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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2003

Giants gain rights to Nishimura

The Yomiuri Giants obtained the right to negotiate with Kentaro Nishimura on Wednesday, naming the Koryo High School right-hander in the second round of the annual baseball draft held at a Tokyo hotel.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 19, 2003

Little Matsui hires Big Matsui's agent

Free agent infielder Kazuo Matsui, who on Monday announced his intention to try to play in the major leagues, has chosen Arn Tellem as his agent, baseball sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2003

LDP, NCP ink absorption agreement

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and New Conservative Party leader Toshihiro Nikai signed an agreement Monday stating that all seven of the NCP's Diet members will be absorbed by the Liberal Democratic Party.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 18, 2003

Lions' Matsui ready to jump to big leagues

Seibu Lions infielder Kazuo Matsui, who declared free agency last month after 10 years in Japanese pro baseball, said Monday he wants to play in the major leagues.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 9, 2003

In with le new!

It's Beaujolais Nouveau time again, and Japan -- despite its piffling per capita consumption of just three bottles of wine a year -- will suddenly become a nation of tipplers and quaffers (if not connoisseurs) of this fresh-from-the-vine red wine from France.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Nov 7, 2003

Meandering in time beside the Tama

From its source in the high mountains to the northwest of Tokyo, the Tama River flows southwest before emptying into Tokyo Bay. The upper reaches in Okutama are part of the Chichibu-Tama National Park. The lower reaches separate Tokyo from Kanagawa Prefecture, with Haneda airport at the river's mouth....
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2003

Sale brings Daiei 40 billion yen windfall

Daiei Inc. said Tuesday it made more than 40 billion yen in revenue from an eight-day nationwide sale commemorating the Daiei Hawks winning the Japan Series baseball championship.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 5, 2003

Freed architecture

Rem Koolhaas, recently awarded the 2003 Praemium Imperiale for architecture, is prolific to the point of relentlessness. Looking at the stream of bold, innovative and aggressively hip buildings Koolhaas' Rotterdam-based office has produced, one well-known Japanese architect was prompted to liken him...
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2003

Marines make Valentine feel 'wanted and needed'

Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine returned to Japanese baseball Monday, signing a three-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2003

Stores start yearend gift campaigns

Major department stores across the country on Saturday started their campaigns for the annual "oseibo" end-of-year gift-giving season, hoping to recover some of the losses incurred during the prolonged economic slump.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / CLOSE-UP
Nov 2, 2003

Food for thought

Yukio Hattori, 'one of Japan's busiest men,' takes time to chew over the issue of food and other meaty social matters with staff writer Masami Ito.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 25, 2003

Southpaws strut their stuff at this year's Japan Series

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- The Hanshin Tigers and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks are playing what could be called the Japan Series of southpaws and sayonaras.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Nakasone getting little sympathy at home

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wants former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone to quit politics because he's too old -- and people in the 85-year-old's hometown agree.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2003

Fans come out for 'Public Viewing'

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- One of the new elements in this year's Japan Series is the "Public Viewing." While games are being played in Fukuoka Dome, fans of the Hanshin Tigers gather at Koshien Stadium, all decked out in their oendan (cheering group) garb.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 23, 2003

Hoping rain stays away

Rain played a factor in Game 3 of both the Japan Series and the World Series on Tuesday in Osaka and Miami, respectively. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks-Hanshin Tigers matchup was postponed until Wednesday, while the New York Yankees and Florida Marlins were delayed 38 minutes by a squall.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2003

Zuleta's bat adds volume to Fukuoka Dome noise

FUKUOKA -- Game 2 of the Japan Series at the Fukuoka Decibel Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 19, 2003

Kazuo Matsui tops potential FA list

Seibu Lions shortstop Kazuo Matsui heads a list of 60 players eligible for free agency this season, the Japanese Pro Baseball Commissioner's Office said Saturday.

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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