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EDITORIALS
Mar 8, 2007

Lack of transparency spells trouble

China plans to increase its defense budget by 17.8 percent to $44.94 billion in fiscal 2007 from the previous year's actual level. The boost, announced a day before the start of an annual session of the National People's Congress, is the largest since a 19.4 percent jump in fiscal 2002. China's defense...
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2007

Thailand's troubles continue

It was expected that any instability that followed last September's coup in Thailand would be short-lived. Supporters even hoped that the military-led government would lessen uncertainty, end corruption and soothe the tensions that fuel a Muslim insurgency in the country's southern provinces. Those hopes...
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2007

Fujiya plans to sell Osaka branch

Scandal-tainted confectioner Fujiya Co. said Monday it will sell its Osaka branch to Atrium Co., a real estate investment fund, in an apparent effort to offset losses from its production shutdown.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Mar 6, 2007

"Double or Die," "The Skunk Code"

"Double or Die," Charlie Higson, Puffin Books; 2007; 390 pp.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 5, 2007

Verbeek raves over brilliant Kobayashi

New Omiya Ardija coach Robert Verbeek is pinning the Mighty Squirrels' J. League hopes on Daigo Kobayashi -- and is keeping his fingers crossed the big clubs don't come sniffing around the brilliant young midfielder.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2007

Eastern challenge to West European jobs

MUNICH -- In January, the European Union expanded eastward once again. Following the "Big Bang" enlargement of 2004, which added 75 million new EU citizens, the accession of Romania and Bulgaria has added 30 million more. What does this mean for the labor markets of Western Europe?
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2007

Unearthing proverbs, essential to life but hard to swallow

ZEN OF VEGETABLE ROOTS, calligraphy by Siu-Leung Lee, paintings by Fu Yi Yao, translated by Siu-Leung Lee. Yuzankaku, 2006, 254 pp., 2,800 yen (paper) The original "Zen of Vegetable Roots" integrates the philosophy of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism in a collection of more than 750 Chinese proverbs...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 3, 2007

Sef tips Grampus young guns

Sef Vergoossen is certain his gaggle of talented young Nagoya Grampus Eight players will have a major impact on the J. League title race -- but not for another season or two.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 3, 2007

Playoff push starts this weekend

OSAKA -- It's no secret that the Osaka Evessa are one of the hardest working teams in the bj-league. Or maybe they are No. 1 on that list.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 3, 2007

Ex-pat on a mission of life-saving dimensions

In 1982, I was successfully treated for cervical cancer. At that time I had little idea that my tumor was linked to sexually transmitted disease. Thanks to American Carol Baird -- who says that as a survivor I am one of the lucky ones -- I now know better.
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2007

Risk of interconnectedness

Plummeting stock markets this week marked the first time that a plunge in the Shanghai market has triggered a chain reaction worldwide. It underscores the weight China carries in the world's economy and financial markets as well as the interconnectedness between the Chinese economy and the economies...
JAPAN / WHEN A CITY GOES BUST
Mar 2, 2007

Once Tokyo's spa playground, Atami fading fast

ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Tamae "Meme" Ono remembers fondly the late 1980s when the hot spring resort of Atami was a glamorous place to be.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2007

Sapporo questions fund ahead of possible takeover

Sapporo Holdings Ltd., the target of an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) LP, asked the fund Thursday to provide more information on its buyout offer.
EDITORIALS
Mar 2, 2007

Less than music to the ear

The Supreme Court, in a 4-1 decision, has ruled that it is constitutional for a principal to order a music teacher to play the piano accompaniment to the "Kimigayo" national anthem during a public school ceremony. The top court took the position that the principal's order does not constitute a denial...
CULTURE / Music
Mar 2, 2007

Tokyo Police Club "A Lesson In Crime"

Barely out of their teens, Tokyo Police Club have already learned a vital rock 'n' roll lesson -- keep it short and fast. The original version of the Toronto quartet's debut indie release, "A Lesson In Crime," released in Canada in April 2006, clocked in at a mere 16 minutes (the Japanese release is...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2007

Osim Jr. feels the pressure

The pressure is on Amar Osim this season -- and doesn't he know it.
COMMENTARY
Mar 1, 2007

Musharraf moves to stay

NEW DELHI -- The fight against international terrorism is very much tied to the future of Pakistan and the central challenge that country faces: to move away from militarism, extremism and fundamentalism, and toward a stable, moderate state. That's what makes Pakistani military ruler President Pervez...

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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