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BASKETBALL
Jan 31, 2009

Humphrey sidelined

Veteran guard John "Helicopter" Humphrey, one of the most prolific scorers since the bj-league's inception, is expected to be sidelined for at least a month due to a broken left wrist, the Tokyo Apache announced on Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2009

Toyota loss to balloon to ¥400 billion

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to again revise sharply downward its business 2008 group operating loss projection due to slumping sales, sources said Friday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 31, 2009

Figuring out what Benitez means is no easy task

LONDON — As Liverpool has lost only one Premier League game this season and trails leader Manchester United by two points, you would think everything is rosy in the Anfield garden.
EDITORIALS
Jan 30, 2009

Mr. Aso outlines goals

In a policy address before the Diet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Taro Aso, as expected, gave priority to helping the nation tide over the current economic crisis. Correctly observing that all of the world is simultaneously entering an unprecedented recession and that Japan cannot escape it, he noted...
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2009

Four killers sent to the gallows

Four convicted murderers were hanged Thursday, the first executions this year and maintaining the fast pace that saw 15 people put to death in 2008, an unusually high number for one year.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2009

Obama has high hopes for Japan relations, expert says

Japan should stabilize its political situation so it can bolster ties with Washington instead of worrying about the United States possibly prioritizing ties with China, experts on Japan-U.S. relations said Thursday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2009

'Dare mo Mamotte Kurenai'

The popular media maw, from the Brit tabloids to the Hollywood paparazzi, chews up its subjects, from celebs to criminals, everywhere, anytime. If you're at the receiving end, it's probably an awful experience. Nonetheless, there's something special about the voracity of the Japanese media, with its...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Jan 30, 2009

An intoxicating temple in Kyoto

Evil cometh from the north, they say. Maybe it was sunlight streaming from the south that gave ancient theologians such a notion. Or perhaps the Arctic is gushing malevolence (compare and contrast: Australians and Scandinavians). Regardless, it was a fear of southbound evil that prompted the construction...
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Jan 30, 2009

An intoxicating temple in Kyoto

Emperor Go Mizuno reportedly loved fucha ryori, and likely partook of it at Kanga-an Temple in Kyoto as he gazed at the enchanting green and gravel garden.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2009

Sony buffeted by ¥18 billion loss

Sony Corp. said Thursday that it posted an ¥18 billion group operating loss for the third quarter that ended in December as its mainline electronics business was battered by the higher yen, the global recession and stiff competition.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2009

Aso vows 'bold' steps to remedy economy

Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday renewed his pledge to lead Japan out of the current economic crisis faster than any other country through drastic economic and employment measures.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 28, 2009

Iverson not having positive impact on Pistons

NEW YORK — Given a 21-gun salute Friday at The Palace by the Mavericks, the franchise formerly known as the Pistons "is playing with no emotion," a long-distance viewer observed.
EDITORIALS
Jan 28, 2009

China's ambitious defense plan

China has made public a white paper titled "China's National Defense in 2008." For the first time, China has acknowledged its policy of improving the operational capabilities of its navy on the open seas, although its move in this direction has been obvious in recent years. Recent examples of this move...
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2009

Nomura logs record loss of ¥342 billion for quarter

Nomura Holdings Inc. said it may sell businesses to raise capital and will cut executive pay after posting a fourth straight quarterly deficit on trading losses and the costs of acquiring parts of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 27, 2009

No brown bagging it for students

Safe, healthy, tasty. That's the goal of "kyushoku" (school lunches) that are distributed nationwide.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2009

'Gyoza' halted by Japan fed to Chinese workers

BEIJING (Kyodo) Chinese-made frozen dumplings recalled after the pesticide-tainted products caused food-poisoning cases in Japan apparently went on to sicken steelmakers in China's Hebei Province, who were given the contaminated "gyoza" for free, company sources and employees said Saturday.
LIFE
Jan 25, 2009

What future for fish as Japan's daily fare?

When I first joined a commercial hook-and-line boat fishing for salmon off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in 1976, we began our season in April, moved north through the summer months, and returned home at the end of October.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 24, 2009

Masters invitation excites Ishikawa

When he turned professional just over a year ago, Ryo Ishikawa listed winning the U.S. Masters as one of his goals in life. Now the 17-year-old high school student will get his first chance.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2009

Three nonlife insurers plan 2010 integration

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., Aioi Insurance Co. and Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co. announced Friday they have agreed to merge in April 2010, in a move that will create Japan's largest nonlife insurance group.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2009

Cabinet OKs diluted tax reform bill

Prime Minister Taro Aso got a little breathing room Friday after the Cabinet approved his modified tax reform bill, which now offers an open-ended clause for a future consumption tax hike, while mending an internal rift over the issue in his Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2009

JAL offers staff unpaid leave

Japan Airlines Corp., Asia's biggest carrier by sales, is asking workers to take unpaid leave at its international unit for the first time in four years amid slumping demand for air travel.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Japan should take all possible measures to raise wages, white paper says
Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, according to the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2025.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.

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