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EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2009

Breaking the U.S.-Iran deadlock

In his attempt to find a new U.S. policy toward Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to engage the nation through direct dialogue, a move that Iran appears to have responded to rather positively. The Iraq war provided Iran with an opportunity to increase its influence on Arab nations and Mr. Obama...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Feb 24, 2009

The half, bi or double debate

Following are some of the responses The Japan Times received on the issues raised in Kristy Kosaka's Jan. 27 Zeit Gist article headlined ""Half, bi or double: one family's trouble":
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2009

Unbalanced bargaining game with China

SINGAPORE — The territorial dispute in the South China Sea — referred to as the Spratly Islands dispute — used to be described as a major regional security flash point. Although core issues remain unresolved, economic integration and globalization, since the beginning of this decade, have temporarily...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2009

New game pokes fun at Nakagawa

A game developer is cashing in on former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned following an allegedly drunken appearance at a news conference at the end of the Group of Seven meeting in Rome earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 24, 2009

What do you make of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa's performance at the G7 summit in Rome?

BUSINESS / U.S. DIPLOMACY SYMPOSIUM
Feb 24, 2009

Japan urged to step up global policy dialogue with Obama administration

Japan and the United States should try to move their alliance forward by stepping up cooperation on regional and global issues such as climate change, experts told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2009

Tokyo relieved no drama in Obama's Japan policy

Prime Minister Taro Aso's political situation may be tenuous when he meets Tuesday in Washington with President Barack Obama, but so far the new administration's rhetoric and policies toward Japan appear mainly to be firmly rooted in that of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Yusen may double retirements of car carriers as demand stalls

Nippon Yusen K.K., the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. slash production.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Nomura receives license in Dubai

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Monday it received a license from Dubai's financial regulators to provide investment banking and capital markets services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Lender SFCG folds; debts at ¥338 billion

SFCG Co., a Tokyo-based lender whose creditors include Citigroup Inc., filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, triggering a slump in financial stocks on concern the recession will cause more corporate failures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Women forsake frills but spare no expense for skin

When Miwako Taniuchi's income slumped 30 percent last year, out went the expensive dinners and new Gucci and Louis Vuitton handbags. One purchase that didn't get axed: a skin cream worth its weight in gold.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 23, 2009

Tiger's return may not be enough to cure golf

Welcome back, Tiger Woods. It's been way too long. Just eight months have passed since that Monday on the edge of the Pacific Ocean when neither Rocco Mediate nor a bum leg could deny you another U.S. Open trophy. Across the country on that magical day, productivity in offices dropped as workers tuned...
COMMENTARY
Feb 23, 2009

Crisis hits the weak spots

The worst crisis in a century is eroding the Japanese economy as a growing number of "nonregular" workers lose their jobs. The unemployment rate in December reached 4.4 percent, up 0.5 percentage point from the previous month — the steepest increase ever. The labor ministry estimates that by the end...
BASKETBALL
Feb 23, 2009

Okada's late 3-pointer sparks Five Arrows to 11th straight victory

The Ryukyu Golden Kings own the bj-league's best record after 34 games, but the Takamatsu Five Arrows, winners of 11 straight games, are the league's hottest team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Feb 23, 2009

Japan's final roster

Pitchers — Takahiro Mahara (Softbank Hawks), Toshiya Sugiuchi (Softbank Hawks), Yu Darvish (Nippon Ham Fighters), Satoshi Komatsu (Orix Buffaloes), Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten Eagles), Hisashi Iwakuma (Rakuten Eagles), Hideaki Wakui (Seibu Lions), Shunsuke Watanabe (Lotte Marines), Minoru Iwata (Hanshin...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Feb 23, 2009

Schiller not letting steroid issue damage fight to get baseball in Games

As bad as the steroid issue has been over the past several years, International Baseball Federation president Harvey Schiller thinks he can see the light.

Longform

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