Kitajima eyes home rivals in Olympics bid Apr 2nd, 2012 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) Japan's four-time Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima thinks the challenge from his compatriots is tougher than ever, as he bids to qualify for the London Games and go for a third consecutive golden double. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kitajima, eyes, home, rivals, olympics, Top Keywords

US vets, Japanese mark anniversary of Iwo Jima Mar 14th, 2012 - 14:51h (CET +01.00) A brass band played under a blazing sun as American veterans and Japanese dignitaries gathered Wednesday on the remote island of Iwo Jima to mark the 67th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest and most symbolic battles. (Source: Associa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vets, japanese, mark, anniversary, jima, Top Keywords

Twicy poses for a picture in Jimani, Dominican Republic, Saturday, ... Jan 30th, 2011 - 04:30h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Twicy poses for a picture in Jimani, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twicy, poses, picture, jimani, dominican, republic, saturday, Top Keywords

Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, director of the 12th Architecture ... Aug 26th, 2010 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) (AFP) - Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, director of the 12th Architecture Biennale exposition, speaks during an interview at the Arsenale's Corderie in Venice. Sejima on Thursday rolled out the programme for Venice's blockbuster biennial ar... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, architect, kazuyo, sejima, director, 12th, architecture, Top Keywords

Servicemen stand on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in Limon, ... Aug 22nd, 2010 - 04:50h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Servicemen stand on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in Limon, Costa Rica, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. The ship arrived at the Costa Rica’s Caribbean port a day earlier and will be on a humanitarian mission providing medical attention to... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : servicemen, stand, flight, deck, jima, limon, architecture, Top Keywords

The USS Iwo Jima under the mission Continuing Promise 2010 is ... Aug 22nd, 2010 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) (AP) - The USS Iwo Jima under the mission Continuing Promise 2010 is docked at Port Limon, in Limon, Costa Rica, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. The ship arrived at the Costa Rica’s Caribbean port a day earlier and will be on a humanitarian mission pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jima, under, mission, continuing, promise, 2010, architecture, Top Keywords

File photo of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima (R) and Ryue ... Mar 29th, 2010 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - File photo of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima (R) and Ryue Nishizawa at their Serpentine Gallery Pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, in west London. Sejima and Nishizawa on Monday were awarded the Pritzker Architectural Prize, the indu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : file, photo, japanese, architects, kazuyo, sejima, ryue, Top Keywords

Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima, right, is interviewed as ... Feb 21st, 2010 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Japanese actress Shinobu Terajima, right, is interviewed as she learned the actress captured the best actress award at the 60th annual Berlin film festival, in Osaka, western Japan, on Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. Terajima portrayed a wife forced to... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, actress, shinobu, terajima, right, interviewed, ryue, Top Keywords

Elvis Presley impersonator Kazunari Tajima sings a Presley tune ... Jan 10th, 2010 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Elvis Presley impersonator Kazunari Tajima sings a Presley tune at a mini-concert of Elvis’ 75th birthday party in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : elvis, presley, impersonator, kazunari, tajima, sings, tune, Top Keywords

A man reads a newspaper in a flood-affected area in Jimani December ... Dec 18th, 2009 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A man reads a newspaper in a flood-affected area in Jimani December 17, 2009. Two of the ten countries which were affected more by climate change between 1990 and 2008 belong to the Caribbean. According to a global climate risk index pres... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : reads, newspaper, floodaffected, area, jimani, december, tune, Top Keywords