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Mar 19, 2008

Mao, Daisuke poised to win gold at world championships

Japan is aiming to become the first country since Russia in 2002 to win gold medals in both the men's and women's events at figure skating's world championships.
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JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Mar 19, 2008

'Mochi' moffles reinvent the waffle

The love of rice the Japanese have may partially explain the recent boom behind the "moffle" — a Belgian waffle-shaped "mochi" pounded rice cake.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2008

Sacrifices for rehabilitation

One year has passed since the effectively bankrupt city of Yubari in Hokkaido began a special fiscal rehabilitation process under the internal affairs ministry's supervision. It must repay ¥35.3 billion debts by the end of fiscal 2024. In the first year, it repaid about ¥1.5 billion as required. But...
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2008

Disney thanks Chiba University with $1 million gift

As thanks for preserving hundreds of rare images used in early Disney films, Walt Disney Co. of the United States has donated $1 million to Chiba University, the school said in a statement Tuesday.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 18, 2008

Scales of justice: Legal system looks for right balance of lawyers

Judicial reform is having a quick and dramatic impact on the legal profession, not least on the number of lawyers. In March 2002, the government decided to increase the number of those who pass the bar exam to 3,000 a year by 2010. Only 1,000 were passed in 1999.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2008

Maker of largest ingots has market lock

From a windswept corner of Hokkaido, Japan Steel Works Ltd. controls the fate of the global nuclear-energy renaissance.
COMMENTARY
Mar 17, 2008

Tainted 'gyoza' poisoning bilateral ties

HONG KONG — The tainted "gyoza" dumpling scare in Japan has caused the delay of President Hu Jintao's visit to Tokyo and, if not properly handled, could result in the unraveling of the dramatic improvement in bilateral relations achieved since October 2006, when Shinzo Abe broke the ice by visiting...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2008

Dancing with bears in Putin's shadow

Perhaps more than any other capital in the world, Beijing has closely observed the changing of the guard in the Kremlin. There are many reasons for Beijing's concerns: Russia's revival as a major power, its petro-politics approach to foreign relations, its management of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 16, 2008

Jingu Stadium gets long overdue face-lift; Kaneda stops by

Have you been to an exhibition game yet this year at Jingu Stadium?
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Mar 16, 2008

Why some of Japan's top cars can't be found here

Ever wondered why some of the best automotive achievements from Japanese carmakers never make it to Japan?
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 16, 2008

Time for Takahashi to read the handwriting on the wall

There is nothing sadder in sports than seeing a once-great athlete who has hung around too long.
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JAPAN
Mar 15, 2008

G8 offers forum for territory dispute

NEMURO, Hokkaido — Hirotoshi Kawata hopes the Group of Eight summit in July will be an opportunity to tell the world about his 62 years as a displaced person, banished from a Soviet-seized island when he was a preteen.
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JAPAN
Mar 15, 2008

Pinpointing 'sakura' arrival serious business, fine science

When spring comes, millions of Japanese happily turn their thoughts to one thing: When will the cherry blossoms start blooming?
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COMMUNITY
Mar 15, 2008

Clinic on the bluff reaches out

Someone who knows Hans Pauli well describes him as the archetypal Dutchman who is forever running around sticking his finger in dikes to prevent catastrophe.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2008

Nomura to buy Ashikaga Bank for ¥280 billion

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage, will make its biggest domestic acquisition as it leads an investment group paying at least ¥280 billion for the failed Ashikaga Bank Ltd.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2008

Shinsei unloads headquarters for ¥118 billion to duck red ink

Shinsei Bank, the first Japanese lender acquired by foreign investors, agreed to sell its head office in central Tokyo on Thursday as it struggles to stay out of the red amid losses from the U.S. subprime mortgage loan crisis.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2008

Toyota faults laid to rapid global growth

Toyota's president acknowledged the company's rapid global growth was partly behind various problems that have plagued the Japanese automaker in recent years.
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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2008

Ministry preaches food self-sufficiency

The recent scare over pesticide-tainted "gyoza" dumplings made in China and the rapid price surges of flour and other food products across the world have aroused serious anxiety among millions of Japanese consumers over imported everyday foods.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2008

Honda unit plans minicar plant

Yachiyo Industry Co., 50 percent owned by Honda Motor Co., said Tuesday it will build a new factory in Japan to make minicars for its parent company as demand for fuel-efficient vehicles rises.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear