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Rugby
Jul 16, 2007

Japan rugby players benefit from ATQ training

The 2007 Rugby World Cup might only be months away, but behind the scenes tier-two nations are already eyeing the quarterfinals four years from now.
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Jul 16, 2007

United States rallies to beat gutsy Japan

KAWASAKI — It was a really hard-fought thriller. And it was fitting that the tournament concluded in the most dramatic fashion imaginable with a finale between the two-time defending champions and the motherland of football.
SOCCER
Jul 16, 2007

Prickly Osim in rare form before match

HANOI — Ivica Osim's tit-for-tat battle with sections of the press at the Asian Cup finals reached surreal new heights Sunday ahead of defending champion Japan's final Group B match against cohost Vietnam.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2007

Collins preaches patience in building a winning ballclub

For young players, there may not a more unforgiving sport than baseball. In a sport that masks its complex nature beneath an overlaying simplicity, even the best players fail more than they succeed.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2007

Winning with opium in Afghanistan

PRAGUE — Despite considerable effort by the international community in Afghanistan since 2001 to eliminate the Taliban and al-Qaida, the insurgency in the south of the country has gathered momentum at breakneck speed in recent months. Our field research shows that we are not winning the campaign for...
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2007

Unsettling yen trend

The Bank for International Settlements has issued a warning against the current trend of yen undervaluation. Its annual report states, "There is clearly something anomalous in the ongoing decline in the external rate of the yen." This is a warning against complacency prevalent among some company executives...
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2007

Smoother trade in East Asia

The trade ministry's fiscal 2007 white paper calls for creation of an "open and seamless" economic system in East Asia where Japanese companies have already established strong business networks. Behind the call is recognition that a dynamic East Asian economy is indispensable for Japan's economic growth....
COMMENTARY
Jul 16, 2007

Miyazawa knew economics

Obituaries for former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, who died recently at age 87, agreed that he was a statesman and a genuine internationalist. But some — those from Nikkei, Japan's leading economic media group, especially — also criticized him as a Keynesian economist responsible for Japan's economic...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 16, 2007

Companies must fight for balance between greenmailers, growth

The biggest feature of this year's crop of annual shareholders' meetings — which came on the heels of May's removal of the ban on triangular mergers — was the move to install defensive measures against so-called greenmailers, the corporate interlopers who chase after short-term profits.
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Jul 15, 2007

Germany survives four fumbles to best Sweden in downpour for bronze medal

American football is a wild sport. And it gets wilder when the two teams in a great rivalry clash under wild weather conditions.
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Jul 15, 2007

U.S., Japan in title clash

Two-time defending champions Japan versus the motherland of football, the United States — it couldn't have been a better matchup to conclude this tournament.
Reader Mail
Jul 15, 2007

Domains of science, religion

Admittedly, Peter Milward, in his June 24 letter "Cute description of creation," laid himself open to misinterpretation by injudiciously using a term like "intelligent design" in his reaction to Rowan Hooper's June 13 article, "Religion's cute, but creation chemistry is complex." But Milward did not...
Reader Mail
Jul 15, 2007

Scant concern for the citizenry

The July 8 letters of Shaun O'Dwyer and Andrew Murphy praising former Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma's remarks reported in the July 1 article "A-bombings 'couldn't be helped' " miss the point. It is plausible for U.S. politicians to claim that dropping the A-bombs "could not be helped" and was necessary...
Reader Mail
Jul 15, 2007

Candidate is fooling herself

In response to the July 4 article "Candidate Tojo seeks resolution against A-bombings": I must say that I am in full agreement with Yuko Tojo -- who seeks election to the Upper House - in her bid to bring a resolution against the United States for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 15, 2007

Quenching thirst hard work in Hanoi

HANOI — Covering the Asian Cup finals is proving to be thirsty work for the many soccer journalists in hot and humid Hanoi.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji