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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2008

Japanese football players push to make strong impression in Europe

The NFL is still open for non-Americans, though the route has become a little different.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Feb 20, 2008

Toshiba unveils its new Gigabeat MP3 player; and 'Phoenix' hits the DS

Striking a chord: Toshiba has upgraded its Gigabeat T401 MP3 player, giving it wireless network connectivity and rebadging it as the T802. It also has 8 gigabytes of flash memory, up from the 4 gigabytes of the T401, and its battery is good for 16 hours of music playback or five hours of video. The new...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Feb 17, 2008

Japanese star vows to spread the 'bling-pong' gospel

When I went to the Table Tennis National Championships in Tokyo a month ago, the last thing I expected was a revolution.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2008

Japanese beef prices set to climb

Japanese beef prices — already the world's highest — are about to get even higher, the country's farmers said Wednesday, warning that livestock feed prices have shot up from the global rush for ethanol.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2008

Honda to raise U.S. dealer incentives

Honda Motor Co. will raise incentives in the United States to a record level this year to spur sales of Pilot sport utility vehicles and other aging models amid higher gasoline prices.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2008

MMC to shut Aussie plant, shift production to China, Russia

Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fastest-growing car exporter, will shut a factory in Australia after models made there failed to attract buyers, said three company officials who declined to be named.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 30, 2008

Competing for Japan a challenge for ice dancing Reeds

Cathy and Chris Reed lived a nomadic life growing up. Just when it looked like it had finally settled down, they found themselves back on the road again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Jan 25, 2008

Tokyo hones the craft of the cocktail

"The best bartenders on the planet all work in Ginza," claims Masahiro Kon, ex-bartender and award-winning cocktail creator. "In the U.S., they're mixing drinks with herbs and other weird ingredients, but in Ginza the best guys just polish their cocktails like jewels."
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2008

Mercedes-Benz to debut clean diesel SUV

Backed by growing concerns about global warming, Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. said Wednesday it will start selling new vehicles in Japan powered by "cleaner" diesel engines with much lower emissions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 20, 2008

Nakanishi making most of second career

Tokyo Apache forward Shoji Nakanishi owned one of the bj-league's most obscure names as the calendar flipped from 2007 to 2008.
BASEBALL
Jan 20, 2008

Whiting pays tribute to Boyer, Halberstam

In an exclusive piece, best-selling author Robert Whiting reminisces about two men, Clete Boyer and David Halberstam, both of whom died in 2007, who had a profound impact on his distinguished career.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 19, 2008

Hiring of Keegan shows level of Newcastle's desperation

LONDON — When Kevin Keegan was asked in 1998 about managing Newcastle United,again his reply was: "No . . . I won't go back to managing Newcastle . . . that's 1,000 percent."
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2008

Clear and present road 'danger'

In August 2006 a car driven on a bridge by a then employee of the Fukuoka Municipal Government rear-ended a sport utility vehicle carrying a couple and their three children. The SUV plunged into Hakata Bay and the three children perished. In the trial of the former municipal worker, public prosecutors...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Jan 8, 2008

Raf Simons, Bulgari, Marc Newson and more

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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 1, 2008

All signs point toward wild, wacky year in Japanese sports

It was an unforgettable year for sports in Japan in 2007.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2007

Japan carmakers find an opening in U.S. market on the skids

LOS ANGELES — High oil prices may be driving down U.S. car sales, but Japanese automakers that depend on the U.S. market for the largest portion of their profits say the adverse conditions could present them with a business opportunity.
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Dec 16, 2007

Confidence helps Yonamine elevate game for HeatDevils

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which has entered its third season. Tsubasa Yonamine of the Oita HeatDevils is the subject of this week's profile.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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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