TOKYO – Manager Sean Gibbons says his fighter Luis Nery is dialled in on his task at the Tokyo Dome on Monday (May 6) night when he comes in as a hefty underdog to challenge unified super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Gibbons is a boxing lifer and he has noted changes in Nery since talk about the possible showdown with Inoue started to grow. “Leading into this fight, I’ve never seen his focus like this,” said Gibbons. “The fight with Emmanuel Rodriguez, he’d go home on the weekends,...
As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza. Police call them “tokuryu,” anonymous gangsters
Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza. Police call them “tokuryu,” anonymous gangsters
TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership. Police agents who were busy dealing with thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have noticed something new: unorganized []
Japan Airlines has appointed its first female president and CEO, Mitsuko Tottori. The historic appointment of Mitsuko Tottori as the first female president and CEO of Japan Airlines is a beacon of hope, marking the first time in seven decades that a woman has led the flight company.Hiring Tottori as the newest CEO has also boosted Japan Airlines to the list of Japanese companies led by women, less than one per cent. Unlike most business leaders, Tottori is new to the corporate sector and has...
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has named former Hulu Japan CEO Buddy Marini as general manager for Japan and promoted Chieko Nishi ahead of the departure of Glen Kyne. Based in Tokyo, Marini will join the
Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt, sitting in for Eric Draitser on CounterPunch Radio, talks with Hanin Siam, a Palestinian organizer based in Tokyo, Japan. They discuss the challenges of organizing the Palestine solidarity movement in Japan, including the nuances of their communities in Tokyo and Hiroshima. From the history of Japanese support for Palestine, to BDS, to More
There's a bridge in Japan that's so steep it's known as the Rollercoaster Bridge: the Eshima Ohashi bridge in Sakaiminato, which connects that city to nearby Matsue. Approaching the bridge from afar, it can appear nearly vertical to drivers. If I were a passenger going up this bridge, I may have to shut my eyes until I reached the end of the incline. — Read the rest
Fox News's Jesse Watters predicts that if Donald J Trump is incarcerated, he will focus on bodybuilding and personal fitness rather than his immense failures or self-reflection. Fox News intellectual giant Jesse Watters seems to have a bizarre idea of jail; it is not likely Judge Merchan will order the Orange Blimp put away for longer than it takes to lose some water weight. — Read the rest
Contrary to the argument made by former NPR editor Uri Berliner, NPR's efforts to diversify its workforce have enhanced its journalism and helped it realize its founding mission.