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Did you know that the yo-yo was first invented as a weapon? It's true. Did you know that there is actually a National Yo-Yo Championship in Japan? This guy is crazy good with the yo-yo. It kind of makes you sad that you can't even get it to come back up to your hand, doesn't it?

Noriatsu Osaka had three home runs and a triple, as the team from Tokyo, Japan beat Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12-2, on Sunday in the championship game of the 2012 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, PA.

We know December 7th, 1941 was the date thebJapanese bombed Pearl Harbor, but it was on this date 10 months later that the Japanese did something for the first and only time during World War Two.  They were able to launch a successful bombing run of the U-S mainland. ...

It came down to penalty kicks and the Japanese women came out on top of the United States Sunday night in Frankfurt, Germany.  The American women controlled most of the game but came up short on a number of great chances.  Finally, the U-S squad took a 2-1 lead in regulation only to see the Japanese tie it again with 10 minutes to play.  So tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation the title game went

British comedian Russell Brand has been expelled from Japan according to his wife, American Pop Star Katy Perry. Perry claims the reason was because of priors from over 10 years ago. Yahoo.com has more on the latest about Russell Brand.

Can you imagine losing your home or your entire town because of an earthquake and a tsunami?  That thought is unfathomable to most of us.  Many Japanese people are living with this nightmare and will be for many years to come.  The rebuilding of Japan will take hundreds of billions of dollars and many, many years.  The U.K. Dai...

Yesterday was a day of terror for millions of People in Japan and around the Pacific Rim. Today marks the beginning of a massive search for survivors and the overwhelming cleanup process. Country 106.5, WYRK urges all who can donate money to the cleanup effort to donate to The American Red Cross...

I love going out to eat, trying various restaurants...I used to work in a number of kitchens...so I guess you can call me a "foodie."  Proper and timely service is a must from the waiter/waitress...don't ya think??.  When I get bad service....I sometimes think to myself that a monkey could do a better job.  Well, this restaurant in Japan is trying that idea out!