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BASEBALL / MLB
May 8, 2001

Swallows beat Carp in 10-homer slugfest

Roberto Petagine hit his second two-run homer of the day in the eighth inning to give the Yakult Swallows a 15-11 win over the stubborn Hiroshima Carp, who came back from four-run and six-run deficits on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Widow's appeal over stocks rejected

The Tokyo High Court has thrown out an appeal by the widow of a supporter of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi demanding the return of shares in NTT DoCoMo Inc. from the late prime minister's chief secretary, her lawyer said Monday.
JAPAN
May 7, 2001

Koizumi to explain high-profile North Korean detainee

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he intends to explain in the Diet the deportation of a man believed to be the elder son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his family from Japan.
JAPAN
May 7, 2001

Wakayama nursing-care employee confesses to killing woman

The body of a 75-year-old woman was found Sunday in a vacant lot in Wakayama Prefecture based on a confession by a heavily indebted man that he killed her, burned her body with kerosene and later buried it, police said.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 7, 2001

Petagine homer caps Yakult win in slugfest in Hiroshima

Roberto Petagine hit his second two-run homer of the day in the eighth inning to give the Yakult Swallows a 15-11 win over the stubborn Hiroshima Carp, who came back from four-run and six-run deficits Sunday.
JAPAN
May 7, 2001

Education board demands teachers submit report over anthem

The board of education of the Hiroshima prefectural government is demanding 108 school teachers submit reports over their refusal to stand while the national anthem was sung at entrance ceremonies in public schools in April, the school teachers said Sunday.
JAPAN
May 6, 2001

Transsexuals set to file civil lawsuits

A group of six people who have undergone sex-change operations will file civil suits May 24 seeking to have their new genders recorded on their family registrations, an activist supporting transsexuals said Saturday.
EDITORIALS
May 6, 2001

Pressing for freedom

Last Thursday was World Press Freedom Day. Most people probably missed it here in Japan, where Thursday was also Constitution Day, part of the mass timeout we call Golden Week. (They probably didn't spend much time thinking about the Constitution, either, or the coincidence that freedom of the press...
JAPAN
May 6, 2001

USJ limits entrance for third day

OSAKA -- Universal Studios Japan in Osaka temporarily restricted entry Saturday for the third day in a row after the number of visitors reached the daily maximum capacity of 39,000.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2001

The politics of land and race

The Western consensus about Zimbabwe holds that having inherited a country that was as beautiful as it was prosperous, and with the goodwill of the world behind him, President Robert Mugabe has outstayed his welcome at home, outlived his usefulness to his country and exhausted the patience and goodwill...
BASEBALL / MLB
May 6, 2001

'Stars sting Giants

Hirofumi Ogawa drove home the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth as the Yokohama BayStars edged the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday.
JAPAN
May 6, 2001

Teens surrender after victim dies in Tokyo hospital

Four male teenagers surrendered to police late Friday night after a banker they allegedly attacked in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on April 28 succumbed to his injuries earlier Friday and died in a Tokyo hospital, police said.
JAPAN
May 6, 2001

All is not lost with youth, beautician, 90, reminds women

The trouble with Japanese women in their understanding of beauty, according to one veteran beautician, is their obsession with youthfulness -- true beauty shines through regardless of age.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2001

Thailand's model of religious harmony

CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- To all students of Buddhism, the terms "Mahayana" and "Theravada" -- the greater and lesser vehicle, respectively -- reflect the dichotomy of this great teaching into northern and southern schools.
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2001

Japan notches first point in spite of referee's efforts

Ryan Kuwabara is the captain of Japan's national ice hockey team currently playing at the Pool A World Championships in Germany. Kuwabara, a Japanese-Canadian who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens and now stars for Japan Ice Hockey League champion Kokudo, has agreed to keep a journal chronicling...
COMMENTARY
May 6, 2001

Koizumi: a balanced blend of silk and steel

Toward the end of last year I had an occasion to attend a gathering with Junichiro Koizumi. It was at a Japanese restaurant in Ginza. The master of the restaurant brought a couple of bottles of warmed sake to our table. One person in our group took a bottle and filled the cups of Koizumi and others....
COMMUNITY
May 6, 2001

Staying ahead of the bad guys

While experts recommend installing new locks as one way of countering a break-in, they also urge residents to consider overall home-security measures to keep burglars at bay. Here is what some of them had to say.
COMMUNITY
May 6, 2001

Better safe than sorry

With many people worried about becoming the country's next crime statistic, the demand for advanced home- and personal-security products is on the rise.
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
May 6, 2001

A flavor-enhancer to be handled with care

For a younger, less taste-aware version of myself, coal-black briny-sweet Chung King brand soy sauce was all I needed to accompany the corner Chinese restaurant's ubiquitous white rice. As I got closer to the bottom of the bowl the poor rice would become salty enough to render the last bites inedible....
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 6, 2001

Drumming up some PR for the old neighborhood

Most of the current travel-information programs you see on TV are stylistic offshoots of TBS's long-running "Soko ga Shiritai," which has been off the air for several years now. One of the few variety shows that has done something different with the format is TV Tokyo's "Shutsubotsu! Ad-Machikku Tengoku"...
COMMUNITY
May 6, 2001

Think you're safe? Think again

Japan has long enjoyed a reputation for being one of the safest countries in the world. It's said that you can trust your neighbors here. That there's little need to be constantly worried about your belongings. That you can walk the streets safely at night.
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2001

Koch, Webb tied at Nichirei Golf tourney

Sweden's Carin Koch stole the spotlight from Karrie Webb on Saturday with a third-round 67 that moved her into a tie for the lead with the Australian star going into the final round of the Nichirei Cup World Ladies golf tournament.
LIFE / Travel
May 6, 2001

Britons aim for Pacific rowing record

Two corporals in the British Royal Marines have struck out into the unforgiving North Pacific Ocean in a 7.9-meter rowing boat called Crackers this weekend, aiming to complete the 8,000 km crossing from Japan to California in a record 120 days.
JAPAN
May 6, 2001

Major nations plan to test measures aimed at containing financial crises

The Group of Seven nations and other major economies will conduct the first joint field test of coordinated measures aimed at minimizing panic and preventing a domino effect when megabanks and huge hedge funds collapse, a Japanese government source said Saturday.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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