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BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2007

Washington earns weekly accolade

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington is the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 24, 2007

One dive at a time

They say time and tide wait for no man, and it's safe to say that few people understand this truism as well as diver and explorer Dr. Greg Stone, one of 12 individuals recently named a National Geographic Adventure Hero of 2006.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2007

Halting drunk drivers

The National Police Agency's proposal to stiffen penalties for drunk driving reflects recent public demand for severer punishment of drunk drivers. At the same time, the proposal prods the public to drastically change its own attitude toward drinking and driving.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jan 23, 2007

Cycling on sidewalks

Dear Alice,
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 23, 2007

Gender identity transformed from 'freak' into rights issue

'When I was a child, I had a feeling I wasn't satisfied with being a human being. To be a human being didn't seem like a beautiful existence to me," says Otojiro Toriyama.
SOCCER
Jan 22, 2007

Bradley a winner in U.S. debut

CARSON, Calif. (AP) Two newcomers and a resurgent veteran gave coach Bob Bradley a victory in his debut with the U.S. national team.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2007

Popularity ebbs before battle

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan have held their party conventions and adopted policy programs for 2007, setting the stage for July's Upper House election, which will decide the future course of Japan. While the prelude for the watershed political battle...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jan 21, 2007

A most convenient way to play table tennis

Despite the popularity of the player Ai Fukuhara, and a series of world champions in both men's and women's singles in the 1950s and '60s, table tennis has long been considered a minor sport in Japan. Often, it is simply associated with hot-spring goers playing in the lounge while clad in yukata and...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 20, 2007

Improved defense fuels Apache turnaround

The Tokyo Apache are not one of the taller teams in the bj-league. But they are one the league's quicker teams.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2007

Japan, Switzerland agree to begin talks on free-trade pact

Japan and Switzerland agreed Friday to launch free-trade agreement talks in a move that will create, if successful, Tokyo's first FTA with a European country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jan 20, 2007

Master of agility celebrates the Renaissance man

How many people have namecards that describe them as "business artists?" American-born William Reed is one. As a 7th-dan black belt aikido practitioner, licensed calligrapher, tap dancer, translator, bilingual trainer and speaker, published author and writer, blogger and entrepreneur, he brands his activities...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 19, 2007

Arakawa, Hillman win FSAJ Awards

Figure skater Shizuka Arakawa, the women's gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Olympics, and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman have been selected as the top Japanese and foreign sports figures for 2006 in voting by the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2007

Ishihara defiant, teflon to scandal

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, an ex-transport minister, award-winning writer, Yasukuni Shrine pilgrim known for firing racist and sexist remarks from the lips, has recently drawn flak for taking pricey trips on taxpayer money and nepotism for choosing his son to work on an event he sponsored in Switzerland....
MORE SPORTS
Jan 19, 2007

U.S., Japan gymnasts benefit from exchange

They spin and tumble, twist and turn, and bend their bodies, whipping them into shapes that often look like caricatures of pretzels.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 19, 2007

'Tamamoe'

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," wrote Sir Walter Scott -- words of wisdom for married cheaters, who rarely turn out to be as clever in their sexual games as they first imagined. Too often passion overcomes prudence as hard-to-explain credit card bills and "business...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jan 19, 2007

Interview with some vampires

Thwack! Fists are flying. Is Faris "Rotter" Badwan about to take another one on the chin? The Horrors' singer has been punched on a London street by a thuggish chav who took offense at his Victorian dandy look and he's also been attacked on stage at a Halloween gig in New York. And now the eminently...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 19, 2007

Isis and Boris

In the age of digital downloading, it's still possible to get people to buy CDs and records. You've just got to be smart about it.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.

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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
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