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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 17, 2007

Blues band does its bit for Internet freedom

It's early for Mac (Makoto) "The Knife" Okuyama and Mark "The Spark" Schwarz to be up and about, especially since both have the day off from filling their rice bowls.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007

Horie didn't like his job, he was just good at it

to try to increase its value, just like any shareholder would," he said between frequent glances at his cell phone. Livedoor shares were trading at around 700 yen shortly after a stock split and before the firm was raided in January 2006 for alleged accounting fraud. By the time Livedoor was delisted...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 4, 2007

New stadium in Hiroshima looking good for 2009 season

The city of Hiroshima recently unveiled plans and an artist's conception image of a new baseball stadium to be built for the Carp. The facility is expected to open in time for the 2009 season, and it promises to be one of the best ballparks in Japan -- or anywhere else, for that matter.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 11, 2007

Ft. Myers getting ready for 'Dice-K' and Japanese media

Sportswriter David Dorsey of the Ft. Myers News-Press in Florida is getting ready to work the Boston Red Sox spring training camp in that town. He will be joined by a bevy of reporters and photographers from the various Japanese media there to cover the Daisuke Matsuzaka circus and lefty reliever Hideki...
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 29, 2006

Psychedelic radar 12.29

The trend for New Year's Eve parties in Tokyo has swung from budget-busting blowouts to smaller underground gatherings of friends. It's obvious why considering only the costs and competition for artists and venues, skyrocketing air fares, premium hotel fees and all the surprise etceteras. Plus, it's...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 24, 2006

Best Christmas gift might be cable or satellite TV

If you have not yet found that Christmas gift for the baseball fan in your family, an idea might be to get him or her a cable and satellite TV dish, tuner and service if you do not already have it. Otherwise, that fan will be watching fewer Japanese games in 2007 if your household has only terrestrial...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2006

Fan power fails this time, as 'Guts' bolts Fighters for Giants

Despite the best efforts of those Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans who sought to convince star player Michihiro Ogasawara to remain with the club, the infielder decided to use his free agency and switch to the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2006

Pa League releases 2007 schedule

The Pacific League said Monday its 2007 regular season will begin one week earlier than the Central League, with the first- to third-placed teams of the 2005 season hosting the Opening Day games on March 24.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 19, 2006

Matsuzaka posting, 'gyroball' big topics of discussion

What an international baseball news week we had with the Daisuke Matsuzaka posting won by the Boston Red Sox and the rather surprising news the highest bid for Akinori Iwamura was submitted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2006

Howard's blast sparks MLB

OSAKA -- Ryan Howard ignited the MLB All-Stars, and the visitors are a game away from sweeping Nichibei Yakyu.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 5, 2006

Welcome to MLB players; hot hibachi league getting warm

A sincere yokoso (welcome) to manager Bruce Bochy and all the coaches, players and staff members on the current major league tour of Japan.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 1, 2006

NFL owners showing ignorance by nixing Japan for regular-season games

The oversight was about as subtle as a cockroach on a white rug.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2006

MLB stars hope to prove themselves during Nichibei

The plane has landed, and the first battle has begun.
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 27, 2006

Psychedelic radar 10.27

Saturday, Oct. 28
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 14, 2006

Baseball scribe breaks down exciting Pa League second stage

SAPPORO -- Here is a look back at the second-stage Pacific League playoffs, in which the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters swept the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in two games, winning the series 3-0 under the PL postseason's new format, which gives the No. 1 seed a one-game advantage before the series begins.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 13, 2006

Psychedelic radar 10.13

Raja Ram's Stash Bag Tour 2006
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 12, 2006

Hammies relaxed as second stage starts

SAPPORO -- Enough standing around, say the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Waiting for last weekend's first-stage Pacific League playoffs to take place may have been a bit unnerving for the PL's No. 1 seed, but if it was, the team's attitude did not reflect it in the practices leading up to Wednesday's...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 12, 2006

Darvish excels vs. Hawks

SAPPORO -- Messing this one up will be pretty tough.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2006

Comeback Hawks heading to Hokkaido

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Third place is feeling a whole lot better than first has the last couple years for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 8, 2006

With a month to go, baseball season here far from over

Do you think the professional baseball season ends in Japan in October?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2006

Buffaloes linked with move for Collins

Katsuhiro Nakamura is no longer in the Orix Buffaloes' plans, and the franchise's third manager in its three-year existence is likely to be a foreigner, according to reports in the Japanese media.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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