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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 9, 2000

Matsui hammers Lions past Hawks

All-Star shortstop Kazuo Matsui belted a grand slam homer in the fifth inning and Tony Fernandez added a three-run blast in the eighth Saturday to power the Seibu Lions 9-5 over the Daiei Hawks in Sapporo.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2000

The bright dwelling-place of dreams

French philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) wrote, "The house is one of the greatest powers of integration for the thoughts, memories and dreams of mankind. Through dreams, the various dwelling-places in our lives copenetrate and retain the treasures of former days."
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2000

The decade that was, and always will be

SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE, France — The full-page ad gracing the back of last week's Village Voice hit me like a heavy pointy object. "HOT SUMMER TOURS," the headline blared. As a U.S. citizen residing in the city of New York, I enjoy the golden opportunity to see '70s band Steely Dan perform at the romantically...
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2000

Snow's tainted-milk fiasco likened to deadly Tokai nuclear negligence

OSAKA -- Local residents here are angry over revelations that Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s bacteria-tainted milk was released due to slipshod quality control procedures, and with their faith in the firm shattered, they are comparing the mass food-poisonings to last year's deadly nuclear accident.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2000

Snow Brand scandal grows

OSAKA -- Snow Brand Milk Products Co., whose products have caused an outbreak of food poisoning since late June, replaced a dirty machinery part near a contaminated valve at its Osaka plant before a police inspection last Sunday, police sources said Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 9, 2000

Antlers edge Jubilo

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Kashima top guns Tomoyuki Hirase and Atsushi Yanagisawa each struck once, helping the Antlers edge Jubilo Iwata 2-1 and extend their winning streak to three in the J. League Division One second stage Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2000

Money talks loudly in American politics

After Utah Republicans booted Rep. Merrill Cook in their June primary, Republican Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, declared: "The bad news is a Republican incumbent lost." It's certainly bad news for the American people, who will be stuck paying...
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2000

Politicians to submit bill to cut criminal responsibility age

A group of ruling party lawmakers is planning to submit a bill that would revise the Juvenile Law and reduce the age of juveniles who can be treated as criminally liable to the age of 14 from the current 16, it was learned Saturday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 9, 2000

'Alien 5' now playing in your local neighborhood

A band of junior high-school students showed up at my door the other morning. "Can we interview you?" they asked.
COMMUNITY
Jul 9, 2000

Funding films by finding housing for foreigners

Walking with Akio Sakurai to his real estate office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, he told the story of an Indian couple -- the husband working for a major European bank -- for whom he had found an apartment. The day before they were due to sign the contract, the landlord rang and withdrew the offer. A Japanese...
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Monazite storage to see no charges

People found to be in possession of monazite are not likely to be charged for failing to store the low-level radioactive material safely because laws do not cover its storage, investigative sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2000

Government set to issue report on Sogo bailout

In response to public concern, the government will draft a statement explaining the bailout of department store operator Sogo Co. with taxpayers' money, officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Nuclear safety report apologizes for Tokai

Commission vows to win back trust The Nuclear Safety Commission on Friday expressed regret over its inability to prevent last September's fatal nuclear accident in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Kono talks on North Korea, the G8 summit and Russia

The government "will not simply stay idle" in its relations with North Korea, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono said Thursday, noting that Tokyo is ready to reopen stalled normalization talks with Pyongyang following its recent moves to open up to the outside world.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2000

End Belfast's annual nightmare

Every year, Northern Ireland's Protestants march through the streets of that province to honor the Protestant victories over Catholics in centuries past. It is intended to be a commemoration, but it has also become an angry ritual that rubs raw the emotions of all involved. Opponents of the Good Friday...
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Tokyo, London near deal on tainted MOX

Tokyo and London could agree as early as next week on the return to Britain of tainted mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel manufactured by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., Japanese officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Construction chief says Wakachiku never favored despite alleged bribes

The number and value of government construction projects won by Wakachiku Construction Co. were roughly equivalent to the same figures for other authorized bidders both before and after Eiichi Nakao became construction minister in 1996, the current construction minister said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Ruling bloc considers bill to fight graft

The ruling coalition will consider jointly submitting a bill to fight political corruption amid the bribery scandal involving former Construction Minister Eichi Nakao, Hiromu Nonaka, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Conflicts hurt human rights: U.N.

Conflict prevention and resolution are two of the most important elements in protecting human rights, the head of the U.N. Human Rights Commission said Friday at a symposium in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2000

Kamei, Torashima on donations list

Shizuka Kamei, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Kazuo Torashima, newly appointed Defense Agency chief, are among the recipients of political donations from Wakachiku Construction Co., it was learned Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2000

Kiyohara homers in return to Giants

Yomiuri slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara celebrated his return to the team Friday night, smashing a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Giants triumphed over the Chunichi Dragons 9-1 at the Tokyo Dome.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2000

Tokyo to push new WTO talks

Japan will push initiatives in the international community to realize the early launch of a round of trade liberalization talks under the World Trade Organization, Minister of International Trade and Industry Takeo Hiranuma said.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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