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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 8, 2007

Ponte's late tally propels Reds to thrilling win over Jubilo

SAITAMA -- A late strike from Robson Ponte gave Urawa Reds a 2-1 victory over Jubilo Iwata in a pulsating game Saturday evening watched by 45,025 at Saitama Stadium.
Reader Mail
Apr 8, 2007

Disaster from good intentions

Having heard the news of the murder of the British woman Lindsay Ann Hawker within the first few days of arriving in Tokyo from London, I have been feeling rather distressed about what has happened.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2007

Tigers rough up Kadokura

In their last game the Yomiuri Giants ran Hanshin starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi out of the game in 3 2/3 innings. On Saturday night, the Tigers returned the favor.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 8, 2007

'Mr. Irresponsible' -- the humanitarian comedian -- passes on

The media has been filled with tributes to comedian Hitoshi Ueki since he died of respiratory failure March 27 at the age of 80, but compared to the intense public mourning that followed the deaths of other, equally influential Showa Era pop icons, the eulogies have been notably subdued. One explanation...
COMMENTARY
Apr 7, 2007

Robert Mugabe's final act

LONDON -- It will take a while yet, but the long and brutal reign of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe is probably nearing its end. Not because of the democratic opposition at home, whose members are regularly beaten up and sometimes killed by the regime's police. Not even because neighboring countries in southern...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2007

Saudi Arabia hosts a theater of reform

PRAGUE -- Having raised expectations for real political reform in Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah has announced that the time for change has not yet arrived. After reshuffling the Cabinet, everything remains the same.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2007

Livedoor will stick with its name

Livedoor Co. will stick with its corporate logo because Internet users still place great value on the firm, company officials said Monday, after the scandal-tainted company had considered a name change.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2007

Business sentiment dropping: 'tankan'

Big manufacturers grew less optimistic about business conditions as global stock markets fell and concern about the future of the U.S. economy grew, according to the Bank of Japan's latest "tankan" corporate sentiment survey released Monday.
SOCCER
Mar 31, 2007

England coach feeling the heat

LONDON (AP) The criticism is getting to Steve McClaren.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2007

Sapporo investors approve poison pill

Sapporo Holdings Ltd. shareholders Thursday voted two-thirds in favor of the company's proposed takeover defense measures.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2007

'Amakudari' excesses seen targeted in new, centralized plan

that are backed by their budgetary power and authority," Abe told a news conference earlier in the day. Abe said the government aims to submit a bill in April to make the changes by the end of the Diet session in June.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2007

Whalers threaten to sue activists over sea clash

Japanese whalers threatened Tuesday to sue the environmental groups Sea Shepherd and even Greenpeace for physically attempting to thwart the fleet's government-backed research hunt earlier this year in the Southern Ocean.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2007

Ailing Nissan to halve domestic sales force

Continuing efforts to improve efficiency, struggling Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will reorganize its dealer network into 10 regional groups and halve its domestic sales workforce by the end of 2011.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2007

Ishihara slander suit filed by 92 women fails

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected half of a lawsuit filed by 92 women accusing Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara of slandering them in comments about a separate court case regarding his sexist comments.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2007

Other Asian economies to grow 7.6%: ADB

Asian economies, excluding Japan, will expand a combined 7.6 percent in 2007, compared to 8.3 percent growth achieved by the region in 2006, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the Asian Development Bank.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2007

16 billion yen puts Fujiya in hands of Yamazaki

Yamazaki Baking Co. will purchase a 35 percent stake in Fujiya Co. for about 16 billion yen, making it the scandal-tainted confectioner's biggest shareholder, the two companies said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2007

20 Seiyu stores to start selling U.S. beef

Seiyu Ltd., the supermarket chain owned by Wal-Mart, said Monday some of its stores will start selling U.S. beef at a time when most major retailers here are still reportedly worried about possible health hazards.
COMMENTARY
Mar 26, 2007

Strengthen U.S. trade ties

Japan is gearing up to conclude more free trade or economic partnership agreements with foreign governments. So far, Japan has been less enthusiastic about FTAs and EPAs than Western countries but is changing its tack due to difficulties expected in the new round of multilateral trade talks under the...
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Mar 26, 2007

From steel and coal deal to integration: EU fetes 50 years of history

On Sunday, Europe marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the historic agreement that established such bodies as the European Parliament and the Court of Justice.
Reader Mail
Mar 25, 2007

Show sincerity to receive it

With regard to recent articles by the Korean Central News Agency of North Korea, it seems that North Korea links its abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s with the Japanese military's use of Korean "comfort women" during the Pacific War. Why then should the Japanese government even...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2007

Zuleta slugs slam; opener ends in tie

CHIBA -- They had already created a special chant and nickname for him (Samurai Julie, go Julio), but Chiba Lotte fans may have to start calling the newest Marine, Julio Zuleta, by a new name: The Rainmaker.

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