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JAPAN
Feb 13, 2008

Election of new Iwakuni mayor may speed U.S. realignment

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — Sunday's mayoral election, in which Yoshihiko Fukuda, a former Diet member, narrowly defeated former Mayor Katsusuke Ihara, is expected to ease tensions between Tokyo and Iwakuni over the planned relocation of U.S. military aircraft to a base here.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2008

3 dead, 1 seriously injured in apparent murder-suicide

Kyodo News Three people were found dead in a possible murder-suicide at home in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Monday afternoon, while a 15-year-old boy found at the scene with his hands cut off at the wrist and the back of his head caved in has fallen into a coma after being rushed to a hospital, police said....
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2008

Ministry considers emission curbs on traffic magnets

Kyodo News The Environment Ministry is considering requiring measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for large-scale projects such as building shopping centers in suburban areas that lead to a sharp increase in road traffic, ministry sources said Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2008

Evessa maintain lead in Western Conference

Mikey Marshall scored 24 points, Matt Lottich had 18, Jeff Newton 16 and Naoto Nakamura 11 as the Osaka Evessa defeated the visiting Saitama Broncos 76-71 before 2,088 fans on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2008

Wise man from Japan now the black pope

HONG KONG — An American Maryknoll priest in Hong Kong preached that the greatest blessings in life come when you least expect them, a rain shower on a hot day, a friend unexpectedly turning up, remission in a crippling illness, an inspiring idea just when your brain seemed to have turned into blancmange....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2008

ASEAN's Pakistan problem

MANILA — Pakistan's near political chaos, the result of President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of martial law last year and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has had a tsunami-like impact across Southeast Asia. Should Musharraf's government backslide even more on its commitments...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008

Sweets makers using more than chocolate to woo

Valentine's Day, whose star product is chocolate, is no longer a business opportunity for Western-style producers only.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008

Nukaga, Xie agree food scare shouldn't hurt ties

Japan and China have agreed to cooperate on clarifying the cause of the recent contamination of "gyoza" dumplings and that such incidents should not hurt Sino-Japanese relations, Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008

U.S. base proponent takes Iwakuni mayoral race

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — Voters here Sunday put hopes for economic revitalization ahead of concerns about a U.S. military base by electing Yoshihiko Fukuda, a former Liberal Democratic Party member of the Lower House, as mayor.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2008

Solutions to social services

The People's Conference on Social Security, established at the initiative of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, has started discussions. Social security, including pension and medical services, is an issue for which the nation must find solutions to. The government should not use the conference as a cover...
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2008

Avoid hysteria over food

As the mystery surrounding incidents of food poisoning caused by gyoza dumplings imported from China intensifies, it is becoming even more important for Japanese to avoid hysteria over Chinese imports and for Japanese media to be coolheaded in reporting about China and its products. It goes without saying...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 11, 2008

Joe Bryant knows player comparisons serve as strong motivational tool

They call him "Jellybean," which happens to be one of the best nicknames in all of professional sports.

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