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BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2007

Toyota's plug-in hybrid approved for road tests

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its new plug-in hybrid vehicle has become the first car of its kind authorized by the government for public road tests in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2007

Honda raises forecast on strong U.S. sales, weak yen

Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-largest carmaker, said Wednesday it raised its full-year profit forecast after demand for fuel-efficient models in the U.S. and a weaker yen boosted first-quarter profit 16 percent.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 24, 2007

MLB, NPB should retire legendary Bambino's uniform number

Should Major League Baseball retire Babe Ruth's No. 3?
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2007

Global-minded Honda to boost overseas output

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it will boost overseas production to meet growing demand for its energy-efficient cars and other vehicles, concentrating on global growth amid declining domestic sales.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2007

Germany survives four fumbles to best Sweden in downpour for bronze medal

American football is a wild sport. And it gets wilder when the two teams in a great rivalry clash under wild weather conditions.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 8, 2007

Closing of NFL Europa sad move for Japanese players

What began auspiciously long ago ended in profound disappointment recently when the NFL decided to close its six-team European circuit.
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Jul 4, 2007

R2D2 shapes up as the real gadget star

In the 70-odd years since the advent of talkies, how big a movie star you are has been measured by how many lines of dialogue you get. Presumably these need to be uttered in a language known to at least some members of humanity. R2D2, the robot droid of Star Wars legend, defied that convention to grab...
MORE SPORTS
Jun 29, 2007

Sad tale for former NFL players, but who's really at fault?

By the time former NFL players got done telling their stories of pain and poverty to Congress, there was barely a dry eye in the House.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2007

Lions and tigers and the foibles of men

MADRAS, India — The Chinese now appear to be turning to Indian lions since a terrifying number of tigers have been killed for their body parts, which are sold to make medicines and even aphrodisiacs.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2007

Japan announces World Cup roster

KAWASAKI — As if it showed pride, dignity and a bit of anxiety, Team Japan revealed its Hinomaru-colored red-and-white jersey — and its 45-man strong roster — for the 3rd IFAF World Championship on Saturday morning at Kawasaki Stadium's clubhouse.
Reader Mail
Jun 24, 2007

Review missed half of the joke

Regarding Giovanni Fazio's May 25 review of the comedy hit film "Borat": Fazio claims that the backbone of this farce lies in its "cultural misunderstandings" and sight gags. Fair enough, but the longest-running joke in this masterpiece of absurdity, one that Fazio should have elicited, is that the two...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 21, 2007

Yano, Rawl pursue new path to sporting success

The first real innovator in human history invented the wheel, ushering in an era of lighter workloads and easier trips. Others have made notable contributions: Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb; Johannes Gutenberg gave us the printing press; and Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated that airplanes...
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Jun 20, 2007

Gadgets to the rescue — vibrating pillow curbs snoring; toothbrush tracks your hygiene habits

Snoring is like the common cold — they both prove that the world's scientists are clueless about what is important in life. Rather than building a better spaceship, how about just removing these banes from our lives? Francebed, the name of which is only half truthful as it is the moniker of a Japanese...
SOCCER
Jun 15, 2007

Euro transfer gossip reaches feverish level

LONDON (AP) Thierry Henry for Barcelona? Samuel Eto'o for Arsenal? Didier Drogba for AC Milan?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 6, 2007

Reflecting on life's amazing twists and turns

I came to Japan in October 1962 to learn martial arts.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 3, 2007

Planells envisions bj-league becoming one of best in the world

When you've worked as a head varsity coach at high schools in Arizona and California, served as a collegiate assistant at a community college and a major Division I university, earned a paycheck as a basketball choreographer for major motion pictures, toiled as a head coach in something known as the...
Rugby
Jun 2, 2007

Japan's Loamanu set to line up against native Tonga in PNC

COFFS HARBOUR, Australia — Japan is preparing for its second-round match in the Pacific Nations Cup against Tonga this Saturday with the Brave Blossoms having much to prove.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 27, 2007

Hakuho wraps up Summer Basho title

Mongolian Hakuho overpowered Chiyotaikai on Saturday to win his second straight Emperor's Cup and virtually assure himself of promotion to yokozuna.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 27, 2007

MLB should eliminate 'rookie' label for Japanese veterans

Last week an Associated Press photo appeared in these pages with a caption that began, "Boston Red Sox rookie hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka . . . "
SUMO / Basho reports
May 26, 2007

Hakuho poised for Summer title

Mongolian Hakuho inched closer to promotion to yokozuna on Friday with a solid win over Kotomitsuki at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 24, 2007

Hakuho takes big step toward promotion

Mongolian Hakuho took a big step toward promotion to grand champion on Wednesday with a win over fellow ozeki Kaio at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2007

MMC to reduce dealerships in domestic revamp

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will start paring its group dealerships to five from 29 on July 1 to help streamline sales channels and turn around its money-losing operations at home.

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The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight