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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011

Eagles triumph in dramatic opener

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles wanted to win this game. They wanted to win for themselves, but mostly they wanted to win in order to give their fans in Tohoku a little something to feel good about.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011

Matsui, Rakuten want to be positive force this season

Kazuo Matsui saw firsthand the damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when he and the rest of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles visited Sendai on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2011

Disaster toll still incalculable

Although a month has passed since the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on March 11, no one yet has a clear idea of when or how the radiation disaster will end.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2011

Nation's unpreparedness ahead of disaster is blasted

A month after the earthquake and tsunami obliterated cities along the Tohoku coast, Japan is struggling to limp back to some semblance of normalcy while coming to grips with the unprecedented disaster.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 12, 2011

Kashiwa: What are you doing to save energy in these troubled times?

Simon Wood
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2011

Hawks poised to take flight in '11

The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2011

Rizing whip Lakestars, extend winning streak to seven

The Rizing Fukuoka are playing their best basketball of the season as they gear up for the playoffs next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 10, 2011

From salamanders to little green men?

When I was a child, I remember wondering why there were no animals that could photosynthesize. Maybe that's a bit odd, but it's not that I was especially geeky; I just felt almost indignant that there weren't animals with green skin. It seemed to make so much sense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2011

Toyota to restart all domestic plants

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it will resume limited production at all domestic plants from April 18 to 27 after the March 11 catastrophe forced it to halt manufacturing due to parts shortages.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2011

Quake delays start of TSE-OSE merger talks

OSAKA (Kyodo) The March 11 disaster has delayed the start of merger talks between Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2011

With the world looking in, Japan needs to speak out

Japan is known as having some the world's most developed earthquake- and tsunami-detection systems. However, the destruction caused on March 11 amply illustrated what can happen even when it is well prepared for crises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2011

Farmers struggle amid tsunami aftermath

SENDAI — Clearing out the piles of mud and rubble that have ruined his expensive farm machinery and covered the first floor of his house, Kiichi Endo let out a short sigh thinking of the years it will take before he can grow crops again on soil damaged by seawater.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2011

Onagawa plant safety inadequate?

SENDAI (Kyodo) Earthquake acceleration levels at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture exceeded quake-proof standards when the March 11 temblor slammed Tohoku, the utility said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2011

BOJ to loan ¥1 trillion to hard-hit firms

The Bank of Japan said Thursday it will offer ¥1 trillion in one-year loans to firms hurt by the historic quake and tsunami disaster, which officials expect to put strong pressure on the economy.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2011

Growth abroad spurs Fast Retailing profit hike

Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo chain of casual clothing, raised its profit forecast by 18 percent on overseas growth and lower costs even as other retailers say the March 11 disaster will hurt earnings.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2011

Toyota to restart more domestic plants

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. is considering reopening more plants for car assembly on April 18 or later as parts supply, which has been largely held back since the March 11 disaster, is expected to improve, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2011

Mayors near nuke plant torn between threat, jobs

Mayors of towns and villages around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were torn Tuesday between two facts: the facility has brought economic benefits to their communities but is now posing a threat to the lives of their residents.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011

Coroner overwhelmed by scale of carnage

SENDAI (Kyodo) Corpses recovered from disaster areas three weeks after the March 11 megaquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region have become increasingly difficult to identify because of extensive damage, according to a coroner involved in the identification process.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011

After the disaster, better ties?

OSAKA — The unprecedented involvement of the U.S. military in rescue and relief operations amid the Tohoku disaster has U.S. and Japanese policy experts hoping the effort will lead to closer bilateral cooperation on disaster planning and other issues, not least the Futenma base relocation.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011

Radiation terminology numbs, confuses, varies by need and country

Ever since the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began spewing radiation on March 11, many have struggled to understand the unfamiliar units used to measure it.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

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

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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