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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 11, 2004

Ono, Takahara tabbed

The Japan Football Association has named a 30-man provisional list of players for the men's team for next month's Athens Olympics, which features European-based "over-age" players Shinji Ono and Naohiro Takahara.
OLYMPICS
Jul 8, 2004

Takahara to join camp

Hamburg SV striker Naohiro Takahara will join Japan's Olympic team training camp being held on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan Under-23 coach Masakuni Yamamoto said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2004

Children's environment symposium to be held in Tokyo

All children living in Japan are invited to take part in an international symposium on the environment to be held in Tokyo on July 18.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2004

Giants, Hawks dominate 2004 All-Star voting

Catcher Shinnosuke Abe was one of six Yomiuri Giants players picked by fans for the 11 available positions in the Central League team as the final count of the All-Star balloting returns was announced Monday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 24, 2004

Women spikers plan marvelous warm-up

The Japanese women's volleyball team will play V. League side JT Marvelous next week in a warm-up match ahead of this summer's Athens Olympics, the Japan Volleyball Association said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 19, 2004

Selfishness short-circuited Lakers

NEW YORK -- If it helps them to sleep better at night thinking the result of The NBA Finals would be reversed had Karl Malone remained healthy, Laker fans, by all means, are encouraged to dream on.
OLYMPICS
Jun 15, 2004

Japanese quartet to play in Athens

Ai Sugiyama, Saori Obata, Shinobu Asagoe and Akiko Morigami all won berths for the Athens Olympics through the latest WTA singles rankings released Monday, having cleared the standard set by the International Tennis Federation.
OLYMPICS
Jun 15, 2004

JAAF offers rewards for medal winners

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) said Monday it will provide cash bonuses for medal winners at the Athens Olympics as well as for their coaches.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 4, 2004

Olympics for Ono?

Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono looks set to be picked for Japan's Olympic team as an over-age player for this summer's Athens Games, soccer sources said Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 1, 2004

Japan manager Tanaka quits

National volleyball team manager Mikiyasu Tanaka has decided to step down from the helm after he failed to help the men's team win a berth for the Athens Olympics through the recent qualifier, volleyball sources said Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 27, 2004

How many teams will be willing to take a chance on Kobe?

NEW YORK -- Will Kobe Bryant's August trial impact his impending free agency?
OLYMPICS
May 26, 2004

Japanese men stumble to second straight loss

Japan took the game into full sets but missed spikes by Takahiro Yamamoto and Marcos Sugiyama proved costly as the host fell to its second defeat in a row in a 3-2 loss to Australia at the men's volleyball final qualifying tournament for the Athens Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2004

Japan spikers fall to China in qualifier

Japan suffered its first defeat at the men's final qualifying volleyball tournament for this summer's Athens Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday after going down 3-2 to China.
COMMUNITY
May 23, 2004

Show reflects growing 'green' economy

The words "Japanese technology" usually conjure up images of everything from cars and cameras to stereos and mobile phones.
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2004

Volleyball winning streak ends

Japan's six-match winning run came to an end Sunday after a 3-0 defeat by Russia on the final day of the women's volleyball final qualifying tournament for this summer's Athens Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
May 16, 2004

Japan's women remain undefeated

Undefeated Japan notched its sixth straight win at the women's volleyball final qualifying tournament for this summer's Athens Olympics with a 3-1 win over Taiwan on Saturday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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