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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 8, 2002

Matsui the hot topic for MLB All-Stars

Ichiro Suzuki doesn't want him to listen to the naysayers. Jason Giambi and Bernie Williams showed immense interest in the possibility of him in pinstripes. And Barry Bonds didn't bite, saying, "You probably want to ask the Yankee players."
MORE SPORTS
Nov 8, 2002

Takahashi doubtful for Tokyo race

Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi has sustained a stress fracture in her left rib and could sit out the upcoming Tokyo International Women's Marathon, her management company said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2002

Chile seeks global integration: minister

Chile is determined to boost economic ties with the Asia-Pacific region, as evidenced by its conclusion last month of a free-trade agreement with South Korea, visiting Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear said Thursday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 8, 2002

F.A. in free fall as Premier League clubs make play for power

LONDON -- It was Ron Saunders, the former Aston Villa manager, who once said: "If you're going to commit suicide, do it yourself."
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 8, 2002

Lil' Angel packs big league punch

The knock on Japanese players used to be that they were too small and underpowered to make it in North America's big leagues. But with the recent success of the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, that argument has been laid to rest.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Animators, trains and freeing up health care

A deregulation panel is considering measures to help producers of animated films raise funds and ways to ease crowding on rush-hour commuter trains.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2002

Towa requests second bailout from banks of 230 billion yen

Towa Real Estate Development Co. said Thursday it is seeking a 230 billion yen bailout package from UFJ and other creditor banks under a new five-year restructuring program.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2002

Daiichi Pharmaceutical sees decline

Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. on Thursday reported a decline in earnings for the first half through Sept. 30, blaming slack sales of its main products and tougher competition in the pharmaceutical market.
COMMUNITY
Nov 8, 2002

Crossing the river -- and the ocean

The award-winning writer and Columbia University professor Caryl Phillips is making his first visit to Japan from Nov. 18-24.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 8, 2002

Culture shock, elusive stats, hairy insurance

Culture shock Phew. Here I am by the skin of my teeth, just back from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria, where touching base with non-Japanese friends met here was sobering to say the least.
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2002

A house divided

There are two ways of interpreting the midterm elections held in the United States on Tuesday, both of them valid. On the one hand, the Republicans did very well -- perhaps not better then expected, since they held the advantage going in, but certainly much better than the Democrats had hoped they would...
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

NPA reports hackers attacking its computers

The National Police Agency said Thursday there were about 51,000 attempts by hackers to break into police computer systems throughout the country during the three-month period from July to September.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Report cites lack of vigilance as cause of midair collision

A deadly midair collision between a light plane and a helicopter over Mie Prefecture last year was due to the failure of both pilots to maintain proper vigilance, the transport ministry concluded Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Deliberations kick off on media coverage bills

The House of Councilors Judicial Affairs Committee started deliberations Thursday on a set of contentious bills that advocates say will protect human rights and personal information, but whose foes say will hamstring the news media.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Nov 8, 2002

Fishing for parental help on field trips

For me, a major benefit of moving to Japan was not having to chaperone school field trips anymore.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2002

Sky Perfect fortunes take a dive over World Cup

Sky Perfect Communications Inc., operator of satellite broadcaster Sky PerfecTV, said Thursday its group net losses quadrupled in the first half.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2002

Softbank U.S. arm sells Yahoo stock

Internet investor Softbank Corp. said Thursday its U.S. unit has sold part of its stake in Internet portal Yahoo Inc. of the United States to reduce Softbank's interest-bearing debts and expand the group's broadband operations.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Nov 8, 2002

Loggerhead turtle

* Japanese name: Ao-umigame * Scientific name: Caretta caretta * Description: Turtles are reptiles with limbs modified into swimming paddles. Loggerhead turtles have a characteristically large head, but they don't have a big brain: It's their jaws that are large. The reddish-brown carapace of adults...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Nov 8, 2002

"Short and Scary!," "Notso Hotso"

"Short and Scary!" Louise Cooper, Oxford University Press; 2002; 96 pp.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Locals start fund to stop demolition

A group of local residents said Thursday they will start raising money to buy the former family home of Empress Michiko to prevent it from being torn down by the government this month.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Gun-smuggling from Russia targeted

Four Russian security officers will visit Japan on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to crack down on the smuggling of Russian-made guns into the country.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2002

Disbarred high-profile lawyer arrested over embezzlement

OSAKA -- A former lawyer who filed criminal complaints against a retired political kingpin in the 1990s was arrested Thursday for allegedly embezzling tens of millions of yen from several of his clients.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 8, 2002

The fight for equal protection of the law

Next Monday will be a red letter day for the issue of racial discrimination in Japan.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2002

Jury still out on sending Aegis ship to help U.S.

Japan has not decided whether to send one of its high-tech destroyers to the Arabian Sea to help the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, the government's top spokesman said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2002

Record high HIV cases are reported

A record 184 people were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus between July and September, according to a health ministry commission monitoring the virus.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2002

World Bank slightly more upbeat about East Asia

East Asia is expected to stage a stronger economic rebound in 2002 than was anticipated six months ago, the World Bank said Wednesday. However, the Washington-based institution remained cautious about whether the recovery, based on brisk exports, will be sustained.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
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