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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 15, 2007

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SOCCER
May 9, 2007

Defeat sends Addicks down

LONDON (AP) Charlton was relegated from the Premier League on Monday night after losing 2-0 at home to Tottenham.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 26, 2007

Japanese/Chinese production tackles history

In 2002, the FIFA World Cup of soccer hosted by Japan and South Korea boosted already flourishing cultural exchanges between the two countries in areas such as pop music, shopping and television dramas. The same year, the scriptwriter and director Oriza Hirata, who founded the Tokyo-based Seinendan Theater...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 24, 2007

Getting a handle on earthquakes

Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan. In the past month alone, the country has been hit by a huge quake in Ishikawa Prefecture and another in Mie. Following are questions and answers dealing with basic information on earthquakes:
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 22, 2007

Spending habits of sports celebrities, impulse buying science special and a comic soap opera

Every sports freak knows superstar pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's strikeout stats and salary details, but do they know the really important things about the Red Sox pitcher, such as what his wife spends their money on? This and other vital information will be revealed on "Sports Legend" (Nihon TV, Monday,...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 21, 2007

Osieck's Reds face Asian allies Frontale in league

After finishing champions and runners-up in the J. League last season, Urawa Reds and Kawasaki Frontale have a newly forged domestic rivalry -- which means Saturday afternoon's clash at Saitama Stadium will be a keenly contested one.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 21, 2007

Upcoming Man United-Chelsea trilogy should be great theater

LONDON -- Three vs. four. The Treble against the Quadruple. Manchester United and Chelsea are providing the mother of all finales to the English season.
SOCCER
Apr 19, 2007

UEFA overlooks Italy for 2012

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Poland and Ukraine will co-host the 2012 European Championship.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Apr 15, 2007

Red rubber balls foster fun, motivation and life's sense of adventure

The red rubber ball soared over a wall, traced an arc against the springtime Tokyo sky and fell -- ker-plump! -- into the playground of Takanawadai Elementary School.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 13, 2007

Life altering experience came early for Oita's Allen

They say the older you get, the wiser you become.
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.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2007

Big plans for hockey during centennial year in Japan

Those who follow the sport of hockey in Japan will be as enthusiastic as ever from now on.
SOCCER
Mar 29, 2007

FC Tokyo's Hirayama sparks Japan past Syria

A devastating display of attacking soccer led by Sota Hirayama gave Japan Under-22s a 3-0 victory over their Syrian counterparts in a Beijing Olympics qualifier on Wednesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2007

Naka gets behind coach Osim

Shunsuke Nakamura has sprung to the defense of Ivica Osim and his selection methods ahead of Japan's first national team game of the year against Peru on Saturday evening.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 24, 2007

Nugent call up underlines England's problems

LONDON -- When England announced that a Preston North End player had been called up for the squad to play Israel in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifying tie it was further proof that the current batch of players available to the national team is hardly vintage.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 21, 2007

King James: Saitama's Gordon relies on effort to rule boards

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Catch a glimpse of any Saitama Broncos game and this is something you'll see time after time:
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2007

Multiplex hands over Wembley

SYDNEY (AP) London's Wembley Stadium has been officially handed to its owners by Australia's Multiplex Group after more than a year of delays to the reconstruction of the iconic sports ground.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 9, 2007

'Two Sons of Francisco'

At times the tried and true formula works best and this is certainly the case in "Two Sons of Francisco," a Brazilian box-office superhit that had the whole nation rushing to the theaters -- over 5.5. million.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 3, 2007

German Osieck embraces Reds challenge

First rule of showbiz: always leave 'em wanting more.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 2, 2007

!!! fly freak flag loud and proud

Nic Offer is sitting on a couch in a private room above the Liquid Room venue in Ebisu, cutting a less imposing figure than he does when he's on stage. Maybe it's the hair. "You got it cut short," a female acquaintance notices after popping in to say hello. Offer's usually unkempt curly locks add to...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 25, 2007

Fernandez knuckler the buzz at Carp camp in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI -- You know it is spring training time upon arrival at the small airport in this quaint city in southeast Kyushu. Banners hang almost everywhere bearing the logos of five Japan pro baseball teams whose camps are in session in Miyazaki Prefecture: the Yomiuri Giants, Hiroshima Carp, Fukuoka SoftBank...
BUSINESS / SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Feb 22, 2007

Rules change, but Japan, S. Korea game the same

See related stories: Japan, South Korea can pull Asia together China's rise may force Tokyo, Seoul to reassess business tie-ups
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2007

SDF deploys perky mascot to boast cuddly image

Perky cartoon character Prince Pickles -- with saucer eyes, big dimples and tiny, booted feet -- poses in front of tanks, rappels from helicopters and shakes hands with smiling Iraqis.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 11, 2007

Remarkable return: Hingis happy with comeback

Former world No. 1 Martina Hingis won a record-breaking fifth Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last Sunday, adding the title to the ones she won in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. It was her third Tier 1 title since returning to the WTA Tour in January 2006 after coming out of a three-year retirement because...
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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