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SOCCER
Nov 15, 2007

Nagai leads Reds to ACL title

SAITAMA — Urawa Reds were crowned kings of Asia after a comfortable 2-0 win over Iran's Sepahan in the second leg of their AFC Champions League final on Wednesday evening.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2007

Ochiai plans ahead after Asia triumph

There's no rest for the weary. That's a lesson Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai is learning the hard way this year.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2007

U.S. recession fears lift yen, slam Nikkei

The yen surged to an 18-month high against the dollar Monday while the benchmark Nikkei index briefly dipped below 15,000 as fears mounted that ballooning subprime loan losses will trigger a recession in the U.S.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2007

MSDF bill heads toward full vote in Lower House

Amid strong protests from opposition parties Monday, the ruling bloc rammed a special antiterrorism bill through a Lower House committee that would enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force to resume its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2007

Nakasone-Reagan summit venue now memorial hall

in Tokyo on Saturday where he and then U.S. President Ronald Reagan once held summit talks. The memorial house used to be his private mountain retreat when he was prime minister. KYODO PHOTO
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2007

Dragons reach final

After looking nothing like the team that won the Japan Series a little over a week ago, the Chunichi Dragons got back on track in a big way on Saturday afternoon.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2007

Nova faces liquidation after sale

OSAKA — Nova Corp.'s court-appointed administrators plan to sell 30 of the failed language school chain's 670 branches to G.communication grp. and liquidate the rest, making tuition refunds very unlikely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2007

Ochiai's Dragons aim to capture Asia Series championship

Fresh off conquering Japanese baseball, the Chunichi Dragons are turning their attention to Asian supremacy.

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