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BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2009

Ailing Hitachi names new president

Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it will replace its president and separate two businesses after the company forecast a record loss.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 17, 2009

Found in 'Area 51,' he goes by one name

Pitching greats Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yu Darvish are leading Japan's star-studded squad as national teams battle it out in the United States in the World Baseball Classic.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 16, 2009

LDP is running on empty

Amid the dwindling approval rate of Prime Minister Taro Aso, triggered by a series of gaffes coming out of his own mouth and by disgraceful behavior of his right-hand man in the international arena, the conventional wisdom would call either for him to resign and hand over the reins of government to Ichiro...
COMMENTARY
Mar 16, 2009

Clinching a free trade accord with Beijing

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently offered to hold political and military talks with Taiwan in order to end the state of hostility between the two sides, which has existed for 60 years. Taiwan immediately rejected the offer, with President Ma Ying-jeou saying through a spokesman, "At this stage, we...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

Japan maintains mental focus for showdown with Cuba

Team Japan is back in the promised land, the place where it received respect and glory.
EDITORIALS
Mar 16, 2009

Key to economic recovery

Each country is trying to get out of the current global recession by adopting stimulus measures, including the United States' $787 billion stimulus package and Japan's budgetary measures, which include ¥12 trillion in fiscal spending. But the prospects for the world economy are not bright.
EDITORIALS
Mar 16, 2009

Support needy foreign workers

The downturn of the Japanese economy is severely affecting foreign workers in this nation, most of whom are temporary employees. The labor ministry says at least some 5,600 foreign workers have lost or will soon lose their jobs. But that estimate is likely low.
BASKETBALL
Mar 16, 2009

Golden Kings eke out win over Grouses

Parity was the name of the game on Sunday in the bj-league. All six of the day's games were decided by 10 points or less, including the Ryukyu Golden Kings' 82-81 win over the host Toyama Grouses.
BASKETBALL
Mar 16, 2009

Sea Horses advance to JBL finals

Shinsuke Kashiwagi scored 23 points and J.R. Sakuragi added 17 to lead the Aisin Sea Horses to a 67-62 series-clinching victory over the Tokyo Alvark in Game 2 of the Japan Basketball League semifinals on Sunday at Tokyo's Yoyogi Gymnasium Annex.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

Japan, Cuba renew rivalry in rematch

SAN DIEGO — Japan manager Tatsunori Hara believes his team can beat anyone.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009

South Korea faces formidable foe

South Korea is back in San Diego looking to settle some unfinished business.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 16, 2009

Survival instincts need rethink before killer disease spreads

We used to think that SARS was the killer disease. No doubt it still is. But at least it seems dormant for the moment. In its place we now have a potentially more potent epidemic going around that looks set to engulf the whole world. I hereby christen that disease SLICS. This is short for "So long as...
Reader Mail
Mar 15, 2009

'Individuality' a hard sell of late

Regarding Elizabeth Warner's March 8 letter, "Student individuality gone to seed": Being opinionated should perhaps not be confused with having opinions. Beware of opinionated people anywhere, anytime. But my main point has to do with the notion, much debated over the years, that the merits of individuality...
MORE SPORTS
Mar 15, 2009

Kitajima plans move to U.S.

Swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, the 100- and 200-meter men's breaststroke gold medalist in the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Games, will move to the United States to study English, according to a published report.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2009

Help for human rights

Human Rights Watch, the second-largest rights organization in the world, will set up an office in Tokyo in April. The organization, founded in 1978, does just what its name suggests — gives attention to violations of the basic rights of all humans. HRW will come to Tokyo not to investigate abuses inside...
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

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

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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