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Mar 26, 2005

Fukushima to fight for WBA title

Japanese bantamweight boxer Manabu Fukushima will fight Ukrainian WBA champion Wladimir Sidorenko in Tokyo in June in his first shot at a world title in three years, his gym said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 26, 2005

Alliance lets Japan, Britain influence America to change

NAGOYA/LONDON -- The UK-Japan 21st Century Group, set up two decades ago by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, has been mulling over the foreign-policy dilemmas of the two countries at their annual get-together.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 26, 2005

Dr. Tutu & Tame Iti project paints cultural theft

When Lisa Salmon was introduced to Jeff Root by an old high school friend in California, they found they had Japan in common. Jeff taught here in the early 1990s, and was then head-hunted out of Chicago in 2001; Lisa came initially on the JET program in 1996.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2005

Fujita left his heirs 49.1 billion yen

The late Den Fujita, founder and former president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), left his relatives 49.1 billion yen in inheritance subject to taxation, the tax office in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 26, 2005

Riding on the 'pachinko train' to Reno

The train dropped me off at night right in the middle of Reno, Nev., where neon lights flashed everywhere and casinos lined the streets. The railroad to Reno was built in 1868 and the train runs over the mountains, not through tunnels. This is probably whey we don't have bullet trains in the U.S. --...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 25, 2005

Classless Chelsea, Mourinho facing yet another day in the dock

LONDON -- Another day, another charge.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 25, 2005

All fired up for ceramics central

Despite having saddled itself with the dire name of Centrair Airport, Japan's newest air facility, which opened last month near Nagoya, looks to have started off well enough.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2005

Trade surplus fell 22% last month to 1.09 trillion yen

The customs-cleared trade surplus shrank 21.7 percent in February from a year earlier to 1.09 trillion yen for the second straight month of decline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2005

Toyota takes the wraps off two new SUV hybrids

Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday released two sport utility vehicles featuring hybrid engines, expanding its hybrid lineup to appeal to a wider range of customers.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2005

Carmaker pushes hybrids as key environmental technology

The launch Tuesday of two sport utility vehicles featuring hybrid engines highlights Toyota Motor Corp.'s keenness to spread the hybrid system as a core environmental technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 23, 2005

Duty calls

Special to The Japan Times In the United States, it's said that the Vietnam War was lost on TV. As the first armed conflict to receive graphic coverage on nightly news shows, the war seemed closer than it was. Consequently, questions surrounding its legitimacy eventually came to the fore and, for many...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2005

Special court can right Haitian wrongs

PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Known as the "Perle des Antilles" at the time of its independence in 1804, Haiti has gone through several periods of upheaval and terror that have stymied a once promising future. Human rights violations are widespread, and justice is nonexistent in the country today.
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Mar 21, 2005

Japanese cheerleader achieves NFL dream

In the summer of 1994, Tomoko Kojima was watching an NFL preseason game in San Diego as a part of her home-stay program. But it wasn't the Chargers or the visiting San Francisco 49ers that caught her attention. Instead, she couldn't keep her eyes off the cheerleaders.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 20, 2005

The earnestness of being important

THE HEREDITY OF TASTE, by Natsume Soseki, translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu, introduced by Stephen W. Kohl. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2005, 201 pp., 1,300 yen (paper). MY INDIVIDUALISM and THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LITERATURE, by Natsume Soseki. Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu, introduced by...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 20, 2005

Native soul drifts back home

HUDSON: A Collection of Tanka, by Kisaburo Konoshima, translated by David Callner, text in English and Japanese. Tokyo: The Japan Times, 2004, 135 pp., 2,500 yen (paper). It was 34 years ago, in 1970, that the Meiji Era-born Japanese-American Kisaburo Konoshima (1893-1984) published "Hudson" (Tokyo,...
Features / WEEK 3
Mar 20, 2005

On a wing and no fare

When Momoko Sasaki goes traveling, she literally "goes an extra mile" to enjoy perks that few of her peers have likely ever dreamed of.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2005

Whimsical article of faith

The ongoing takeover battle between Livedoor Inc. and Fuji Television Network offers food for thought regarding "market capitalization," now a favorite topic of conversation among executives of information-technology firms and Internet service providers. Market capitalization, which is calculated by...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2005

Curing the plague of piracy

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- For years now piracy in the Malacca Strait has been one of the top problems facing the Asian region. A recent Japan Times editorial very succinctly dealt with the potential dangers that it presents, especially with regard to Japan. My purpose here is to consider possible ways...
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2005

Japan, Russia closer to completing WTO talks

Japan and Russia have moved closer to completing bilateral negotiations on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2005

Nakagawa seeks action on oil prices

Shoichi Nakagawa, minister of economy, trade and industry, indicated Friday that oil-consuming nations should discuss ways to deal with increases in crude oil prices at a ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency slated for May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2005

Experts trade conflicting views on how to handle U.S. beef

Japan's 15-month-old import ban on U.S. beef has become a major diplomatic issue between Tokyo and Washington, and U.S. lawmakers are increasing pressure on Japan to lift the ban as soon as possible.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 19, 2005

FIND gives hope to lost, depressed and suicidal

Yukio Saito pats the main staircase banister rail of the building that houses the Tokyo Lutheran Church in Iidabashi, explaining, "We are the same age, 68."
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 18, 2005

Feyenoord says no-go for Ono

Dutch first-division club Feyenoord has refused to release Japan international midfielder Shinji Ono for the Asian champions' upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Iran and Bahrain, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 18, 2005

Hakone museum displays the true genius of Lalique's glasswork

An inspirational new attraction is coming to Hakone, the highland resort in Kanagawa Prefecture renowned as a stomping ground for the rich and famous. In addition to its luxury hotels and ryokan, the curative powers of its spa water and astoundingly beautiful scenery, Hakone will soon offer another attraction...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2005

Women take shine to money management

Major banks and brokerages are holding seminars on finance and giving priority to sales of investment trusts aimed at women, who are apparently showing an increasing interest in the world of investing.
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Mar 17, 2005

Young Miyazato heads Stateside

Teenage golf sensation Ai Miyazato flew to the United States on Wednesday to test herself for the first time since turning pro at the upcoming Kraft Nabisco Championship.

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