Shedding light on death penalty
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:05:01 -0700
Justice Minister Keiko Chiba, who will probably be replaced next month because she lost her Diet seat in the July 11 Upper House election, allowed journalists for the first time Friday to enter the Tokyo Detention House's execution chamber. Chiba, who has long been opposed to the death penalty, has taken various measures to promote public discussion on capital punishment by making it transparent ...
Fergus Cullen: A conversation with Erica Blizzard
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:15:07 -0700
You know Erica Blizzard. She's the Laconia party girl from Lifestyles of the Rich and the Reckless, the one with a need for speed who got drunk, smashed a $500,000 trophy boat into an island on Lake Winnipesaukee at 2:30 a.m., killed her best friend and got off easy. The real Erica Blizzard sitting across from me is no careless debutant, and her actual sentence is far more complicated and ...
Umi Sushi Brings Kaiten-Style Dining To Connecticut
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:23:58 -0700
On the day after Umi Sushi and Tapas' grand opening in West Hartford, a group of adults and young children walked in at lunchtime. One little boy stood gaping at the scene before him, eyes wide. "Whoa!" he blurted.
Pitching for change
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:59:15 -0700
What kind of "supernatural" experiences did you have in your first year at PL-Gakuen?
National › Problems found in farm ministry's oversight of food labeling
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:10:40 -0700
The internal affairs ministry has found problems with the farm ministry's food labeling oversight system and urged it Friday to take corrective steps over a…
