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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2011

BayStars' Leach loses season debut to Giants

Yokohama BayStars pitcher Brent Leach's belated debut was almost like something out of a dream.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2011

Second extra budget passes

The Upper House on Monday enacted the ¥1.998 trillion second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011. It includes ¥800 billion for reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, ¥545.5 billion in grants to local governments and ¥275.4 billion to cover expenses related to...
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2011

¥2 trillion reconstruction bill clears Diet

The Diet enacted Monday a ¥2 trillion second extra budget for fiscal 2011 to finance disaster relief and reconstruction since March 11, one of the three conditions laid down by Prime Minister Naoto Kan for his exit.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011

Confidence, hard work help Balentien reach goal

Wladimir Balentien was smiling for what seemed like the entire three-game All-Star Series. And who could blame him?
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2011

Plugging reactors no longer stated goal for Tepco

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. are boasting success in achieving the first stage in the road map to stabilize the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, but experts said big challenges remain as the utility moves to the second phase, the goal of which is to achieve a cold shutdown...
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JAPAN
Jul 20, 2011

Kan meets soccer champs, perks up

It looks like the victory of the "Nadeshiko" Japan women's national soccer team not only gave hope to a nation still recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami but also energized unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who vowed Tuesday to persevere.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2011

Toyota to build engines, small hybrids in Tohoku

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build engines and small hybrid cars in the Tohoku region as the company strengthens its production hub in the area.
Reader Mail
Jul 17, 2011

Bold renewable energy initiative

Regarding the July 14 Kyodo article "Son starts national energy initiative": I, for one, welcome the brave and very timely action of Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son to promote the production of renewable energy on Japan's idle farmland.
Reader Mail
Jul 17, 2011

Shed all trappings to cool down

Regarding the July 10 Kyodo article "Heatstroke surge feared as people save power": I live in a house that feels like a sauna during the summer. But when the heat and humidity become unbearable — no air conditioner — I place myself in an empty bathtub and fill it slowly with cold water. A plastic...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2011

Giants end winless streak against Swallows

It took Kentaro Nishimura a little longer than normal to meet the media after beating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2011

¥2 trillion reconstruction budget submitted; July 22 passage seen

The government Friday submitted its second extra budget for the year, worth ¥2 trillion, to pay for disaster relief and reconstruction after the March 11 quake and tsunami in the Tohoku region.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2011

Cool-headed Muranaka fells Giants in return to mound

Kyohei Muranaka made his return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows under the bright lights at the Big Egg.
Reader Mail
Jul 14, 2011

Overdue step for English teaching

Regarding the July 8 Kyodo article "Japanese English teachers leave for U.S. looking to broaden horizons": This half-year teacher training program is an encouraging, and ridiculously long overdue, development in the course of English-language education in Japan.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan