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JAPAN
Sep 13, 2003

Survey sees Koizumi winning LDP race without a runoff

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is likely to be re-elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on the first vote, a Kyodo News poll showed Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2003

Japan's space station bill to top 1 trillion yen

Japan will have to shoulder more than 1 trillion yen to help build and operate the International Space Station, a figure much higher than previously cited by the government, internal documents from the science ministry obtained by Kyodo News showed Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 23, 2003

Matsuzaka helps Lions down Ham

Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed four-hit ball over seven innings and two relievers held Nippon Ham scoreless the rest of the way as the Seibu Lions downed the Fighters 1-0 at Sapporo Dome on Friday for their sixth straight win.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 14, 2003

Saito racks up 16th win of season as Hawks whitewash Marines

Kazumi Saito scattered 10 hits over the distance to pick up his 14th straight win, and 16th overall, as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 on Wednesday night at Fukuoka Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 9, 2003

Giants go to Goto for victory

Koji Goto pinch-hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift the Yomiuri Giants over the Yakult Swallows 6-5 at Tokyo Dome on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2003

Crystals for lasers to be made in space

In a move that could lead to the realization of "space factories," Japan's space agency said Saturday it will make the world's first attempt to manufacture in space photonic crystals to be used in commercial laser equipment.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Auditors have different rules for banks' deferred tax assets

Japan's four major auditing firms use different guidelines and standards to calculate banks' deferred tax assets, tax credits they might get in the future that they count as part of their capital today, according to a Kyodo News survey.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2003

Wada goes distance as Hawks soar past listless Lions

Rookie Tsuyoshi Wada tossed six-hit ball over the distance while striking out nine batters en route to his eighth win as the Pacific League-leading Daiei Hawks defeated the Seibu Lions 13-3 at Fukuoka Dome on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2003

Tamura shines for BayStars

Hitoshi Tamura belted a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth to lift the Yokohama BayStars over the Yomiuri Giants Giants 3-2 at Tokyo Dome on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2003

Hanshin's Imaoka eclipses Ichiro's record for All-Star votes

Hanshin Tigers infielder Makoto Imaoka eclipsed Ichiro Suzuki's 1999 mark and became the player with the highest votes in the history of the summer All-Star series in Japan, collecting more than 1.37 million ballots as of Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 19, 2003

Kiyohara leads Giants over floundering Carp

Cleanup hitter Kazuhiro Kiyohara went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs Wednesday as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hiroshima Carp 5-1 at Sapporo Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2003

Chang tosses one-hitter for Lions

Taiwanese pitcher Chang Chih-chia tossed a one-hitter Saturday to lead the Seibu Lions to a 3-0 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 12, 2003

Swallows fly past Giants in home-run fest

Tetsuya Iida and Ken Suzuki both belted three-run homers Wednesday to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 19-11 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 16, 2003

Nioka cracks homers in three straight at-bats

Yomiuri shortstop Tomohiro Nioka homered in three consecutive at-bats and rookie right-hander Yuya Kubo carried a three-hitter over eight innings in his first career start as the Giants cruised past the Yokohama BayStars 9-2 at Tokyo Dome on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2003

Nelson plays hero as Buffs choke on Hawks

Bryant Nelson singled home the game-winning run as the Daiei Hawks rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth en route to a 9-8 "sayonara" victory over the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Fukuoka Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 19, 2003

Hiyama's homer sees off BayStars

Shinjiro Hiyama led off the bottom of the ninth with a "sayonara" homer off BayStars starter Chris Holt (1-2) as the Hanshin Tigers edged Yokohama 3-2 at Koshien Stadium on Friday, sending the BayStars to their fourth straight loss.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2003

Pyongyang urged to heed human rights resolution

Japan on Thursday urged North Korea to take seriously a resolution issued by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that criticizes the North's human rights abuses.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 17, 2003

Wada goes the distance as Hawks soar in Chiba

Lefty Tsuyoshi Wada shut out Lotte, fanning 11 over the distance for his second win as the Daiei Hawks beat the Marines 2-0 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Wednesday in a tight pitching duel between two rookie hurlers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2003

Party faithful and unaffiliated voters rally behind Tokyo incumbent: poll

Shintaro Ishihara, re-elected as Tokyo governor in a landslide in Sunday's election, was supported by nearly 70 percent of unaffiliated voters and 90 percent of supporters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to a Kyodo News exit poll.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2003

Ishihara wins in landslide as gubernatorial elections close

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara was re-elected in a landslide in Sunday's nationwide local elections to choose governors and members of prefectural and municipal assemblies.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2003

Concern mounts over Iraq money claims

Japan is getting increasingly worried about whether it will be able to collect some $5 billion in claims against Iraq now that the government of President Saddam Hussein has effectively collapsed.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2003

$100 million in Iraq aid pledged

Japan unveiled Wednesday a framework for humanitarian aid to Iraq that sets a limit of $100 million on financial support for international organizations.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2003

SARS behind hospital reshuffle

The government will upgrade the classifications of some medical institutions that have low air-pressure sickrooms to deal better with any outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, health minister Chikara Sakaguchi said Tuesday.

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