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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2006

Utsumi, Yano lead Giants to victory

Tetsuya Utsumi pitched a complete game to win his third straight start and Kenji Yano capped a five-run third inning with a three-run homer as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 6-1 on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2006

Wellington cautious about regional FTA

New Zealand Associate Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton has cautiously welcomed a recent proposal by Japan to create a 16-nation free-trade zone in Asia-Oceania, saying further research is needed to examine its feasibility.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2006

Buffaloes grind out win over Fighters; Darvish pitch hurts Kiyohara

The Orix Buffaloes needed a win, and they took their sweet time about getting one Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2006

Fighters nail down fourth straight win

Tsuyoshi Shinjo homered for the second straight night with a three-run shot Wednesday as the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Orix Buffaloes 6-3 for their fourth consecutive victory in the Pacific League.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2006

Hospitals want terminal care guidelines: survey

More than 85 percent of public hospitals think legislation or guidelines are needed for the treatment of terminal patients, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2006

Wage gap getting wider

Income disparities have widened among people in their 20s in Japan and will likely get wider despite Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's denial of such a trend, according to an annual government report now under compilation.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2006

DPJ elects Ozawa as new president

The Democratic Party of Japan elected veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, 63, as its new president Friday, ending his head-to-head race with rival and two-time President Naoto Kan.

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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