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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 26, 2008

Williams, Paul top of class at point

NEW YORK — "At best," Mark Jackson appraises, no disrespect intended, "Steve Nash is the NBA's third-best point guard."
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2008

Serial rapist Obara's appeal starts

Joji Obara's appeals trial started Tuesday before the Tokyo High Court with his defense team arguing that the life sentence he received for serial rape and for causing the death of one of his victims is too harsh.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2008

Set '05 as post-Kyoto base year: Japan

Japan will push for an easier target for reducing greenhouse gases in the next international pact on global warming than in the previous one, a top bureaucrat said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 24, 2008

Chinese arms fueling Sudanese conflict

NEW YORK — Between 2003 and 2006 China sold Sudan more than $55 million worth of small arms, which, according to a report recently published by Human Rights First (HRF), are among the main ingredients fueling conflicts in that country.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 21, 2008

Albirex looking to continue dominance of Apache in key series

This weekend marks the Niigata Albirex BB's first trip to Ariake Colosseum during the 2007-08 season.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2008

Disney thanks Chiba University with $1 million gift

As thanks for preserving hundreds of rare images used in early Disney films, Walt Disney Co. of the United States has donated $1 million to Chiba University, the school said in a statement Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2008

Golden Eagles to rely on strong pitching staff again in 2008

Spring is the season of renewal and in baseball the excitement and hope heading into the new year permeates throughout every team during spring training.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2008

Nemuro faces fisheries-conservation dilemma

NEMURO, Hokkaido — Despite requests by a committee of UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, fishery associations in Nemuro remain baffled by the idea of safeguarding their traditional foe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 13, 2008

Three works cast a magic spell

The Tokyo International Arts Festival (TIF) this year presents an eclectic and fascinating program of dance and theater from Argentina, Switzerland and Belgium. Having admitting that the festival — in its current form since 2002 — is under financial constraints due to lack of arts funding and a flawed...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 11, 2008

Solar power shines through as energy option

Solar power is in the spotlight as concerns over global warming mount. Many European countries, especially Germany, as well as Japan and others have embraced solar technologies as a green alternative to fossil fuels.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 8, 2008

English powerhouses prove mettle in Champions League

LONDON — The rest of Europe may not find it particularly exciting but the prospect of four Premier League teams in the quarterfinals of the Champions League underlines where the European football power base lies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2008

Bolstering U.S.-ASEAN Cooperation

BANGKOK — The strategic presence of the United States in Southeast Asia takes two forms, both of which are interrelated: The relationship is institutionalized through the Pacific Command in Honolulu and then formalized through various hub-and-spoke agreements with member states of the 10-member Association...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Mar 6, 2008

Lee promises to look to future in his relationship with Japan

President Lee Myung Bak will seek a "mature" relationship with Japan that prioritizes economic ties and diplomatic cooperation, rather than focus on emotional issues linked to the past Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean journalists told the Feb. 22 symposium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 26, 2008

Japan needs imports to keep itself fed

After a spate of food mislabeling frauds and the recent scare over pesticide-laced "gyoza" dumplings imported from China, consumers are perhaps more conscious than ever of the origin of what they eat. Many routinely check the origins of the foods they buy, especially imported products, which Japan relies...
Japan Times
LIFE / THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
Feb 24, 2008

Blazing a trail to the cyberfuture

Yukiko Nakagawa started toying with a personal computer when she was a 6th-grader in the early 1980s — years before Microsoft introduced its first Windows operating system, and back when most people, let alone children, had never seen a PC.
LIFE / Lifestyle / THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
Feb 24, 2008

Japan's gender inequality puts it to shame in world rankings

When it comes to gender equality, Japan has no shortage of distressing figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 23, 2008

All three times a charm for couple

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. — Gary and Aki Neuwirth say they have married three times. The first time was when they registered with the city office in Nerima, Tokyo, for a marriage certificate last May. Then they held a Japanese-style ceremony at a Shinto shrine in Nerima in July, as Aki's mother wished,...
EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2008

Ballot for permanent residents

A move is gaining momentum among Diet members to give permanent foreign residents the right to vote in local elections. Korean residents have especially been vocal in calling for such rights. Both the ruling and opposition parties should hold thorough discussions aimed at enabling permanent residents...
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2008

Shinginko Tokyo asks for more money

Troubled small and medium-size business lender Shinginko Tokyo said Wednesday it has asked the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for a capital injection of ¥40 billion to counter mounting losses from borrower defaults.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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