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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 30, 2002

Kaneko powers Fighters

Makoto Kaneko, Hiroshi Narahara and Pacific League batting leader Michihiro Ogasawara each drove in two runs and the Nippon Ham Fighters came from behind to defeat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 9-3 Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Subcontractor mystery clouds airport expansion

OSAKA -- The bulk of subcontract work for the second phase expansion of Kansai International Airport has been given to a group believed incapable of handling airport construction, according to documents on subcontracted work and sources familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2002

Toyota raises outlook for global sales by 5%

Toyota Motor Corp. has raised its 2002 global sales projection from 5.3 million units to 5.5 million, up 5 percent from last year, Toyota President Fujio Cho said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 28, 2002

Rodriguez hits for the cycle in BayStars' loss to Hiroshima

BayStars right fielder Boi Rodriguez hit for the cycle to become the 52nd player in Japanese pro ball to achieve the feat, but Yokohama was unable to overcome eight solid innings by Hiroshima starter Masayuki Hasegawa as the Carp won 6-2 at Ocean Stadium in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2002

Mother held in daughter's strangulation, refrigeration

Police arrested a 49-year-old woman Thursday on suspicion of strangling her 14-year-old daughter at home in Tokyo and keeping the body in a closet and a refrigerator for two weeks.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2002

Linares gets it done in Dragons debut

Cuban slugger Omar Linares ripped a two-run go-ahead single in his debut game in Japan's top league Tuesday as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-1 at the Nagoya Dome to halt their losing streak at three games.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2002

Shoplifter escapes after killing Tokyo Station store manager

A suspected shoplifter stabbed to death the manager of a convenience store at JR Tokyo Station, in Chiyoda Ward, early Sunday before fleeing, police said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2002

Sheldon, BlueWave drown Hawks

Scott Sheldon homered for a fifth straight game Friday -- one shy of the Pacific League record -- and the Orix BlueWave pounded the Daiei Hawks 17-0 at Fukuoka Dome.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2002

New agency should handle ODA, panel says

An advisory panel to Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi may urge the government to weigh the possibility of creating a new agency to oversee Japan's official development assistance in line with moves to reform the nation's diplomatic operations, it was learned Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 17, 2002

Holt shuts out powerful Giants

Midseason acquisition Chris Holt scattered three hits over the distance and lifted the lowly Yokohama BayStars over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 3-0 at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 14, 2002

Powell, Matoyama lead PL revenge

MATSUYAMA, Ehime Pref. -- It turned out to be another great night for Kansai baseball.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2002

Japan to push WTO members to scrap industrial goods tariffs

Japan is preparing to call on members of the World Trade Organization to scrap tariffs on various industrial goods as part of its proposals to spur a new round of global trade talks on cutting tariffs on nonfarm products, government sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2002

Improved conditions needed to draw ASEAN brains: panel

An informal government panel basically agreed Thursday to seek improvements to Japan's immigration and social environments to attract more experts and engineers from Southeast Asia, the panel's chairman said.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2002

Hijack fugitives want to return

Red Army Faction fugitives who hijacked a Japan Airlines jetliner to Pyongyang in 1970 released a statement Wednesday calling on Tokyo to set up talks for their possible return to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2002

Teen dies as Typhoon Chataan nears

Typhoon Chataan claimed its first victim in Japan as it threatened to strike the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture by early Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said Wednesday.
SUMO
Jul 11, 2002

Maru crashes to first defeat

Yokozuna Musashimaru crashed to a first defeat Wednesday while ozeki Tochiazuma was also tripped up for his first loss on a day of upsets at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

EU trade chief seeks overhaul of U.S. steel industry

European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy called Tuesday for a bold restructuring of the U.S. steel industry to resolve the global trade row prompted by Washington's imposition of emergency steel import tariffs.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2002

Igawa sparkles as Tigers maul Giants

Hanshin southpaw Kei Igawa threw eight shutout innings and the Tigers sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run seventh inning Sunday to salvage the final game of a three-game series with a 10-2 triumph over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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