Athletes And Sports Personalities Share Their Summer Reading Lists Writer Jerry Kavanagh asked a number of prominent sports personalities and business executives what books they were taking with them on vacation this year. Click on the slideshow to see what Nike's Phil Knight, Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and others s will be reading at the beach. _NULL_
The last of Japan's rice farmers Has Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan finally woken up to the fact that the world is changing rapidly and Japan risks being left behind? In recent days he has spoken of a fresh fleet of "black ships" off the coast of Japan and has noted nostalgically that he comes from Choshu (now known as Yamaguchi Prefecture), whose forces suffered crushing defeats by foreign fleets at Shimonoseki in 1863 and 1864 that paved the way for the modern opening of Japan.
日本の総理大臣菅直人は最終的に世界は急速に変化している日本のリスクが取り残されるという事実に目が覚めていますか?最近では、彼は日本の沖。。u0026quot;黒船。。u0026quot;の新鮮な艦隊の話されている(現在の山口県として知られている)、彼は長州から来ることを懐かしそうに指摘している、その力を破。苦しみ、1863年に下関で外国艦隊の敗北日本の近代的な開口部のための道を開いた1864