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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2009

'Curse of Colonel Sanders' statue returns minus hand, feet, glasses

After recovering its legs and right hand Wednesday, construction workers reassembled the long-lost statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder and mascot Colonel Sanders, which was tossed into the Dotonbori River in central Osaka 24 years ago, city officials said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2009

Words that sow distrust

The investigation that led to the arrest of the chief secretary of Democratic Party of Japan leader Mr. Ichiro Ozawa over alleged irregularities in political donations has put not only Mr. Ozawa but also some Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in a difficult position. It also has put in focus the thoughtlessness...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 12, 2009

Uehara injured, to miss next start

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara was expected to miss his next scheduled start after straining his left hamstring during Monday's game against the New York Mets.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2009

Detective on Hawker case replaced

The detective in charge of the investigation into the murder of English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker two years ago has been removed following an investigative report by the British Broadcasting Corp., the U.K.'s Birmingham Post newspaper reported.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2009

Annual language test to turn twice-yearly

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test has long been a recognized way to measure one's Japanese ability.
Reader Mail
Mar 12, 2009

Beware assumptions about Japan

Regarding Thomas Dillon's March 7 column, "Statistically speaking ": The author makes numerous assumptions, but one big assumption stands out in particular: If statistics don't lie, it would appear that some Japanese people do not like living next to a foreigner or someone of a different race. Does that...
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2009

Suicide crisis continues

As the employment situation worsens in the midst of the deepening economic crisis, it is feared that more people may commit suicide. In 2007, the latest year for which annual suicide statistics are available, 33,093 people killed themselves, making it the 10th consecutive year that suicides topped 30,000....
COMMENTARY
Mar 12, 2009

'Interesting' year for China

Large parts of the Tibetan plateau today have been turned into militarized zones and made off-limits to foreigners. De facto martial law prevails on much of the plateau after the largest troop deployment since the March 2008 Tibetan upheaval.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Mar 12, 2009

Nihon Rikagaku President Yasuhiro Oyama

Yasuhiro Oyama, 76, is the president of Nihon Rikagaku Industry, known not only for being the first chalk-maker to launch dustless chalk in Japan, but for the employees who make its products: 54 out of the company's 74 employees are mentally challenged, with 60 percent of them having an IQ lower than...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Mar 12, 2009

ASCIS sprints stylishly, Van Noten opens in Aoyama, British gems sparkle and Galliano diffuses

MISHA JANETTE and PAUL McINNES A Beast on the run in Harajuku If you thought the pace of Tokyo's Harajuku was already dizzying, just see what happens now that ASICS has opened its megastore for runners in the area's heart.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2009

Dip in machinery orders sets record losing streak

Orders for machinery fell for a fourth month in January, the longest losing streak on record, as exports crashed and profits evaporated, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2009

Wholesale price plunge steepens as energy costs drop

Declines in wholesale prices picked up speed in February as the global recession cut the cost of energy and commodities, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2009

FSA plans crackdown on credit skinflints

The Financial Services Agency plans to make unprecedented inspections of Japan's top banks to avert a loan drought that would boost bankruptcies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2009

Credit crisis particularly hard on small firms

The failure of Pacific Holdings Co., a real estate manager that filed for bankruptcy protection with ¥163.6 billion in liabilities, highlights the funding problems at many firms.

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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