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]
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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]
(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]