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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

LDP calls for capital injections to avert crisis

The government may follow the U.S. lead and inject capital into large companies to help avert bankruptcies as the country grapples with recession, the ruling party's second in command said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

Goldman bids to acquire rest of USJ shares

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc.-led group offered ¥111.2 billion to take over USJ Co., the operator of the Universal Studios Japan theme park that's losing customers as the economy contracts.
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Thousands put up with the same

In response to the March 17 article "I am not a Pakistani child bride (but the U.K. can't tell the difference)," I will just say "Welcome to the real world." Since Japanese citizens don't need a visa for so many places, they can't imagine the problems faced by several thousands of people every day in...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2009

China, tourism feature in huge 'anime' convention

The Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 kicked off Wednesday to a cheerful start, featuring a mix of both domestic and overseas companies presenting their newest products and exploring new marketing methods ranging from "anime" tourism to online broadcasting.
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
Mar 19, 2009

Don't need stimulus pay? Donate it

For those unsure of how to spend their government cash handouts or opposed to the measure itself, there is now a systematic way to donate the money to charity.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2009

Baha'i in Japan slam Iran for holding members accused of spying for Israel

KOBE — Japan's Baha'i community is calling on the government to join the growing list of countries and international organizations that have condemned Iran for its arrest of seven of its members.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2009

Hedge fund to tap foreign capital

United Managers Japan Inc., a hedge fund firm with about $100 million in assets, said its Kotoshiro fund will double in size by May, boosted by a first infusion of foreign capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2009

Hunt is on for husbands as slump deepens

When Yumiko Iwate's pay was cut last year, she and her female colleagues all agreed there was only one thing to do: Find a husband.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2009

Japan counting on Darvish against South Korea

SAN DIEGO — Japan and South Korea have seen a lot of each other in the World Baseball Classic. Enough that Ichiro Suzuki thinks it might be their fate to play each other over and over again.
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
SOCCER
Mar 17, 2009

Velappan lifts the lid on Asian soccer's desert storm

KUWAIT CITY — Although he left the Asian Football Confederation two years ago after 30 years' service, former secretary general Peter Velappan is still a respected and influential voice in the Asian game. On a recent visit to Kuwait, the Malaysian sat down for an interview with Al Watan TV and told...
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

S. Korea beats Mexico, sets up Japan rematch

So much for the so-called pitcher's park.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Mar 17, 2009

I am not a Pakistani child bride (but the U.K. can't tell the difference)

A quondam lover of EnglandOsaka
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Mar 17, 2009

Headmaster studies layers of the Japan onion

When Timothy Carr arrived in Japan in 2003, the punctuality and caution he saw people investing in the maintenance of order immediately struck him as fascinating.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2009

Firms face call for outside directors

The government may require publicly traded companies to hire outside directors to enhance corporate governance standards as the Nikkei average trades near two-decade lows.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 17, 2009

Found in 'Area 51,' he goes by one name

Pitching greats Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yu Darvish are leading Japan's star-studded squad as national teams battle it out in the United States in the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

Japan maintains mental focus for showdown with Cuba

Team Japan is back in the promised land, the place where it received respect and glory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

Japan, Cuba renew rivalry in rematch

SAN DIEGO — Japan manager Tatsunori Hara believes his team can beat anyone.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

South Korea faces formidable foe

South Korea is back in San Diego looking to settle some unfinished business.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
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.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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