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BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2008

SMFG's group net profit plunges 51%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Friday its consolidated net profit plunged 51.2 percent from a year ago to ¥83.3 billion in the April-September half amid the ongoing global financial turmoil.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2008

Capital-hungry Mizuho to issue preferred shares

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Thursday it will issue preferred stock to up the group's capital base amid the ongoing global financial turmoil.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2008

Lions prepare for trip into uncharted waters

The Seibu Lions and SK Wyverns went through the final preparations for their matchup in the 2008 edition of the Asia Series during a pair of brief practices on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2008

Aso's fish slip gives game away

Amid dismal approval ratings, Prime Minister Taro Aso is trying hard these days to shed his public image as an aloof, rich politician from an extremely wealthy family, perhaps with an eye toward appealing to voters when the time comes to call an election.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2008

NPB champion Lions aim for Asian crown

The Seibu Lions have already proven they are the best team in Japan.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 9, 2008

Suganuma, Popo trigger Reysol rally against Grampus

KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — A late two-goal salvo from Minoru Suganuma and Popo put a huge dent in Nagoya Grampus' J. League championship aspirations as Kashiwa Reysol came from behind to beat Dragan Stojkovic's title-chasing side 2-1 on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2008

Giants are in driver's seat

The Yomiuri Giants held a light workout at Tokyo Dome Friday afternoon on the eve of a crucial tilt against the Seibu Lions in Game 6 of the Japan Series.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past