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BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2009

Five Arrows will play as search for sponsors continues

The Takamatsu Five Arrows are still in dire financial straits, but they are moving along to prepare for the season's opening game against the host Sendai 89ers on Oct. 3.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2009

Another JAL rehab task force launched

The transport ministry launched a new task force Friday to help Japan Airlines Corp. fundamentally revise its turnaround plan by the end of November.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2009

Natural gas Down Under bound for Japan by 2014

SYDNEY — Resources-rich Australia has signed on to provide Japanese households and industries a reliable source of natural gas for decades to come.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 26, 2009

F.A. playing it for laughs with ruling in Bellamy case

LONDON — The Football Association has rarely shown much backbone when it comes to discipline, but this week English football's governing body underlined how spineless and rudderless it is.
BASKETBALL
Sep 25, 2009

Five Arrows won't skip season

It's official: The Takamatsu Five Arrows will play in the 2009-10 season, putting to rest the question of whether the team would suspend operations for the upcoming bj-league campaign and try to re-enter the league next season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2009

Honda rolls out 'Segway' of unicycles

Honda Motor Co. unveiled on Thursday a new compact self-balancing vehicle that looks like a futuristic unicycle.
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2009

Chance to rebuild in opposition

Campaigning for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party is now in full swing. The party is struggling to recover from the fallout of the Aug. 30 Lower House electoral battle against the Democratic Party of Japan, when defeat forced the LDP out of power after more than 50 years of rule. It is hoped...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 23, 2009

Track standouts eager to end season on a positive note

KAWASAKI — After a series of fierce battles throughout the year, all the participants surely have some fatigue. But still they gave their word that they'd push themselves to the max one final time in the 2009 season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2009

Giants eye pennant as Tani, Ramirez slay Dragons

At this point, it may take a small miracle for the Chunichi Dragons to stop the Yomiuri Giants from claiming the Central League pennant.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2009

Japan's health care as a model

The health care debate in America has had an interesting item mentioned again and again in recent weeks — the Japanese health care system! Editorials and news reports have held up Japan as an example of good-quality health care.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2009

Mystery of the missing freighter

It still isn't clear exactly what happened to the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea, which mysteriously disappeared in European waters last month. Inconsistencies and the implausibility of the official story — it was a hijacking — have prompted considerable speculation.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2009

JAL's quest for survival a tale of pros and cons

Since news broke last week that Japan Airline Corp. is seeking a capital investment from a foreign airline, speculation has been rife over which one would make the best fit for the struggling carrier.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 18, 2009

Okada plays cards close to vest

Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada gave mixed signals Thursday on how far he will push Washington on the thorny issues of base relocation and Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009

Okada to prioritize ties with Asian neighbors

To envision how Katsuya Okada will approach his new job as foreign minister, one need look no further than his grilling of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during budget deliberations at the Diet on June 2, 2005.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009

Festival to screen Taiji dolphin-slaughter film

Bowing to international pressure, the Tokyo International Film Festival announced Wednesday it will screen the controversial award-winning American documentary about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, at the nine-day event in October.

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