Venice Festival Opens With Glimpses Into the Pitfalls of Passion
| VENICE — Darren Aronofsky’s in-competition movie “Black Swan” opened the 67th Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday night. Having won the Golden Lion two years ago ...
Asahi Haikuist Network
| Sunflowers-- | Dad in uniform | last photo | --Kiyoshi Fukuzawa (Tokyo) | * * * | Sky gallery | late summer collection | scattered clouds | --Murasaki Sagano (Kyoto) | * * * | The blue sky | an airs...
What's On: EXHIBITIONS
| Each week the best on show in Japan | KAWAMURA MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART (SAKURA) | "Barnett Newman: Dialogue Between Man and Work" traces the American painter's career through about 30 works. It is hi...
Recently reviewed restaurants
Summaries of recently reviewed area restaurants, in the order in which they were reviewed, with the most recent at the top. | • Treo Restaurant, 5703 Main St., Sylvania, presents simple elegance...
In Japan, bystander CPR often not so helpful
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Japan shows chest compressions did little to help people who'd collapsed but didn't have underlying heart disease, such as those who had drowned o...
Carbon Trading Lurches Off Course
| SINGAPORE — In July 2007, the Australian Climate Exchange, known as the A.C.X., introduced the first electronic trading system for greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. Voluntary Emission Red...
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation reports Second Quarter Results: Strong increase in sales and earnings
| TORONTO, Sept. 1 /CNW/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) (the "Company") today announced its second quarter results for the period ending July 31, 2010. | Second Quarter Highlig...
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation reports Second Quarter Results: Strong increase in sales and earnings
| , Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX:HW, NYSE: HWD) (the "Company") today announced its second quarter results for the period ending July 31, 2010. | Seco...
Lifestyle changes curb overnight bathroom trips
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're frequently bothered by waking in the middle of the night to empty your bladder, there may be some simple and drug-free lifestyle adjustments that can help, a sm...
Japan experiences hottest summer on record+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The average temperature in Japan between June and August this year was the highest since 1898 when records began, breaking the previous record set in the summer of 1...
LEAD: Spanish PM vows reforms to allay concerns over fiscal health+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO ON JAPAN-SPAIN FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING IN 7TH-9TH GRAFS) | Visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday tried to al...
Spanish PM vows reforms to allay concerns over fiscal health+
TOKYO, Sept. 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday tried to allay investors' concerns over his country's fiscal health, saying his government ...
Official: Japan International Daisuke Matsui To Join Tom Tomsk On Loan From Grenoble Foot
Blue Samurai midfielder Daisuke Matsui has joined Russian outfit Tom Tomsk on a four-month deal. | By Chris Paraskevas | Share Share Japan international Daisuke Matsui has joined Russian Premier Leagu...
Need for concerted response to tackle global warming stressed
| Special Correspondent | "Imperative for nations to move away from blame game and set a roadmap" | INTERACTION:(From left) Sergey V. Soloviev, acting Consul General, Consulate-General of the Russian ...
Soccer: Matsui's loan move to Russian club a done deal+
ROME, Aug. 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—World Cup midfielder Daisuke Matsui on Tuesday signed for Russian Premier League club FK Tom Tomsk on loan from second-tier French outfit Grenoble. | The 29-year-old ...
Lincoln Park Zoo: insights into origin of human cognition
| New book explores how chimpanzees think, learn and behave | Chicago, IL (August 30, 2010)--- In the book, The Mind of the Chimpanzee: Ecological and Experimental Perspectives, officially releases on...
Memoirs of a Geisha: Like silk kimonos and cherry blossoms
| From Arthur Golden’s international bestseller to an epic spectacle in the big screen, Memoirs of a Geisha is a romantic portrait of Japanese culture, particularly of geisha life, in western illust...
Japan witnessing hottest August since WWII
Tokyo: This month will likely be the hottest August that Japan has experienced since 1946 when regional temperature data become available after the end of World War II, weather agency officials said, ...
