Tokyo Art Beat (blog) | A Life of Its Own Tokyo Art Beat (blog) In January London-based artist Ami Clarke travelled to Tokyo to install two video works in The Container, a gallery space located in a hairdressing salon in Nakameguro. Whilst in Japan she also launched her free of charge publication “UNPUBLISH', ... |
Advent Software to Host Analyst and Investor Day Event on Friday, May 11, 2012 ACN Newswire (press release) San Francisco, Feb 7, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), will hold its Analyst and Investor Day in New York on Friday, May 11, 2012, beginning at 9:00 am (EST). The meeting will feature presentations by Advent's executive ... and more » |
Super Bowl draws record 111.3 million US viewers Japan Today The Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots drew a record 111.3 million viewers in the United States, edging out last year's game, the Nielsen Co said Monday. Last year's Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the ... and more » |
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA Acquires NJ Coffee Roastery - Acquisition Firmly ... ACN Newswire (press release) PORTSMOUTH, VA / VILLORBA-TREVISO, Feb 7, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Inc. has acquired from the Sara Lee Corporation a highly specialized gourmet food service coffee business that will add more than $150 million in annual ... and more » |
The Diplomat | Mind Games in Afghanistan The Diplomat By Richard Weitz The timing of the leak of last week's report on interrogations of Taliban members was suspicious. But NATO will have to get used to efforts to sow discord. Last week's mysterious leaking of a secret US report summarizing thousands of ... and more » |
Egypt muddies waters of relationship with US The Japan Times By JOHN J. METZLER UNITED, Nations — When the government of erstwhile US ally Egypt shut down 17 Western prodemocracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices and slapped travel bans on some of their staff, political relations between Washington and Cairo ... and more » |
Getting value for votes The Japan Times In March 2011, the Supreme Court ruled that the August 2009 Lower House election was held in an unconstitutional state because of a large disparity in the value of one vote between depopulated rural areas and populated urban areas. |
Questions over stress tests The Japan Times The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Jan. 18 judged "appropriate" the results of the stress tests of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. On Jan. and more » |
Capital pain: pay, bonuses The Japan Times By HUGH CORTAZZI LONDON — The recent international jamboree at Davos provided ample opportunity for the "great and the good," as well as the not so great and not so good, to enjoy gourmet meals and doubtless lashings of champagne ultimately at the ... and more » |
Thomas guides Bruins to win in return to DC The Japan Times AP Playing about 10 blocks from the White House — a place he famously avoided two weeks ago — Thomas carried a shutout deep into the third period Sunday as the Boston Bruins snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals. and more » |
The Japan Times | United salvages point with furious fightback The Japan Times AP LONDON — Three goals down after 50 minutes at Chelsea, Manchester United produced a trademark comeback to draw 3-3 on Sunday and stay within reach of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Get a leg up: Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa attempts to ... and more » |
The Japan Times | Giants edge Pats in Super Bowl XLVI The Japan Times AP Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl — in older brother Peyton's house, at that. "This isn't about one person," ... and more » |
The Japan Times | LeBron shuts door on Raptors in fourth quarter The Japan Times AP MIAMI — LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him. Get after it: Raptors forward Jamaal Magloire (left) and the Heat's Joel Anthony vie for a loose ball ... and more » |
The Japan Times | Contador gets two-year doping ban, loses 2010 Tour title The Japan Times AP MADRID — Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping. Fallen idol: Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de ... and more » |
The Japan Times | Giants may live to regret letting prolific slugger Ramirez leave The Japan Times By JASON COSKREY The Yomiuri Giants hit fewer singles, doubles, triples and home runs in 2011 than they did in 2010. The Kyojin also drove in fewer runs and struck out more. Being that the Giants are the Giants, it was hardly surprising they would, ... |
Tibetans Burn Selves for Freedom The Diplomat By Ming Xia News today that three Tibetan herders may have set themselves alight highlights the increasing frequency with which Tibetans (usually monks or nuns) have been turning to self-immolation, bringing to 19 the total that have done so in the ... and more » |
Boeing finds problem in tail section of 787 Dreamliners Japan Today Boeing said on Monday that repairs are needed in the tail sections of some of its new 787s, although it said there's no immediate safety concern. Boeing has delivered five of the planes since September to Japan's All Nippon Airways. and more » |
Japan Today | Kyoko Koizumi to release album containing 30 songs for 30th anniversary Japan Today Singer and actress Kyoko Koizumi, 46, will release a 2-disc album containing 30 songs that her celebrity acquaintances and friends have chosen to mark the 30th anniversary of her debut as a singer on March 21. The album also includes a 160-page booklet ... |
Theatrical Culture Wars The Diplomat By Veronica R. Bainbridge Coincidence or pattern? Three plays on stage in New York this winter, by American playwrights, tell stories of culture shock for Americans in China. David Henry Hwang's commercial Broadway comedy Chinglish sends an American ... |
AkihabaraNews | [INTERVIEW] China's precious metal demand to affect future hardware prices? AkihabaraNews Bloomberg wrote a piece recently about China's latest gold-buy spree. Mainland China purchased 102 779 kilogram of pure gold from Hong Kong in November 2011. A month before that, they bought “only' 86 299 kilograms. Statistics from the CPM Group show a ... and more » |