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BASKETBALL
Jun 6, 2007

Benoit named Broncos' new coach

The Saitama Broncos promoted former NBA player David Benoit to head coach, the bj-league club announced on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2007

Japan, Colombia conclude Kirin Cup with scoreless draw

SAITAMA — Japan and Colombia played out a dour 0-0 draw on Tuesday in the last home match for Ivica Osim's men before the Asian Cup finals, leaving the national team coach with even more questions than answers ahead of the July 7-29 tournament.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 6, 2007

Putting LeBron's big night in perspective

NEW YORK — While much has been said, written and pantomimed about LeBron James' 48-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist, two-steal platinum presentation in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, trying to rank it in NBA playoff history tends to devalue so many other Herculean feats . . . those that...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2007

Resourceful Marines hold off Giants in matchup of first-place teams

CHIBA — It might have been "Hanabi Tuesday" at Chiba Marine Stadium, but the fireworks on the field rivaled anything going on in the heavens.
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2007

Principled stand helped East Asia

Regarding Gregory Clark's May 28 article, "More compelling than common sense": Clark is at it again about poor, dysfunctional, ineffectual Australia. Never mind the almost 11 years of record economic growth we have had, together with a strong and warm relationship with Japan -- all, apparently, accidents...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2007

Health bureaucrats manage to trim some fat

and Noritoshi Ishida take waist measurements Monday at the ministry as part of a government health campaign. KYODO PHOTO
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2007

Statue out of place for years

Regarding Gwynne Dyer's May 24 article, "Baltic cyberwar nothing but a squabble": As an Estonian historian and writer with works published in 22 countries, I suggest that Dyer research his theme better before writing about it. Both my grandfathers, Estonian senior officers, were murdered in Russian camps,...
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2007

Containing the China market threat

Chinese authorities are increasingly concerned about the sizzling growth in stock markets. They are not alone. Regulators elsewhere worry that a slump in China will spread around the world. Thus last week's decision to increase taxes on share transactions was met with equal amounts of applause and apprehension....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2007

Family support gives Giants' newcomer Hollins a boost

The past year has been one of transition for Yomiuri Giants center fielder Damon Hollins.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2007

Australia mulls missile defense cooperation with Japan, U.S.

Australia is studying whether to participate in a joint missile defense system with Japan and the United States, partly as a bulwark against regional threats such as nuclear-armed North Korea, its defense minister said Tuesday.
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2007

Study in Japan is good enough

Regarding the May 20 editorial, "Don't be shy about study abroad": I am skeptical of the opinion that studying abroad will assure Japan of a bright future. As the editorial suggests, it is quite common to get involved with foreign cultures in Japan nowadays. However, Japanese students' inwardness is...
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2007

Dispelling the Korean stereotype

I would like to convey my encouragement to Jason Williams, the writer of the well-written, May 22 article "Teaching with the 'enemy.' " As Williams stated, North Korea-linked schools play a valuable role for ethnic Koreans in Japan. Under the recent severe circumstances for innocent Korean children...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2007

Nakayama considers Upper House

Kyoko Nakayama, a special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the abduction issue, said Tuesday she is considering running for a seat in the House of Councilors on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ticket.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2007

A troubling decision in Thailand

Thailand's constitutional tribunal has disbanded the Thai Rak Thai party and banned its leader, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and 111 other members from contesting elections for five years. The move transforms Thailand's political map, and raises questions about the military government's...
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2007

TBS affiliates say no to Rakuten

Local broadcasters affiliated with Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. voiced strong opposition Tuesday to Internet mall operator Rakuten Inc.'s bid to make TBS an affiliate.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 6, 2007

Reflecting on life's amazing twists and turns

I came to Japan in October 1962 to learn martial arts.
Reader Mail
Jun 6, 2007

Critics loyal to Dalai Lama

I would like to express my appreciation for the publication of B. Gautam's May 26 article, "Dalai Lama's shattered dream for Tibet." I am happy about the way in which the author has spoken about the Tibetan issue and the Dalai Lama, and about the underlying tone of support in his piece.
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.
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.
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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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Maruhachi never sleeps in quest for better futons

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