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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 29, 2008

Posada's first trip to disabled list overshadows Wang's four-hit gem

An April win with all the texture of one in October was quickly chilled for the New York Yankees.
COMMENTARY
Feb 13, 2008

A growing laundry list against Beijing

LOS ANGELES — Some double-standards are two-faced in the extreme, but not all.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2006

S&P puts Hankyu on its watch list

Credit rating firm Standard & Poor's said Monday it has put Hankyu Holdings Inc. on its watch list because the railway operator's planned merger with rival Hanshin Electric Railway Co. might prove too costly.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Sex offender list to be limited: NPA

The National Police Agency will only ask the Justice Ministry for information on sex offenders who have served prison time, NPA Commissioner General Iwao Uruma said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2004

Dentsu poll finds year's top 10 consumer darlings

2004 saw many things strike the fancy of Japanese consumers, especially on the big screen at home, to the extent that some became social phenomena.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2004

New TSE chief hopes to list on TSE

Takuo Tsurushima, who became the new president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. on Thursday, said he will do his utmost to list TSE stock on Japan's largest bourse in fiscal 2005 and bolster its international competitiveness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2003

Japan making tariff list, checking it twice

Japan inched closer to a showdown with the U.S. over steel trade Wednesday, releasing a list of American goods it plans to raise tariffs on in retaliation for ongoing U.S. "safeguard" restrictions on steel imports.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 19, 2003

Kazuo Matsui tops potential FA list

Seibu Lions shortstop Kazuo Matsui heads a list of 60 players eligible for free agency this season, the Japanese Pro Baseball Commissioner's Office said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2002

Pair of wetlands added to list of important areas

The Miyajima marshland in Bibai, Hokkaido, and Nagoya's Fujimae tideland were listed Monday by the Swiss-based Ramsar Convention Bureau as wetlands of international importance.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2002

Five species set to be added to nation's endangered list of flora and fauna

Five species are to be added to the current list of 57 endangered Japanese plants and animals on Aug. 2.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Opposition parties to demand Nakatani resign over info list

Secretaries general of the four biggest opposition parties agreed Tuesday to demand the resignation of Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani over his agency's systematic compilation of information on individuals who made information disclosure requests from the agency.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2002

List-keeping officer faces punishment under SDF law

A Maritime Self-Defense Force lieutenant commander who allegedly compiled personal data on people requesting disclosure of agency information may be punished for violating the SDF law, Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2002

Fake bills land three on Interpol list

Police on Wednesday put three people from Taiwan on an Interpol wanted list for allegedly using fake 10,000 yen bills in Asakusa, Tokyo.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 15, 2001

Troussier on the short list for Scotland

Japan coach Philippe Troussier has been placed on a short list by the Scottish Football Association as a candidate for manager of Scotland after the 2002 World Cup, a Scottish daily tabloid reported on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2001

Ministry compiles list of nation's 100 best-smelling spots

Sulfurous hot springs, lavender blossoms, grilled eel and wisteria are a few of the smells cited on a list of 100 especially fragrant places released by the Environment Ministry on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001

Another Japanese added to missing list in U.S.

A Japanese believed to have been locally employed with Fiduciary Trust International, housed in the World Trade Center, is listed as missing, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami