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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2002

Tigers say 'sayonara' to Carp

Atsushi Kataoka slammed a "sayonara" two-run homer to cap Hanshin's five-run ninth-inning outburst as the Tigers came from behind to edge the Hiroshima Carp 10-9 at Koshien Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

Government inspectors complete reactor probes

Government inspectors completed a two-day probe Sunday into the inspection records of nuclear power plants operated by three utilities embroiled in coverup scandals.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

Japan, North Korea hold unofficial consultations

Japan and North Korea held unofficial consultations over the weekend, with Tokyo demanding a thorough investigation into the abductions of its nationals, it was learned Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 23, 2002

Takahara notches four for Jubilo

IWATA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Jubilo striker Naohiro Takahara scored four goals to highlight Iwata's 6-1 triumph over FC Tokyo on Sunday afternoon at Iwata Stadium, helping the first-stage champion take a clear lead in the J. League Division One second stage.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

China to catch Japan by 2032: survey

Some 79 percent of Japanese and 59 percent of Chinese people believe China will catch up with Japan economically within 30 years, according to the results of a survey conducted in both countries and released Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

Japan may seek redress from Pyongyang

Japan may ask North Korea for compensation over the North's abduction of more than a dozen Japanese, and will provide no economic aid unless the North ceases targeting Japan with missiles, a Japanese official said Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 23, 2002

Serena: The princess of tennis

All the underdog wanted was a few minutes of Serena Williams' off her best game. That's how Kim Clijsters described her chances of topping the world's No. 1 player in the Toyota Princess Cup final.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

Infiltration dates of suspected abductor confirmed

A North Korean agent suspected of being involved in the 1983 abduction of Keiko Arimoto in Europe entered Japan between 1978 and 1979 when other Japanese vanished, according to sources.
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Sep 23, 2002

Youth must lead creative destruction

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The turn of the century is an important opportunity to engage in questioning and re-evaluating some of the global community's basic tenets, assumptions, policies and directions. On these matters we are being well-served by some excellent books.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2002

Reform delays discouraging

Junichiro Koizumi was Japan's first prime minister to receive a mandate to push structural reforms by convincing the public that there would be no economic growth without painful reforms. It remains to be seen, however, whether Koizumi will succeed in his reforms. More than a year after launching his...
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2002

The great fire wall of China

Google was gagged. The Chinese government recently blocked access to the popular Internet search engine for several days -- before suddenly reversing course for reasons still unclear -- in an attempt to promote a "healthy atmosphere" in the runup to the November meeting of the Chinese leadership. While...
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

War bills headed for back burner

A majority of lawmakers in the ruling coalition want to postpone debate on the war contingency bills until next year.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2002

Forum focuses on new oil source

OSAKA -- The eighth International Energy Forum moved into its second day Sunday with meetings between Asian energy ministers on how to cooperate more closely to ensure stable supplies in the face of mounting uncertainty in the Middle East.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2002

Seibu's Pacific League crown ends four-year drought

This year the Seibu Lions cruised to their first Pacific League crown in four years -- a result expected by many.
COMMENTARY
Sep 23, 2002

EU immigration issue heats up

LONDON -- The enlargement of the European Union, with the addition of up to 10 more states and dozens of new local cultures and minorities, is approaching.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Banks to cut 10 trillion yen in bad loans by March 31

Japan's major banks will dispose of 10 trillion yen in bad loans during fiscal 2002, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Probe of 60 more abductees urged

A group supporting relatives of Japanese abducted to North Korea has demanded that authorities probe whether Pyongyang's agents spirited away some 60 others besides the 14 whose fates the Stalinist state have already disclosed.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Mob-linked ferry founder Machii dies

Hisayuki Machii, president of Toa Sogo Kigyo Co., known for his close ties with the late Yoshio Kodama, an influence-peddling rightwinger, died from heart failure at a Tokyo hospital Sept, 14, sources said Saturday. He was 79.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Four held in Marubeni toilet fraud

OSAKA -- Four men were arrested Friday on suspicion of defrauding trading house giant Marubeni Corp. out of about 280 million yen in a deal to purchase portable toilets, Osaka prosecutors said.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Venture to foster e-business pros

Iwao Nakatani, president of Tama University, and more than 20 information technology-related companies have jointly founded an organization to produce professionals versed in electronic business, founders said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Sep 22, 2002

Wheelchair designer hopes to get more users on the streets

Etsumi Okigawa hopes to design as many wheelchairs as possible so their users can become everyday fixtures at schools, offices and street corners.
SUMO
Sep 22, 2002

Takanohana outmuscles Kaio, sets up clash with Musashimaru

Yokozuna Takanohana scored a hard-fought win against ozeki Kaio in a meeting between joint leaders Saturday to set up a mega-showdown with rival grand champion Musashimaru on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Ministry wants to boost child-care leave for men

Health minister Chikara Sakaguchi has submitted to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a set of measures to deal with the nation's declining birthrate, including steps to have more men take paternity leave.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Japan seeks Internet translation of tongues

Japan will ask China and South Korea to join it in developing Internet technology to automatically translate Japanese, Chinese and Korean into one another.
EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2002

Like it or not

You won't have learned it in English class, but if you have chatted with an English-speaking teenage girl lately, or, better yet, overheard her talking on the phone, you're sure to have encountered it. We're referring to that innocuous little word "like." Not the way the grammar books use it ("I like...

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