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The Nakasendo is an ancient road that connected the symbolic Imperial Capital of Kyoto with the Shogunate’s political base of Edo. The Tokugawa Shogunate required Daimyo Lords to travel from their home provinces to Edo along the major highways, requiring the samurai to spend lavishly and reduce the chances of rebellion. Places like Kiso Fukushima-juku […]
WILLINGBORO, N.J. (WPVI) — Court documents have revealed new gruesome details in the killing of a mother inside her Willingboro, New Jersey home. Officers responded to a residence on Hopewell Lane around 4 p.m. Monday and found the body of 57-year-old Kim Beacham-Hanson. The victim’s daughter, 32-year-old Breanna Beacham, has been charged in the killing. […]
Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma. The Dutchman became the first player to seal a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith did so on the way to beating Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final. Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, […]
By JACK GAUGHAN and NATHAN SALT Published: 19:38 GMT, 15 December 2024 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 15 December 2024 Pep Guardiola cast doubt over his ability to turn Manchester City’s ailing fortunes around after an astonishing eighth defeat in 11 games. The 53-year-old, who signed a contract extension last month, bemoaned another defensive capitulation after […]
Britain’s Gordon Reid was beaten in three sets by Tokito Oda in the Wheelchair Masters singles final. Reid, who was competing in his third final and first since 2017, lost 2-6 6-0 6-2 to the Japanese world number one in the Dutch city of Arnhem. It came a day after the British number two also […]
Retired footballer Diego Forlan lost 6-1 6-2 in 47 minutes on his professional tennis debut in a doubles event in his native Uruguay. The former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid striker, 45, and Argentine partner Federico Coria lost to Bolivian pair Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos after receiving a wildcard for the Uruguay Open in […]
An unruly plane passenger who attempted to open the emergency door mid-flight was beaten up and restrained by fellow passengers on a Copa Airlines flight. According to the New York Post, the incident took place on Tuesday on a flight from Brazil to Panama. The flight had been going as planned until 30 minutes before […]
Matt Evans Staff Writer,japan-guide.com One of several private rail networks serving Japan’s Kansai Region, the Nankai Electric Railway extends from its base in downtown Osaka as far as Wakayama, as well as connecting to Kansai International Airport. One of Japan’s oldest private railway companies, it predates all of Tokyo’s electric railways, and takes its name […]
British number one Katie Boulter was comfortably beaten in straight sets by Russian top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter, seeded second, was bidding to win a third WTA title of the season but was never in the contest, losing 6-1 6-2 to the world number 14 in one […]
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