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Japan is obsessed with rice. And prices have gone ballistic

A little more than a century ago, in July 1918, the wives of fishermen in Toyama began to protest against…

2 weeks ago

Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball legend, dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima, one of the biggest stars of Nippon Professional Baseball, died early Tuesday…

4 weeks ago