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SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 18, 2008

Gamba needs superhuman effort to scalp United

Gamba Osaka will be aware there is potential for a thrashing at the hands of Manchester United in Thursday's Club World Cup semifinal, but the possibility of a shock upset should not be discounted either.
Reader Mail
Dec 18, 2008

An investment in the future

Regarding the Dec. 10 op-ed article "Making quality the key to Web searches": This has long been an educational objective of school librarians. School librarians team with teachers to build research skills into the school curriculum. Librarians also help educate students to conduct relevant Web searches...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2008

Never mind the mistletoe: the finest hits of the Festival of Lights

If you're sick of songs about reindeer with red noses and jolly, bearded fat guys coming to town, here are some Hanukkah albums worth digging for.
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2008

LDU Quito brush aside Pachuca to reach final

South American champion LDU Quito produced a first-half blitz to beat Mexico's Pachuca 2-0 Wednesday and book a place in the Club World Cup final.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 18, 2008

Committed to the feminine craft

O ff stage, kabuki actor is a tall, handsome and sensitive- looking man with white hair but a young face. On stage, the respected onnagata (male actor who specializes in female roles) can be anything from a sexy concubine to a faithful spouse.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2008

Rocking around the Hanukkah menorah

What is the most popular Hanukkah song? It's probably "I Have a Little Dreidel," which even a lot of gentiles learn as children. It tends to be the token Jewish song sung in elementary schools during the holiday season, which, of course, is dominated by Christian themes.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2008

Inax to fix 82,000 smoking toilets

Japan's second-largest toilet maker has pledged to repair nearly 82,000 electric bidets after several units overheated and emitted smoke.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 18, 2008

The subcontinent shows its heart

Over the last decade or so, India has gone through unprecedented change, from largely missing out on the advances of the 20th century to rapidly becoming a leader of those in the 21st. But while the fragmented media coverage of the country hails its successful IT and biotechnology industries, it also...
EDITORIALS
Dec 18, 2008

First three-way summit

While Japan, China and South Korea are neighbors in East Asia, Japan's ties with these nations have not been smooth because of such factors as Japan's wartime behavior in the 1930s and '40s and territorial rows over the Senkaku islets with China, and the Takeshima islets with South Korea. In a welcome...
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2008

Deutsche Bank terminates 60 jobs

Deutsche Bank AG has eliminated at least 60 jobs in Japan, mainly at its Global Markets division, two sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2008

Daiwa House to sell at loss to cut property glut

Daiwa House Industry Co., Japan's biggest home builder, said it may sell some houses and apartments at a loss to lure buyers as the recession threatens to prolong the country's longest housing slump.
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2008

Trade talks run out of steam

Last month, world leaders met to plot a response to the global financial crisis. As part of their package of recommendations, they called for progress in trade talks to jump-start the faltering economy. Apparently, that was just empty rhetoric. Last week, Mr. Pascal Lamy, director general of the World...
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2008

Serious slump indicated

The results of a Bank of Japan survey released Monday show that business confidence among companies is rapidly worsening as Japanese companies feel the impact of the global economic slowdown. It seems that the Japanese economy is heading into a serious slump, which may last for a long time.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2008

Ferguson targets world domination

YOKOHAMA — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists his side is going all-out for Club World Cup glory this week, but is taking nothing for granted ahead of Thursday's semifinal clash with Gamba Osaka.
COMMENTARY
Dec 17, 2008

U.S. must stop pampering Pakistan

U.S. policy on Pakistan isn't working, and unless Washington fundamentally reverses course, it risks losing the war in Afghanistan and making the West an increasing target of jihadists. That is the key message emerging from the recent terrorist assaults in Mumbai.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 17, 2008

D'Antoni proud of time with Suns despite team's failure to win a title

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mike D'Antoni openly admitted Monday night's return to Phoenix, his home for six seasons, is a "big deal" to him.
BASKETBALL
Dec 17, 2008

High-scoring Parker nabs weekly honor

Talented forward Michael Parker has been the Rizing Fukuoka's best player this season. And after a sensational weekend, the bj-league recognized him as the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2008

LDP likely to break up before election: Eda

The Liberal Democratic Party might fall to pieces before the next general election because of Prime Minister Taro Aso's plunging popularity, according to an independent lawmaker.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2008

High court: Obara buried Blackman

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday sentenced serial rapist Joji Obara to life in prison for kidnapping Briton Lucie Blackman and mutilating her corpse eight years ago, after a lower court acquitted him of the charges.

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