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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Mar 25, 2009

Mao, Kim set for next chapter in Japan-S. Korea rivalry

For the second time in the same week, Japan and South Korea could be looking at a showdown for athletic supremacy in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 25, 2009

Heavens align for leading man Ichiro

LOS ANGELES — A star actor always draws the spotlight in the end.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 24, 2009

Kawasaki steps out of the shadows to will Japan to victory

While Samurai Japan has discreet, silent players that lead the squad with their bats instead of their mouths, like Ichiro Suzuki or Michihiro Ogasawara, the contribution of less-heralded players is appreciated too.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 23, 2009

S. Korea earns spot in final

LOS ANGELES — Kim Tae Kyun and his South Korean teammates didn't have much time to be intimidated by all the major league talent in the Venezuelan dugout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 23, 2009

Japan ready to do whatever it takes to reach final

Japan's main objective in the 2009 World Baseball Classic is to repeat as WBC champions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 21, 2009

Japan continues momentum

SAN DIEGO — While Samurai Japan picked up another win at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, it was what they lost that had people talking.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2009

Bong leaves Japan on brink

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish began to look like his normal self on the mound early in the second inning of Japan's game against South Korea in the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2009

Aoki's move to left field shows his commitment

SAN DIEGO — Presumably, on the 28-man rosters of all 16 World Baseball Classic teams, some players are required to handle unaccustomed jobs while suiting up for their national team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 17, 2009

Japan pounds Cuba

SAN DIEGO — Three years later and the Cubans still haven't figured out Daisuke Matsuzaka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 17, 2009

Feisty Johjima shoots from the hip

SAN DIEGO — We all know how outspoken Kenji Johjima can be. He never gives noncommittal, harmless words in front of the media. Instead, he replies with unexpected answers.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2009

'Curse of Colonel Sanders' statue returns minus hand, feet, glasses

After recovering its legs and right hand Wednesday, construction workers reassembled the long-lost statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder and mascot Colonel Sanders, which was tossed into the Dotonbori River in central Osaka 24 years ago, city officials said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009

Lee, South Korea trounce Taiwan

South Korea didn't have to work too hard to notch its first win of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009

Murata's homer sparks Japan, raises slugger's confidence

He was "the man" — as he is called in Yokohama — and wiped away his doubters' question marks about him.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009

Dice-K, Kim share spotlight

Daisuke Matsuzaka will undoubtedly be the star attraction before Japan takes on South Korea on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009

Japan ready to defend title

When the second World Baseball Classic begins on Thursday, all eyes will be on Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009

Relaxed ace Darvish gets to grips with ball

When Yu Darvish was surrounded by hordes of reporters and asked whether his condition was developing favorably, the sole answer he gave them was: "I think so."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 4, 2009

Players devote extra time to WBC preparations

With two days remaining until the start of the World Baseball Classic, Team Japan held a light two-hour workout in the indoor facility of Jingu Gaien in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday afternoon. Due to cold weather, the team practiced there instead of holding its workout outside at Jingu Stadium.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 1, 2009

Lions rout Samurai Japan

The World Baseball Classic finally made its return to Tokyo. Unfortunately for Samurai Japan, so did the Seibu Lions.
LIFE / CLOSE-UP
Mar 1, 2009

Of money and motherhood

Kazuyo Katsuma is a charismatic economic analyst, best-selling writer and working mother, who has regular columns in newspapers and appears frequently in magazines and on TV shows. Katsuma is considered one of Japan's foremost writers on the subjects of self- development skills for people in business,...
LIFE / CLOSE-UP
Mar 1, 2009

Kazuyo Katsuma: Of money and motherhood

Kazuyo Katsuma is a charismatic economic analyst, best-selling writer and working mother, who has regular columns in newspapers and appears frequently in magazines and on TV shows. Katsuma is considered one of Japan's foremost writers on the subjects of self- development skills for people in business,...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 28, 2009

Textbook perfect it's not

It often surprises me that I run into the same misconceptions about foreigners as the first time I came to Japan 17 years ago.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Underground water leak floods Kyoto streets
A massive underground water leak early Wednesday flooded the streets near an intersection on National Route 1 in Shimogyo Ward in the city of Kyoto.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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