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BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2007

NEC aims for rise in chip sales, profit

NEC Corp., Japan's largest personal computer maker, said Tuesday it aims for higher sales and profitability at its chip unit as the firm wants to triple earnings this business year.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2007

Deutsche Bank loses more analysts

Kumio Tomonaga, Japan's top retail analyst according to Institutional Investor magazine, and Tetsuro Tsusaka, a communications and trading companies analyst, have left Deutsche Bank AG's Japanese brokerage unit.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2007

Court setbacks deflate Steel Partners' investments

Warren Lichtenstein's Japanese investments are losing value after a Tokyo court called his fund "abusive" and shareholders rejected its latest takeover bid.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2007

Palestinians' 'Blair option' needs help

LOS ANGELES — The release of an abducted BBC journalist in Gaza is being seen by some as an attempt by Hamas (which denies any part in the kidnapping) to curry favor with Tony Blair, who on stepping down as Britain's prime minister was appointed international envoy to Israel and Palestine. Blair has...
BASKETBALL
Jul 10, 2007

bj-league expansion heats up

The bj-league has received applications from seven teams seeking to become expansion teams for the 2008-09 season before the league's June 29 deadline. The seven teams are from the prefectures of Akita, Nagano, Shiga, Hyogo and Shimane, as well as Shizuoka Prefecture's Hamamatsu and one unidentified...
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2007

Foul proves costly for Japan

HANOI — Japan's defense of the Asian Cup got off to a stuttering start against Qatar on Monday evening in their Group B opener in Hanoi, with Ivica Osim's men conceding a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw.
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2007

Vietnam surprises UAE

Vietnam coach Alfred Riedl has called for calm after the cohost's shock 2-0 victory over United Arab Emirates in their Asian Cup finals Group B opener at a rocking My Dinh Stadium on Sunday evening.
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2007

Mexico defeats Kiwis, advances in World Cup

MONTREAL (AP) Mexico defeated New Zealand 2-1 and moved into the second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Sunday as the only team to win its three group matches.
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2007

Malouda signs with Chelsea

ALBERTVILLE, France (AP) Florent Malouda is heading to Chelsea. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said Sunday that Chelsea paid 20 million euro ($27 million) for the France winger. The length and terms of the contract were not available. He is the second France international to leave Lyon in the offseason....
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2007

Are SIA workers the pension scapegoat?

Naoyuki Haga, chief secretary of the Social Insurance Agency employee union, fears he and many of his coworkers will lose their jobs when a new government-backed corporation begins handling pension payments in 2010 and the SIA is closed down.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2007

Pro-Taiwan, not anti-China

TAIPEI — In 2003, while still serving as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia, I was asked by Taiwanese reporters what the U.S. view would be on the proposal for Taiwan to hold a national referendum with the 2004 election. My convoluted answer could have been summarized more concisely...
Japan Times
JAPAN / PARTY LINE
Jul 10, 2007

No tieups for Kokumin Shinto: Watanuki

Although the leader of Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) has ruled out the possibility of forming an alliance with another party, that doesn't mean he isn't interested in cooperating on policy where possible.
BASKETBALL
Jul 10, 2007

Aoki to play for ABA summer club

Tokyo Apache point guard Kohei Aoki will play in the ABA (American Basketball Association) Summer Pro League, the bj-league team announced. The 25-year-old Aoki, a bj-league All-Star last season, will play for the GymRats, a newly established team for Japanese players. The summer league runs from Aug....
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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