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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 8, 2009

Ichiro ends slump, Japan routs S. Korea

Ichiro Suzuki called Japan's second loss to South Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, "the most humiliating day of my baseball career."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / INSIDE LOOK
Mar 8, 2009

Matsui aims to finish career on a high note

NEW YORK — Team update: Entering the final week of the regular season, the Columbia Lions, were 11-15 overall and 6-6 in the Ivy League, and had a chance to finish above .500 in conference play for the first time since the 1992-93 season. Matsui scored a career-high 19 points, including 5-for-8 on...
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.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 7, 2009

Antlers favored for third straight J. League crown

The following is the second of a two-part J.League preview for the upcoming season. Team-by-team previews of the nine top-ranked teams competing in the first division are listed.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2009

Three in Cabinet tied to Nishimatsu

Three members of the Cabinet, including Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai, decided Thursday to return money donated to them by two political groups linked to scandal-tainted Nishimatsu Construction Co., the government's top spokesman said.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 6, 2009

'Yattaman'

Hollywood superhero movies are often not only thrill rides with flights and fights designed to elicit a collective "wow" but comments on the rotten state of society, metaphors for the fallen nature of humankind, and so on. Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker as a psychotic in "The Dark Knight" won...
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2009

Apache rebound with win

How a team plays in the game after a loss is often a more revealing test of a team's character than a game that occurs after a victory. Ancient Greek philosophers have said similar things, but they never watched basketball.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 6, 2009

Yokohama port's 150th anniversary

Ever since its port was opened to ships from the U.S., the Netherlands, Russia, Britain and France in 1859, Yokohama has prospered as one of Japan's largest maritime trading centers. To mark the 150th anniversary of the port opening, various events are planned in and around the city throughout the year....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 6, 2009

Dancing to the rhythm of destruction

Listening to echoes of the dead through sound art and experimental dance, the audience at a poignant artistic event on March 10 will experience for themselves something of the infamous Tokyo Fire Bombing of World War II when — at 00:08 on March 10, 1945 — the first waves of U.S. bombers began dumping...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 5, 2009

Miyamoto returns to pass on experience

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto's time at Red Bull Salzburg may not have been as successful as he would have liked, but the former national team captain is determined to use the experience to benefit his new Vissel Kobe teammates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2009

Elementary school English: Ready or not

Poor English skills and coordination with visiting English speakers are just two of the problems worrying elementary school teachers as the government's two-year transition period to inaugurate weekly classes in the language begins next month.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL
Mar 4, 2009

AltJapan

Author and translator Matt Alt runs AltJapan, an entertaining and informative blog launched in 2006. Calling it a "digital scratchpad," the Maryland native writes about a wide variety of Japan-related subjects, ranging from the role of Lolita girls in military simulations to the majesty of Japan's toy...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2009

Clinton's mistake on tour was to skip India

SYDNEY — There was excitement throughout Asia last month when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chose the continent for her maiden international voyage in her capacity as America's top diplomat, bypassing the more traditional choices of Europe or the Middle East.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 3, 2009

Vexing slump has Ichiro searching for answers

There is no argument that Ichiro Suzuki will again be the star attraction for the Japanese team in its hunt for consecutive championships in the World Baseball Classic, but right now he isn't even a supporting cast member.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / GLOBAL ECONOMY SYMPOSIUM
Mar 3, 2009

Financial burdens will continue dollar's long-term decline

The dollar is likely to be on a downtrend over the long term as the United States faces a massive fiscal burden from its efforts to recover from the financial crisis and to pay for its wars overseas, experts told a recent seminar in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2009

Pope should reflect on his universal mission

HONG KONG — Is the pope Catholic! This, of course, is a fabled American rhetorical expression, usually used sarcastically and meaning, how could you be so stupid as to doubt something?
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,...
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2009

Aso short of excuses for delaying election

Friday's passage of the fiscal 2009 budget and related bills through the Lower House was bittersweet for Prime Minister Taro Aso, who still faces the dilemma of when to call a general election.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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