2:46AMSIOUX CITY - On Thursday, Annie McInnis will board a plane that she hopes will take her on the adventure of a lifetime.
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to Offer to Acquire All Publicly Held Shares of ... Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 3:25AMMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG") (NYSE: MTU) announced today that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ("BTMU"), its wholly owned subsidiary, is offering to acquire all the publicly held common stock of UnionBanCal Corporation ("UNBC") (NYSE: UB) for $63 per share in cash, which values the company at approximately $8.8 billion. MUFG and its subsidiaries have owned a majority of ...
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to Offer to Acquire All Publicly Held Shares of ... Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 3:03AM TOKYO----Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. announced today that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. , its wholly owned subsidiary, is offering to acquire all the publicly held common stock of UnionBanCal Corporation for $63 per share in cash, which values the company at approximately $8.8 billion.
  • Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Schedules 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 8:00AM Sinovac Biotech Ltd. , a vaccine-focused biotech company in China, announced today that it will hold its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Apple iPhone gets Google Translate service Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 4:35AM And just in time for the Beijing Olympics
  • Japanese youth likes the U.P. Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 12:02AMESCANABA - A rural, tranquil setting as offered throughout much of the Upper Peninsula can be a bit of a shock, especially for a 15-year old who is used to living in a large metropolitan city. As part of a 4-H cultural exchange program, Shuya Wantanabe of Takamatsu, Japan, is visiting the United States for one month, and is currently staying with Pete Elegeert and his family.
  • Anthracite Capital Reports Earnings of $0.34 Per Share and Book Value of $10.53 Per Share Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 7:00AM NEW YORK----Anthracite Capital, Inc. today reported net income available to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2008 of $0.34 per share, compared to $0.34 per share for the same three-month period in 2007.
  • Questions And Answers – Thursday, 7 August 2008 Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 8:28PM1. SU’A WILLIAM SIO (Labour) to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on alternative ways of promoting domestic savings?
  • China hones modern feel, friendly tone Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 9:52PMBEIJING - Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. "Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu," he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once-almost-fluent Chinese to mush.
  • Beijing prepares to welcome Olympics Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 7:52AMFaced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again.
  • A Games effort Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 6:04AMBEIJING – Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. “Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu,” he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once almost fluent Chinese to mush.
  • Red carpet awaits Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 2:07AMBEIJING: F aced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. ''Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu,'' he intoned. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once almost fluent Chinese to mush.
  • Beijing readies for influx of foreign visitors Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 1:32PM In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries will flood into China's capital.
  • Beijing readies for influx of foreign visitors Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 1:16PM In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries will flood into China's capital, where non-Chinese faces are still a rarity in some neighborhoods.
  • Beijing readies for influx of foreign visitors Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 1:11PMFri, Aug 1, 2008 (10:06 a.m.) In a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries will flood into China's capital, where non-Chinese faces are still a rarity in some neighborhoods.
  • Beijing readies for influx of foreign visitors Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 1:11PMIn a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries will flood into China's capital, where non-Chinese faces are still a rarity in some neighborhoods. The Beijing Olympics will be the largest gathering of foreigners in China in...
  • Visa Woes Dash Malaysian Pedallling Tourist's Olympic Hopes Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 3:30AMBEIJING, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- A frentic dash across China to watch the opening of the Olympic Games here has soured for Malaysian cycling tourist David Munusamy Reddie due to visa woes.
  • Royal Dutch Shell Plc: 2nd Quarter 2008 Unaudited Results Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 3:25AM Royal Dutch Shell's second quarter 2008 earnings, on a
  • North Sea Jazz Festival 2008, Day 1-3 Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 2:08AMThe 33rd North Sea Jazz Festival was a showcase of epic proportions. 15 different stages in the Ahoy Centre played host to 200 artists; venues varied in size from large concert halls like the Amazon, Darling and Hudson to smaller, more intimate spaces and cavernous stadiumesque acoustic settings.
  • Western Reports Second Quarter 2008, Results Reflect Continued Depressed Markets Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 6:13PM Western Forest Products Inc. today announced results for the second quarter of 2008. The Company reported a net loss for the quarter of $19.3 million.
  • COMMENTARY: Reality Bytes Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 7:42PMLike it or not, we’re all part of the TV reality show culture. Phrases like “The tribe has spoken” (“Survivor”) and “That’s so fierce” (“Project Runway”) have worked their way into our national vocabulary.
  • A new Beijing Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 4:19AM BEIJING . The taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again: .Ha-pi-tu-mi-te-yu.. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing have turned my once almost-fluent Chinese to mush. Then it hit me. This was English. ..Happy to meet you?'. I asked. He beamed. Beijingers sure want Olympic visitors to feel at home.
  • Beijing welcomes the Olympics Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 11:38PMBEIJING | Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again.
  • Tips & Deals for Travellers Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:15PM
  • Hot teen titles for summer readers Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 5:13AMTeens will find plenty of heat in this summer's hot titles, which cover everything from tech paranoia to ancient demons to Mr.T-citing crime solvers.
  • The Shelby County Reporter Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:10PMFencing demonstrator David Arias and Julie Mayhall look on as camper Joseph Mayhall (on the right) scores a point on his opponent. Fencing was one of many sports featured at the Olympics Day Camp in Montevallo.
  • Ending A War Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:02AMWith singing and smoking, the Korean War ended 55 years ago this weekend. How will the curtain close on Iraq?
  • Obituary: Lyall Watson Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 7:21PMObituary: Scientist, zoologist, reporter and author of new age books