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BUSINESS
May 1, 2009

Industrial output sees first rise in six months

Industrial output rose for the first time in six months, government data showed Thursday, beating the estimates of economists and indicating the economy may resume expanding possibly this quarter.
Reader Mail
Apr 30, 2009

Why focus on the trivial?

Why focus on the trivial?
BASKETBALL
Apr 30, 2009

Nippon Tornadoes set to open first IBL season

International Basketball League's Nippon Tornadoes open their first season on Friday against the Vancouver Volcanoes at the O'Connell Sports Center in Vancouver, Wash. The Tornadoes will play 16 more games in a short summer season, wrapping up play on June 3 against the Oregon Waves.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 29, 2009

Rumors about Mullin joining Knicks intensify

NEW YORK — Despite an upsurge of chatter claiming Donnie Walsh only has eyes for Chris Mullin — a couple of NBA observers assert the apparently departing Warriors VP has been promised the GM job — this is untrue, according to the Knicks president.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2009

Ailing Pioneer to get ¥2.5 billion assist from Honda

Embattled Pioneer Corp. said Tuesday it will receive ¥2.5 billion from Honda Motor Co. to prop up its worsening capital base and help rebuild its car electronics business.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2009

Japan takes measures to head off contagion

The government on Tuesday heightened scrutiny of incoming tourists, warned Japanese living in Mexico to leave, and told those planning to go there to think twice after the World Health Organization raised the alert level for a new type of influenza.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2009

Nagoya win limited lift for DPJ until Ozawa comes clean

Takashi Kawamura's landslide win Sunday in the Nagoya mayoral poll was a much-needed boost for the Democratic Party of Japan, whose image and reputation were badly damaged by the arrest in March of President Ichiro Ozawa's chief secretary over shady political donations.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2009

Corporate bankruptcy, the Japanese way

Ever since U.S. financial services giant Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. collapsed in September, in what many have called the worst corporate failure in U.S. history, the global economy has been heading south.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2009

Bolt aiming to shatter world record

BOSTON, REUTERS — Jamaican Usain Bolt has his sights set on smashing his already electrifying 100-meter world record, the triple Olympic champion said on Sunday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 26, 2009

Fans point way to watch NPB games online

There were several responses to the column of April 12 with information on how and where fans can find Japanese baseball games streamed via the Internet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2009

Seike picked to take the helm at Keio

Seasoned labor economist Atsushi Seike was appointed new president of Keio University, the oldest private university in Japan, to replace Yuichiro Anzai in late May, the school announced Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2009

SMAP star's public nudity spurs arrest

What's wrong with a little public nudity?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 21, 2009

The past, present and future of fortunetelling

From the traditional "omikuji" — sacred lots — people draw at shrines and temples to learn their New Year's fortunes, to the horoscopes displayed on commuter train video screens to distract strap-hangers, Japanese society is immersed in fortunetelling.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 21, 2009

Terakawa, Irie lead charge as Japan names swimming squad for worlds

Aya Terakawa and Ryosuke Irie will headline the 37-member squad for the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, the Japan Amateur Swimming Federation announced Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2009

Tokyo left IOC team with favorable image

Members of the International Olympic Committee evaluation team said Sunday they were generally impressed with Tokyo, one of the four candidate sites for the 2016 Games, as they wrapped up their four-day inspection of planned facilities.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2009

North 'missile factory' used Japan parts

NEW DELHI (Kyodo) Japanese precision tools and steel were found in missile-making equipment taken from a North Korean freighter detained at an Indian port in June 1999 while en route to Pakistan, a former senior Indian official said Saturday.

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