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BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2005

Nissan offers navigation-iPod system

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it has started marketing a car navigation system enabling music fans to connect their iPod players to the system when driving in Nissan vehicles.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2005

Retired athletes learn to survive life after sport

While all workers in Japan feel pressure to perform at the top of their game, that's probably more true for professional athletes than anyone else.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2005

Bots engage in pitch battle as RoboCup kicks off

OSAKA -- Excitement ripples through the onlookers as the players take their positions on the pitch. The whistle blows, and the match begins. But just as one player clears the ball and starts racing toward the goalposts, the referee blows a whistle.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2005

Bots engage in pitch battle as RoboCup kicks off

OSAKA -- Excitement ripples through the onlookers as the players take their positions on the pitch. The whistle blows, and the match begins. But just as one player clears the ball and starts racing toward the goalposts, the referee blows a whistle.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2005

Nakamura wants out

Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura reiterated his hopes Friday to transfer from Serie A side Reggina to another European club outside Italy in the offseason.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 24, 2005

F. Marinos manager Okada content working at club level

Been there. Done that. Got the gray hair to prove it.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 11, 2005

Eyes of rugby world on New Zealand as Lions fans fly in

Even though the final decision as to who will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup will not be made until November, the next few weeks will be crucial for the three countries hoping to host sport's third biggest event.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 11, 2005

Up in knots over natto

A reader from jolly ol' England recently sent this question:
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 10, 2005

Mikan a true giant for early NBA

NEW YORK -- No. 99 on my scorecard while growing up during the NBA's infancy, but No. 1 in almost everything else related to professional basketball, Mr. Basketball passed away last week at 80 when life is supposed to begin.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2005

Key figures in Cole-Chelsea soap opera going unpunished

LONDON -- When England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was accused of holding contract negotiations with Chelsea behind the backs of his employers, the Football Association, he claimed he was not having talks with the club, he was merely listening.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 4, 2005

Brotherly rift surfaces following funeral

The passing of sumo elder Futagoyama has exposed a widely suspected rift between his once celebrated sons.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 2, 2005

Better left on the shelf than a downtrodden wife?

It used to be that unmarried, single women over the age of 25 were made to feel rather uncomfortable. The phrase "hari no mushiro (sitting on needles)" springs to mind.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2005

MMC suffers a 475 billion yen loss

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that its group net loss widened to a record 474.8 billion yen in fiscal 2004, from 215.4 billion yen posted a year earlier.
SUMO
May 20, 2005

Asashoryu throws down Tosanoumi for two-win tourney lead

Grand champion Asashoryu moved a step closer to another title Thursday when he defeated sekiwake Tosanoumi at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 20, 2005

Man United-Arsenal F.A. Cup final promises to be a belter

LONDON -- The joke doing the rounds as the F.A. Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester United approaches is that the kickoff should be put back from3 p.m. until after the 9 p.m. watershed.
Rugby
May 19, 2005

Celebrities line up to support Japan's bid to host RWC

The Japan Rugby Football Union rolled out the celebrities on Tuesday in support for its bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 18, 2005

Man United fans being irrational about Glazer's takeover

I was asked an interesting question recently.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2005

Suzuki unveils new, roomier Escudo SUV

Suzuki Motor Corp. unveiled its fully remodeled Escudo compact sport utility vehicle for the domestic market Monday, hoping the new addition will boost sales of compact cars.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 13, 2005

Tsutsumi used culture to amass, retain iron grip on power

"If you want Sundays off, don't be a manager in my company."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 30, 2005

Rosie Stancer

Only three women have ever on their own reached the South Pole. The first was a Norwegian skier. The second was a Briton, who covered the requisite 1,123 km in 42 days, a record that stands. The third was Rosie Stancer, also a Briton and the eldest of the three when at 43 she trekked solo in one of the...
SUMO
Apr 26, 2005

Roho moves up rankings for summer basho

Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu continues to stamp his authority as the lone yokozuna and Russian wrestler Roho jumped up to a career high in the rankings for the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament issued by the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.
SUMO
Apr 21, 2005

Maegashira Kotoryu to call it quits

Veteran sumo wrestler Kotoryu, who has been plagued with a liver ailment in recent tournaments, has decided to retire and will become a sumo elder, his stablemaster Sadogatake said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Apr 15, 2005

JBA gives green light to break-away teams

The Japan Basketball Association on Wednesday granted the Niigata Albirex and the Saitama Broncos special approval to break away from the amateur Japan Basketball League.
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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