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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 11, 2004

Hero Wilkinson aims to come back bigger, better, fitter, stronger

It's often said that professional athletes are the only people in the world who actually have to look for a job once they retire.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2004

Fuso admits mistakes in defect report

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. said Friday that a vehicle-recall progress report released a day earlier contained incorrect information on the size of a truck defect.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2004

Skymark to use Zero's cash reserves

Skymark Airlines Co. said Friday it will merge with Internet service company Zero Inc. on Nov. 1 to boost the discount carrier's financial base.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Jul 9, 2004

A tale of two Pichons

Our favorite scene in "Tampopo," Juzo Itami's 1985 cult film about gastronomic excess, begins with two bums finding an expensive-looking bottle behind a Shinjuku hotel with a bit of wine left in the bottom. They deliver it to a compatriot, a sommelier who'd apparently seen better days but still has sharp...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jul 9, 2004

Long season has stars worn out for international play

LONDON -- Euro 2004 needed big names rather than long names to shine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2004

Recovery shows benefits of letting foreigners in

Like many other Japanese investors, Hiroo Sato got burned a decade ago when the nation's speculative bubble burst. These days, he's finally getting some of his money back via a rebounding stock market.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 8, 2004

Renewable energy sources offer global chance to shed fossil fuels

As the leading national consumer of fossil fuels, the United States churns out almost a quarter of all the industrial carbon dioxide worldwide. Apologists say this is the price that must be paid in exchange for driving the global economy. Realists see such hubris as eventually undermining human viability...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 8, 2004

Voles suggest key to male monogamy

Everyone knows someone who is a compulsive womanizer; a man who simply can't remain faithful to one woman.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2004

Japan, China oil firms forge tieup

Nippon Oil Corp. said Monday it will refine crude oil for the Chinese oil firm PetroChina Co. through March.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2004

Discovery gives hope to cancer sufferers

A group led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has discovered a gene that creates enzymes, enhancing cell growth of colon, liver and other cancers, according to their research report published Sunday in a British science magazine.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2004

Links eyed in cost cuts, workplace accidents

The labor ministry plans to look into work-related accidents for possible links to cost-cutting and corporate restructuring efforts, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 4, 2004

Spring Heel Jack: "The Sweetness of the Water"

Spring Heel Jack's followup to last year's near-masterpiece "Live" finds the duo of John Coxon and Ashley Wales again far from home in strange company for a brand-new CD of quirky experimentation, "The Sweetness of the Water."
COMMENTARY
Jul 3, 2004

Philippine election brings anxiety, not hope

HONG KONG -- The Philippines is lurching toward a crisis in which democracy is part of the problem instead of part of the solution. While, in theory, a long, arduous presidential election should leave a nation better aware of itself and eagerly awaiting a new beginning, in the Philippines it has left...
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2004

Ex-state minister indicted over scam

Tokyo prosecutors indicted former state minister Jitsuo Inagaki on Thursday on charges of running an unauthorized investment scheme, they said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 2, 2004

Losing battle being fought to keep Kanagawa beaches clean

FUJISAWA, Kanagawa Pref. -- It's almost 5 a.m. and the sky is warming as the sun rolls up to burst open the horizon. The pacific rhythm of the ocean waves dominates the soundscape of the virtually deserted beach.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2004

Cracks visible in U.S.-Australia alliance

Could Australia's long-standing alliance with the United States rupture? It's not likely, but not unthinkable either. An Australian election looms, with security policy as a major issue. The Labor Party, out of power since 1996, is desperate for a win. The polls portend a close race.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2004

Yoshinoya sees 1.9 billion yen loss, not beefy profit

Yoshinoya D&C Co. said Wednesday it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 1.88 billion yen in its 2004 business year, a reversal of its earlier forecast of 3.16 billion yen in net profit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 30, 2004

Ryu Murakami's number is up

69 Rating: * * * (out of 5) Director: Lee Sang ll Running time: 113 minutes Language: Japanese Opens July 10 [See Japan Times movie listings] How was your 1969? A student at the University of Michigan at the time, I grew my hair into a Bob Dylan halo, blew my mind with LSD and got tear-gassed...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 30, 2004

Creating mirages: the Muslim world onscreen

While Hollywood has a long tradition of demonizing Muslims, Japanese filmmakers have taken a decidedly more benign approach
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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