Loyal to original zip-up Godzilla, Japan wary of U.S. remake
The big-screen Godzilla that scared and thrilled viewers in 1954 was an actor in a rubber suit with a zipper up its back. And many Japanese fans still prefer that monster over a Hollywood version made in terrifying, full 3-D computer-graphics glory.
Man lauded as Japan’s Beethoven sorry for fake work
The man once lauded as “Japan’s Beethoven” bowed repeatedly and apologized Friday at his first media appearance since it was revealed last month that his famed musical compositions were ghostwritten and he wasn’t completely deaf.
Cultural exchange: The Golden Triangle can expect more Japanese visitors soon. Jim Dickey can help us be a gracious host
“When somebody asks me about Japan, it’s hard to stop talking,” admits Jim Dickey, with a wide grin spreading across his genial face. Tall and trim, the Columbus man continues writing “Welcome to Mississippi” in Japanese on a big dry erase board in a Mississippi University for Women classroom.
Japan food seeks cultural heritage as young spurn rice
Washoku, the traditional cuisine of Japan, is being considered for designation as part of the world’s priceless cultural heritage by the U.N. this week. But even as sushi and sake booms worldwide, purists say its finer points are candidates for the endangered list at home. The younger generation is increasingly eating Krispy Kreme doughnuts and McDonald’s, not rice.
Tashiro goes from kamikaze to comrade
Paul Tashiro is from Japan and in 1945, he wanted to die for the emperor.
He was 13 years old and Japanese children were taught that to die for their country was the highest honor. Japan was in a fight with the United States then, so Tashiro volunteered and began flight school to train as a kamikaze pilot.
Japan’s Aso refuses to resign over Nazi comment
TOKYO — Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso refused Friday to resign or apologize over remarks suggesting Japan should follow the Nazi example of how to
Lawmaker urges steps to open Japanese markets
WASHINGTON — A House Democratic leader on trade policy on Tuesday said the time is right to press Japan on its closed markets as Japan
World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 116
TOKYO — Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person and the oldest man ever,
Tsunami warning lifted for Japan earthquake
A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year’s massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage.
Miss. governor headed to Japan for economic conference
Republican Phil Bryant of Mississippi is one of five Southeastern U.S. governors in Japan for a trade conference.
Family members scramble to hear from loved ones in Japan quake
Will Pieschel was at his office in downtown Tokyo Friday afternoon when the building began to shake. Pieschel had ridden out earthquakes before; he was used to it. Each employee at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consulting firm, has an earthquake kit nearby — water, a power bar, helmet and, in the event they get trapped under rubble, a whistle to signal for help.
Bridget Pieschel: Report from Tokyo
I was really glad to hear Will’s voice when he called at about six p.m. this evening. It was about 8 a.m. in Tokyo, and he was still at his desk in the Price Waterhouse Cooper Building in the “Government District” in central Tokyo.
Former MUW student in Japan during quake
In the wake of a devastating tsunami in Japan, a former Mississippi University for Women sophomore staying in Tokyo said today she could still feel the earthquake aftershocks hours later.