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BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 27, 2006

Of winter sports and economic fortunes: What's the connection?

The Winter Olympics were last held in Japan in 1998. The stage was Nagano, and on that stage, the Japanese athletes performed brilliantly. They won no less than five gold medals, one silver and four bronzes. Many of the winning athletes sported auburn, if not blonde-tinted hair. Some even went for eyebrows...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 26, 2006

Mourinho should take a media lesson from Wenger

LONDON -- When Arsene Wenger left the press conference in Bernabeu Stadium after Arsenal's 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night he smiled as the assembled media gave him a round of applause.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 25, 2006

Missing Japan stars cause headaches for Buchwald, Nishino

Gamba Osaka manager Akira Nishino and Urawa Reds counterpart Guido Buchwald have admitted that the absence of their Japan stars has hampered preparations for the 2006 season and both are expected to field weakened teams for Saturday's Xerox Super Cup clash in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2006

This winter's snowfall deserves name

The Meteorological Agency is considering naming this winter's snowfall nationwide the "Heisei 18 (2006) Heavy Snow" after the number of deaths since December reached 134, the second-highest in the postwar era, agency officials said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2006

Travails of Mr. Thaksin

Thailand's prime minister, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, is a survivor. Since taking office five years ago, he has weathered allegations of corruption and malfeasance, charges of nepotism, an insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces and even a public rebuke by the king. Yet, he has bested every challenge...
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2006

Economy grew 5.5% in quarter

The economy grew at a robust annualized rate of 5.5 percent in real terms in the October-December period for the fourth-straight quarter of growth, the Cabinet Office said Friday.
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2006

J. League champion to play in Club World Cup

Soccer's world governing body FIFA on Thursday gave the green light for this season's Japanese club champion to play at the Club World Cup in Japan in December.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2006

Numbers to grow by

With Japan's economy following a recovery path, how fast it should grow in coming years is a subject of vigorous debate in the government and the ruling parties. The debate, however, is being conducted largely in numerical terms, with the focus on how to set target levels for nominal growth rates (excluding...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 17, 2006

Video fest screens winners

With Tokyo Video Festival 2006's screening week drawing to a close, Saturday, Feb. 18, marks award ceremony day, when the public will be able to view the festival's prize-winning videos and take part in a discussion.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2006

Sato, Ide to drive for Super Aguri

New Japanese Formula One team Super Aguri on Wednesday announced it has signed former BAR Honda driver Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide for 2006.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Auto unions, except at MMC, seek wage hikes

Labor unions at automakers submitted their annual wage hike demands Wednesday, requesting pay-scale increases at Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. for the first time in four years.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Four directors at JAL seek Shinmachi's ouster

Four members of the Japan Airlines Corp. board want JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi and two other top executives out, JAL said Wednesday, amid a revolt highlighting tensions within the nation's top air carrier.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

SDF to get random drug testing: agency

The Defense Agency will conduct urine tests on Self-Defense Forces members in the wake of several narcotics busts since July, according to an internal report submitted to the agency director general Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2006

LDP eyes easing ban on foreign donations

The Liberal Democratic Party is studying issues related to easing a de facto ban on donations to political parties by firms with a high percentage of foreign ownership, LDP lawmakers said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

MMC to export Thai-made pickup

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will start full-scale exports of its 1-ton Triton pickup trucks built at its Thailand unit in the second half of 2006.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 12, 2006

Will the Giants play as good as they look this season?

To say 2006 will be a pivotal year for the Yomiuri Giants would be an understatement, especially after that fifth-place, limp-to-the-finish-line showing in 2005.
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2006

The case for a baby princess

No wonder the Crown Princess gets depressed. The spectacle of the chasm between the Imperial family and the 21st century has long been enough to depress anyone. But then, just when the princess must have thought the gap might be closing a bit, given the prime minister's efforts to win the right of succession...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Feb 10, 2006

Psychedelic radar 02.10

Saturday, Feb. 11
Rugby
Feb 8, 2006

Japan opponents for Cup qualifiers

Japan will face Arabian Gulf on April 16 and South Korea on April 23, both in Tokyo, in the 2006 round-robin Asian qualifying round for next year's rugby World Cup in France, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Tuesday.
SOCCER
Feb 8, 2006

Hunger for Hoops success drives Nakamura

Japan international midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has revealed that a hunger for winners medals was the chief reason behind his decision to join Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic in a high-profile move from Italy last summer.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 6, 2006

To improve Japan's finances, reform drive must stay alive

In fiscal 2006, the government will issue under 30 trillion yen in bonds for the first time in eight years, leaving the nation 11.2 trillion yen short of achieving a primary balance -- the condition where expenditures, excluding interest payments and debt redemptions, are covered by revenues excluding...
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Feb 5, 2006

Relax like the Romans and poach with panache until you're 'loose as a goose'

When the Romans arrived 2,000 years ago, they immediately saw the potential. And so they immediately started building hot baths. Nothing appealed to a Roman legionary more than a steaming restorative soak after a hard day spent bashing wild Teutonic tribesmen, and the hot springs in what is now the German...
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Extreme heat grips Japan, even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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