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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.
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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.
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May 15, 2004

Japan books Athens ticket

Undefeated Japan booked a spot in this summer's Athens Olympics on Friday with a convincing 3-0 victory over South Korea in the final women's volleyball qualifying tournament in Tokyo.
OLYMPICS
May 13, 2004

Japanese women need one more volleyball win

Japan took a big step toward this summer's Athens Olympics after swatting aside Puerto Rico 3-0 to record its fourth straight win in the women's final Olympic qualifying tournament Wednesday.
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May 8, 2004

Japan preparing emergency manual

Japanese Olympic officials are preparing an emergency manual for their athletes going to this summer's Athens Games.
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May 5, 2004

Tachibana, Takeda maintain lead

Reigning world silver medalists Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda held onto their overnight lead and advanced to the duet final with the top score in the free routine at the Japan Open on Tuesday.
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May 2, 2004

'Ai-chan' replaces 'Mr. Giants' in Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara will replace former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima as one of the five Olympic torch runners selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and Tokyo metropolitan government, sources said Friday.
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Apr 30, 2004

Suzuki downs Inoue to book berth

Keiji Suzuki defeated rival Kosei Inoue on Thursday at the judo national championships to secure a berth in this summer's Athens Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Apr 26, 2004

Hagiwara to call it a day

Tomoko Hagiwara, who owns three national records in women's individual events and one in relay, has decided to draw the curtain on her swimming career after failing to qualify for the Olympics through the National Championships which ended Sunday.
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Apr 24, 2004

Matsuda, Yamamoto set for Athens

Takeshi Matsuda and Takashi Yamamoto both qualified for this summer's Athens Olympics by finishing first and second, respectively, in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the swimming national championships on Friday. Matsuda came from behind to outpace national record holder Yamamoto in the final...
OLYMPICS
Apr 22, 2004

Kitajima books Athens spot

World record holder Kosuke Kitajima secured a spot in the Athens Olympics with a victory in the 100-meter breaststroke final Wednesday at Japan's national swimming championships.
OLYMPICS
Apr 21, 2004

Miki, Yamada earn tickets to Athens

Jiro Miki booked his ticket to his summer's Athens Olympics when he powered home to win the men's 400 meters individual medley final in a national record time on the first day of the swimming national championships Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2004

Sowing the seeds of a new genre

Appleseed Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Shinji Aramaki Running time: 103 minutes Language: Japanese Opens April 17 [See Japan Times movie listings] Japanese animation is edging into the mainstream internationally, while insinuating itself into everything from "Kill Bill Vol....
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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