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BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2005

Money -- the toughest hurdle in sport

Just as many professional athletes struggle to carve out a second career after they retire, amateur sports players are also confronting some really hard times.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

Toyota chief says fuel-cell tieup with GM almost a done deal

Toyota Motor Corp.'s president said Monday a tieup with U.S. rival General Motors on fuel-cell vehicles is in its final stages -- but he promised to do his best to beat GM and Ford.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

Toyota chief says fuel-cell tieup with GM almost a done deal

Toyota Motor Corp.'s president said Monday a tieup with U.S. rival General Motors on fuel-cell vehicles is in its final stages -- but he promised to do his best to beat GM and Ford.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jul 9, 2005

Brace for more bipartisan battles in wake of Supreme Court justice's retirement

WASHINGTON -- The July 1 announcement by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that she is retiring marks the end of a distinguished 24-year career, and the beginning of a crucial struggle by President George W. Bush to find a replacement.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 3, 2005

Nothing half-baked about the Fullcast Stadium experience

If your summer vacation takes you to northern Japan this year, be sure to make a stop in Sendai and see a game played by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Fullcast Stadium Miyagi. I had watched on TV games played there earlier in the year and decided to take a day-and-a-half trip to see for myself...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 25, 2005

Tom Tsui

Three years ago Tom Tsui came to Tokyo to fill the position of deputy special representative of the World Bank.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2005

Japan interleague play a hit with fans: poll

Interleague play, which was introduced to Japanese baseball for the first time ever this season, appears to be a big hit, if not quite a grand slam.
COMMUNITY
Jun 21, 2005

Should we hunt whales?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for shooting whales. Get a bunch of tourists, put them on boat, send it out to the North Pacific and let them fire off some rounds for an hour or two. Of course the ammunition used would be Kodak and Fuji stock, but it's a lot more humane than blowing them up. And it doesn't...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2005

Darvish earns win in first pro start as Fighters down Carp

Yu Darvish picked up his first career win in his first professional start Wednesday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters downed the Hiroshima Carp 8-2 in interleague play.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 14, 2005

Aoyama Gakuin wins college championship

Kazushi Natsui drove in the game-winner with a two-out single in the 10th inning, lifting Aoyama Gakuin University to a 2-1 victory over Kinki University in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship on Monday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2005

Heatdevils pick first as bj league draft begins

Former OSG Phoenix forward Jo Kurino was named the No. 1 overall draft pick on Monday by the Oita Heatdevils, who were given the first-round selection in Japan's first professional basketball league kicking off its inaugural season this fall.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2005

Swallows edge Eagles 3-2 for win in interleague battle of baseball's birds

Shohei Tateyama tossed a three-hitter over eight strong innings Sunday as the Yakult Swallows edged the Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-2 in interleague play.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

Yo La Tengo: the band next door

Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley are a nice, mellow couple in their mid-40s from Hobokken, N.J. They like homemade peach pie, watching TV and going to the occasional baseball game. Oh, and they also founded one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last decade, Yo La Tengo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jun 5, 2005

Seiji Hirao: Mr. Rugby

At the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong in March, a group of eminent rugby journalists were talking about Japan's bid to host Rugby World Cup 2011.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 29, 2005

Valentine has novel idea for interleague games

Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine says he has enjoyed Japan's first season of interleague play, and he has an idea to make it more exciting: a "reverse" DH rule.
COMMENTARY
May 28, 2005

The serious side of Britain

LONDON -- The takeover of the Manchester United soccer (ManU) club by American businessman Malcolm Glazer dominated the news in Britain for some days this month. By May 16, Glazer had managed to purchase more than 75 percent of the shares by paying £3 (£1 equals approximately 200 yen) per share, a...
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.
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.
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.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
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.
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.

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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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