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Feb 4, 2005

Ai-chan, Umemura picked for worlds

Teenager Ai Fukuhara was selected along with Aya Umemura on Thursday to compete in the women's singles competition at the World Table Tennis Championships this spring in Shanghai.
Japan Times
Features
Jan 30, 2005

One life that bridges many realms

Exchanging business cards and checking out what's written on them is a good way to start a conversation, but Ryo Kasuga has so many different job descriptions that you'd hardly know where to start. Not only is he a Buddhist priest, but he's an opera singer and an astronomer who runs a planetarium as...
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Jan 26, 2005

Inoue sidelined for six months

Kosei Inoue, who won the gold in the men's 100-kg class at the Sydney Olympics, said Tuesday that the chest injury he suffered earlier this month is more serious than initially thought and will force him out of judo action for about half a year.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2005

Crown Princess may take in games

Crown Princess Masako may accompany Crown Prince Naruhito to attend the opening ceremony for the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games next month in Nagano Prefecture, Imperial Household Agency officials said Friday.
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Jan 20, 2005

Cash reward offered to ski medalists

All Japanese skiers who win a medal of any color at the world championships will receive cash bonuses starting this season, the Ski Association of Japan said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2005

Defiant Koizumi tells LDP convention he's going full-bore on postal reform

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he is determined to privatize the nation's massive postal services despite strong opposition from the Liberal Democratic Party, which he heads.
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Jan 12, 2005

Inoue sidelined for a month

Japanese heavyweight judoka Kosei Inoue will be sidelined for around one month after sustaining an injury to his chest in the Kano Cup international tournament on Sunday, his coach said Tuesday.
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Jan 10, 2005

Inoue rediscovers winning form

Japanese heavyweight judoka Kosei Inoue put the disappointment of his shock Olympic defeat behind him Sunday as he won the Kano Cup international tournament in his comeback to competitive judo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 6, 2005

China national team to tour Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball will invite the Chinese national baseball team to Japan this summer for a monthlong international friendly tour in a bid to strengthen ties with the Olympic host, baseball sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 5, 2005

Momix: taking it to the top

Moses Pendleton remembers well his first taste of live performance. He was an elementary school kid when his father -- a dairy farmer in northern Vermont -- hired his young son to show off his prized Holstein cows at the county fair. "My job was to walk the animals around and make them look good in order...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2004

Dentsu poll finds year's top 10 consumer darlings

2004 saw many things strike the fancy of Japanese consumers, especially on the big screen at home, to the extent that some became social phenomena.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 30, 2004

Rockets' trade of journeyman Jackson is hard to figure

NEW YORK -- Jimmy Jackson got the call yesterday he didn't want to hear, and had no idea was coming.
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Dec 24, 2004

Third straight for Yoshida, K. Icho

Saori Yoshida won the women's 55-kg weight class and Kaori Icho prevailed in the women's 63 kg as both Olympic gold medalists claimed their third straight titles at the wrestling national championships on Thursday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 22, 2004

Iwakuma not the first Japanese pitcher caught in tug-of-war

The on-going tug-of-war between the Orix Buffaloes and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles over pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reminds me of a somewhat similar situation that occurred a quarter of a century ago in Japanese baseball: the case of another right-handed hurler, Suguru Egawa.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 22, 2004

Kubo, Tsuboi recalled

Japan coach Zico recalled Yokohama F. Marinos striker Tatsuhiko Kubo and Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi for home friendlies against Kazakstan and Syria in the buildup to February's World Cup qualifier at home to North Korea.
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Dec 19, 2004

Japan's women hit 11

Japan's women's national team clobbered Taiwan 11-0 in an international friendly Saturday to give Hiroshi Ohashi a winning start as new national team coach.
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Dec 17, 2004

FIBA likes Japan's plan for 2006 world championships

Top executives from FIBA, basketball's world governing body, recently visited Japan for a site inspection tour of the five cities and venues that will host games here during the 2006 world championships.
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Dec 17, 2004

Suzuki out 2 months after surgery

Japanese judoka Keiji Suzuki, who won the over 100-kg gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has undergone surgery on his left elbow and will be sidelined for about two months, Japan national coach Hitoshi Saito said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2004

The next move for Taiwan

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has stepped down from the leadership of his Democratic Progressive Party after the DPP and its more radical allies failed to gain a majority in the Dec. 11 parliamentary elections.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 11, 2004

Happy Ogasawara remains a Fighter

Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara re-signed Friday for an unchanged annual salary of 400 million yen, officials of the Pacific League club said.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Princess Aiko arrives in Ishikawa to visit quake-hit areas
Princess Aiko is greeted by Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase (left) at the Kanazawa Station on Sunday.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

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