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BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2003

Bridgestone to lift Thai production

Bridgestone Corp. is building a factory in Thailand to manufacture carbon black in a bid to strengthen and stabilize its supply of raw materials for its tires. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Bridgestone Carbon Black (Thailand) Co., will start manufacturing the raw materials in the latter half of 2004,...
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

Three held over 148-kg drug bust

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing about 148 kg of amphetamines at their homes in Tokyo, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

'L.A. Scandal' laid to rest with acquittal

The Supreme Court has upheld a high court acquittal of Kazuyoshi Miura over the death of his wife in the early 1980s, it was learned Thursday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 7, 2003

Play of smaller clubs may prevent marquee F.A. Cup final

LONDON -- While the English Football Association would never utter a public word on such a matter, the power brokers at Soho Square are praying that the climax to the domestic season is not an F.A. Cup final between Burnley and Sheffield United.
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

Panel brings Sakai's arrest one step closer

In another blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the ruling coalition, the House of Representatives Steering Committee agreed Thursday to have the full chamber vote on a request to arrest LDP lawmaker Takanori Sakai over alleged political fund law violations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Mar 7, 2003

Savor slow food in a fast-food world

There are not enough purists left in the food world. In the West, and no less here in the East, food is gradually moving toward the indistinguishable middle. The globally homogenized products of contemporary fashion, music, art and architecture can be created and received interchangeably in most of the...
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

Japan's A-bomb goal still long way off in '45

The night the American B-29 warplanes came, Ryohei Nakane had been enriching uranium for Japan's "super bomb."
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2003

Hazama asks Ando for directors and funds

Struggling construction firm Hazama Corp. said Thursday it is asking fellow midsize builder Ando Corp. to take a stake in it and dispatch directors under its new three-year business plan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 7, 2003

Takanohana getting grip on life off the dohyo

Recently retired yokozuna Takanohana was the idol of the sumo world during the 1990s and his departure from the sport earlier this year leaves many wondering how it will carry on.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 6, 2003

Clippers start coaching carousel early by dumping Gentry

NEW YORK -- Shortly after yesterday's firing of Alvin Gentry, the NBA forwarded his address, home phone number and unlisted birth sign to Charles Oakley. According to someone incurably tapped into the Clippers' front office, interim coach Dennis Johnson has no hope of permanently replacing Gentry on...
SUMO
Mar 6, 2003

Takanohana exclusive

Be sure to buy The Japan Times on Friday this week to read our exclusive interview with recently retired yokozuna Takanohana.
EDITORIALS
Mar 6, 2003

Recruit trial ends in anticlimax

The guilty verdict handed down by the Tokyo District Court to Hiromasa Ezoe, the central figure in the Recruit scandal, is a reminder that money holds potent power in politics. The scandal, which came to light in 1988, exposed a series of lucrative but shady stock deals involving influential politicians,...
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JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

North Korea a threat: envoy

North Korea's nuclear program is a potentially greater threat to Japan than the ongoing Iraqi crisis, Swiss Ambassador Jacques Reverdin said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Koizumi turns on majority opposing war

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, after relying heavily on public support for his political power base, is now turning against the majority of Japanese, who oppose a war against Iraq.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Miyake Island inspires ballad

Popular "enka" ballad singEer Hiroshi Itsuki plans to reEcord a song for the residents of Miyake Island, who were evacuated in September 2000 because of volcanic activity, it was announced Wednesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Think tank says supporting U.S. war on Iraq inevitable

The government should consider applying the 2001 antiterrorism law to the impending U.S.-led war on Iraq if Washington can prove its actions are part of the fight against terrorism, according to a Defense Agency think tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Can prewashed rice make a clean sweep?

Washing rice before it is cooked has long been a daily ritual in Japan.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Pair held for starving girl to death

A couple in the western Tokyo suburb of Machida were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of allowing their 3-year-old daughter to die by not giving her enough food, Tokyo police said.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2003

Daiei touts new plan to open two outlets

Ailing retailer Daiei Inc. on Wednesday announced a plan to open its first new outlets in more than two years and strengthen ties with an affiliate chain.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo