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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2011

Hawks poised to take flight in '11

The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
Reader Mail
Apr 10, 2011

Let athletes spotlight the victims

At a time when Japan desperately needs international support to help the victims of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, Japan's international sports federations have decided to close their doors. These federations need to follow the example set by Japanese athletes who have continued to play abroad and...
Reader Mail
Apr 10, 2011

Renewables deserve more credit

I agree with the title of Jonathan Lloyd's March 31 letter, "Switch to renewable won't suffice," but agreement ends there.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2011

Bannister in no man's land after move by Giants

Brian Bannister may not pitch a single regular-season inning for the Yomiuri Giants this year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 9, 2011

Evacuation turns into chance to help victims

OXFORD, England — When the offshore Tohoku mega-quake caused tsunami to slam ashore on March 11, crippling the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Japan was figuratively as well as literally shaken.
COMMENTARY
Apr 8, 2011

Politics of crisis leadership

The mega-crisis engendered in Japan by the great earthquake and tsunami has brought to the surface the political problem of Japanese crisis management.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2011

Fish exported to EU issued certificates of origin

Japan issued certificates for fish exports to the European Union after it said only products that don't exceed radiation limits or are from areas unaffected by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear accident would be allowed, the Fisheries Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2011

They already lost homes, boats — now they may not be able to fish

Fishermen who lost their homes and boats on March 11 now fear radioactive water gushing into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant could cost them their livelihoods.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2011

Fallout of nuclear and financial meltdowns

BRUSSELS — The metaphors used during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 — earthquake, tsunami, meltdown, black swan and fallout — are back with a vengeance, but now they are being recycled literally. In fact, the financial crisis and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear-power plant in Japan...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2011

U.S. teacher stays to return favor to helpful residents of Miyagi town

TAGAJO, Miyagi Pref. — Kyle Maclauchlan, an English-language teacher from the United States, experienced a nightmare when the March 11 monster earthquake and tsunami devastated the small Miyagi Prefecture town he lived in and wiped away most of his belongings.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011

After the disaster, better ties?

OSAKA — The unprecedented involvement of the U.S. military in rescue and relief operations amid the Tohoku disaster has U.S. and Japanese policy experts hoping the effort will lead to closer bilateral cooperation on disaster planning and other issues, not least the Futenma base relocation.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Apr 5, 2011

'Charisma Men' and temps: readers' views

Some readers' responses to last month's Just Be Cause column by Debito Arudou, headlined " Charisma Men, unite against the identity enforcers" (March 1):
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2011

Tohoku disaster sparks innovative social media responses

As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis — the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 3, 2011

Japanese antinuclear voices are still struggling to be heard

On March 26, NHK covered an antinuclear power demonstration in Germany that attracted thousands of protesters. The report pointed out that the demonstration was sparked by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear reactor. The next day, there was a march by Japanese antinuke protesters in Tokyo. Though...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2011

Kan names quake at pep talk

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that preparations for restoration and reconstruction work have begun in disaster-hit areas and Japan will prevail over the hardships caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2011

BOJ mulls emergency loans for disaster-hit firms

The Bank of Japan may offer temporary loans to banks to aid companies with cash-flow shortages amid the Tohoku catastrophe, three sources familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2011

Wall Street banks hope physicists, bottled water ease staff radiation fears

Wall Street banks operating in Japan are inviting nuclear physicists to inform Tokyo employees about radiation risks, providing counseling and supplying bottled water to calm workers and keep them in the city.
Reader Mail
Mar 31, 2011

Tepco should bury dying plants

One year ago we watched our pet dog die a relatively fast but painful death. A very long time ago, Japanese in some parts of the country would carry their old and fragile up a mountain to let them pass on. Today they encourage people not to give up with the phrase "gambare." In the United States I have...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2011

World pitches in to offer support

Messages of support and donations have been flooding in from all over the world to give the grieving people of Japan hope and courage and remind them they are not alone.
COMMENTARY
Mar 30, 2011

Lessons of the nuclear crisis

SINGAPORE — Before Japan's nuclear crisis struck, the world appeared to be on the verge of a nuclear renaissance. An increasing number of countries, especially in Asia, were turning to atomic power to provide electricity for rapid economic growth without the carbon emissions that many scientists say...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 27, 2011

Circumstances certain to make for challenging season

When it finally gets under way, this is going to be what one fan has called a "patchwork" baseball season in Japan.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2011

Tsunami survivors face monstrous cleanup task

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Pref. — Where do you even start?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2011

Supply-hit Nissan mulls partial shift of engine production to U.S.

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is considering moving some engine production from Japan to the U.S. because of earthquake damage to its plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, another illustration of how seriously the Tohoku disaster has upended the global network of auto supplies.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2011

Established parties in trouble

Unified local elections will be held in April, although elections in northeastern Japan hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami will be postponed under a special law.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2011

Child care firms and others scramble for bottled water

Nursery schools, supermarkets and manufacturers scrambled to secure enough supplies of bottled water Thursday following news that tap water in Tokyo and other prefectures was found to be contaminated with levels of radioactive iodine dangerous to infants aged 1 or younger.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 24, 2011

Kitamura shows Japanese women how to be 'Top Girls'

"The play was written nearly 30 years ago, but I feel the situation for women has hardly changed at all. In fact, it hasn't fundamentally changed for 100 years, even though Japanese women got the vote around 65 years ago," said theater producer Akiko Kitamura when asked why she chose to stage the well-known...

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