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LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Mar 12, 2004

Flowers blossom above the Californian fog

The red wines of Burgundy are often cited as the Holy Grail for New World makers of Pinot Noir, but the results have almost invariably fallen short. So we were surprised to see wine guru Robert Parker recently laud a Pinot from New World upstart Flowers Winery as "evocative of a Domaine de la Romanee...
MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2004

Junior high student named to team

Hachioji Jissen Junior High School student Maiko Kano was named to the 18-woman provisional squad for the Asian zone qualifier for the Athens Olympics to be held in Tokyo in May, the Japan Volleyball Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

Firms set up Net-based job scheme

Yahoo Japan Corp. said Thursday it has established a joint firm with Recruit Co. to operate a Web site for people seeking employment, especially part-time work.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 20, 2004

Yakitori for gourmets: a 1-2-3 guide

There was a time when yakitori shops were hole-in-the-wall grills, often under railway tracks, where cheapness made up for the lack of sophistication and rotgut sake or rocket-fuel shochu were the libations of choice. Much has changed, though, and "upmarket yakitori" no longer seems a contradiction in...
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Feb 19, 2004

Schools step in to teach kids table manners

Why is it so difficult to teach children table manners? My kids are quick learners. My oldest only needs to hear a Weird Al song once and he's got the lyrics memorized. His little brother can recite the specs for every fighter plane ever built. So why can't they master the trick of getting their napkins...
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2004

TSE listing reflects Shinsei's return to viability

Demonstrating its successful revival, Shinsei Bank, the successor to the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, will list its shares Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2004

Official data suggest evidence of bid-rigging

Fiscal 2002 saw roughly 5,500 cases in which the winning bidders for public works and other government contracts clinched the deal at a price that was exactly the same as the upper limit set by the government, according to an official document released Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 3, 2004

Sasaki to rejoin BayStars

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who left the Seattle Mariners with one year remaining on his contract, on Monday decided to make his comeback to the Japanese baseball scene with the Yokohama BayStars of the Central League, for whom he played from 1990 to 1999.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2004

U.S. to raise abductions at six-nation talks: Armitage

The United States will work closely with Japan in trying to resolve the issue of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents during upcoming talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear threat, a visiting U.S. official said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2004

Expectation low of dads' child-rearing role

Nearly 40 percent of Japanese women with young children do not expect their husbands to take part in parenting activities, according to a survey conducted by toy maker Bandai Co.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 21, 2004

Where the rock girls are . . . By SIMON BARTZ

In "Kill Bill," Japanese garage-rockers The 5.6.7.8's dripped cool as the blood splashed. But that was just a scratch on the surface of a thriving girl-band scene. Here we dig deeper to give you the chick picks of 2004.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Shinsei Bank slates Feb. 19 listing on TSE

Shinsei Bank, the successor to the provisionally nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, said Friday it will list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 19.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2004

As axis turns, Pyongyang feels the squeeze

SEOUL -- It turns out that the construct of the "axis of evil" was more than an applause line in the 2002 State of the Union speech by U.S. President George W. Bush. What it really has come to convey is the interaction between axis members, which was little appreciated by Bush speechwriters at the time....
EDITORIALS
Dec 8, 2003

A disquieting waste of money

A national audit report makes for dismal reading, since it is always a reminder of waste in government. So it is with the latest report, which says that government offices and agencies "mismanaged" about 45 billion yen in 2002 -- the largest amount in 20 years. That is particularly disquieting at a time...
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 3, 2003

Tuffy Rhodes released

Tuffy Rhodes was formally turned loose from the Pacific League club on Tuesday after the Japan pro baseball commissioner's office released a list of 79 players who were not put on reserve by their respective clubs.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2003

Kin want missing persons cases reinvestigated

The families of several missing people considered very likely to have been abducted to North Korea asked the government Thursday to reinvestigate their cases.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2003

Race is on to get into world's most prestigious MBA programs

Some liken it to an event as pivotal as marriage. Others say it's a ticket to a super white-collar job, or even the ultimate test of one's being.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2003

Athletes, volunteers among 853 to receive government medals

Young athletes and volunteers appear prominently in a list of distinguished people from various walks of life to be honored with government medals this autumn, the government has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Koizumi fails to evict LDP elder

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tried Thursday to persuade two octogenarian former prime ministers to retire from politics because of their age, effecting a quiet exit in the case of Kiichi Miyazawa but running up against a brick wall in the shape of Yasuhiro Nakasone.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Oct 23, 2003

Bush backers open their purses

WASHINGTON -- It has stopped! U.S. President George W. Bush's men have determined that his slide has ended. The latest round of polling has him in the mid to low 50s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2003

Kin of suspected abductees fight uphill war

OSAKA -- On the morning of July 7, 1973, 18-year-old Noriko Furukawa of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, left home for a beauty parlor appointment without telling her mother, with whom she had promised to go shopping that afternoon.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2003

Japan and Mexico upgrade FTA talks to Cabinet level

Japan and Mexico have decided to upgrade their talks on a bilateral free-trade agreement in Tokyo to the Cabinet level on Monday in a bid to seek a political breakthrough.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2003

LDP oldsters to be odd men out come poll time?

The seniority-based ethos in the Liberal Democratic Party is under threat, with the party leaders putting an upper age limit on the selection of some candidates for the next House of Representatives election.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2003

Japan still upbeat about chances of Mexico FTA

Japan and Mexico can strike a free-trade agreement when Mexican President Vicente Fox visits Tokyo on Oct. 15, trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Friday, downplaying hurdles in the final negotiations over agriculture.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2003

Ogasawara alien species targeted

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the village of Ogasawara set up a joint committee Friday to address the negative effects of imported species on the Ogasawara Islands, nominated by Japan as a site for the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 19, 2003

Secret treasures of southern Sonoma

The sensual impact of a vacation in the wine country is hard to beat. Hot days, cold nights, good food and meandering drives under blue skies between vineyards and wineries that range from the manicured to the seemingly long-ago abandoned.
LIFE / Language / KANJI CLINIC
Sep 18, 2003

A trove of kanji-learning treasure in cyberspace

Vacation is over and kanji learners at schools around the planet are once again cracking the books. Increasingly, they and their teachers -- as well as self-directed English-speaking kanji learners of all ages -- are supplementing paper-based publications with online learning resources. Today, Kanji...

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