Japan

The champion sumo wrestler has a chance with a top-notch performance in next month's tournament to win elevation to Japan's highest rank of grand champion.

A science-fiction short story that outlines Alien visitors who came to Earth to free mankind.

The 2006 agreement for the relocation of thousands of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam called for a new facility to be built in Henoko to replace the heliport functions of Futenma air base. Okinawans have vociferously opposed the plan from its inception.

The worst snowstorm to hit Japan in six years has dumped 10 foot of snow in Japan, killing 52 people. While Japan has more snow then they can handle, America has none. Why has winter escaped many parts of the United States?

W. Edwards Deming, the man who taught the Japanese quality control and elevated them into an industrial power was an American giant who helped propel U.S. Industry, especially the Big Three, into competitive parity. Here is an insider's look at Deming.

It was a great 14 day experience in modern city Tokyo and fresh country life in Chiba. Hight lights were the Shinkansen bullet train traveling in between major cities, epic Tokyo Disneyland, Akihabara electronics shopping and Karuizawa luxurious get away!

Several years ago I was able to travel to Japan on business. I learned some valuable lessons on that first trip.

This is an essay that I wrote for a U.S. Asia relations class describing the progression of immigration laws for China and Japan. There is a comparison of the Chinese experience vs. the Japanese experience.

Expert says evidence shows that company lied about the cause of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown and that earthquake and lax U.S. standards were the likely culprit.

As America remembers Pearl Harbor 70 years later, movies depicting it have varied in quality. The Japanese perspective on the war in movies, however, may have had a final word without it being directly about Pearl Harbor.

The Hanshin Tigers as a model of group behavior in Japan. Explanation of fan mentality in Japan.

Why Japan would not follow the way of the EU

The Japan Times has reported, thanks to a Wikileaks-leaked diplomatic cable, that President Barack Obama wanted to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II.

Japan has fascinated many and entices the visitor to try new things. The locations listed are just a brief overview of five of the places in Japan that you should not miss if you have the opportunity to travel there.

How television is shaping our view of what is fat and skinny.

Ever wondered what's it like to drive through Japan, here is a quick guide of what you need to know before you get behind the wheel.

Despite being underestimated by specialists at Long Beach, the young Japanese Akiko Kojima, a former runway model at Tokyo, makes history when she is declared MU, giving Asia their first title.

My experience with reverse culture shock when moving back to California after living in Japan for three years.

We thought it'd be fine not to make a reservation for an overnight trip to Osaka. We'd lived in Japan for almost two years and never had a problem. But after we arrived, fresh from the night ferry, every room in the city was booked!

Sometimes the best therapist is not in an office, but on a field of play.

But it was the young girls who struck me as somewhat odd. Many if not most of the young girls had blond hair and tended to dress like some of the characters in popular Japanese comic books.

The Little League World Series has provided some memorable championship games since I have been watching. Here is a list of the top five Little League World Series championship games.

The 20 most popular fighters in Japan