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SUMO
May 13, 2007

Asashoryu a major obstacle to Hakuho's hopes for promotion

After losing to ozeki Hakuho by a sneaky sidestep maneuver in a playoff in the spring, you can bet your bottom dollar yokozuna Asashoryu is ready to put his countryman through the proverbial wringer at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 13, 2007

5,000 victories, throwback uniforms and the oiribukuro

In commemoration of their 5,000th victory in the history of the franchise, the Yomiuri Giants will wear throwback uniforms during some interleague games next month.
Reader Mail
May 13, 2007

Whitlam era far from perfect

Owen Eather is entitled to claim that Chinese commentators are happy with recent Australia's military pact with Japan ("Australia-Japan pact welcome," April 22). I just hope he tells us who they are. But he is not entitled totally to distort my views in the process.
Reader Mail
May 13, 2007

More America bashing?

David Howell's April 27 article "America the not so beautiful" was an interesting read, but his argument contained too many holes and became another example of the kind of America bashing that is becoming quite popular in today's British press.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2007

Strategic error poisoned Blair's legacy

LONDON — Tony Blair has a powerful claim to being one of the most successful British politicians of any recent generation, at least in domestic economic and social policy. But history will remember him mainly for his strategic error in going to war in Iraq.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2007

Amusement park safety

A broken axle led to the May 5 derailment of a roller coaster at the Expoland amusement park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, which killed a woman and injured 19 other holidaymakers. Not only had there been a lack of safety consciousness on the part of the operator but also unclear legal stipulations concerning...
JAPAN
May 13, 2007

U.S. soldiers killed in car accident

Two U.S. Army soldiers died and one was injured when their car slammed into a signpost Saturday in Okinawa, police said.
Reader Mail
May 13, 2007

Obara ruling disgraceful

I was astonished and outraged at the acquittal of Joji Obara in the Lucy Blackman rape and murder case. If Blackman did not get the justice that she deserved, at least her case will open eyes and make people question the quality of police forensic work and, above all, the credibility of the entire judiciary...
Reader Mail
May 13, 2007

Lay it to rest

It's time that all this Yasukuni Shrine, Kimigayo and textbook-revision nonsense was laid to rest.
Reader Mail
May 13, 2007

Don't stereotype the mentally ill

The horrendous massacre of 32 Virginia Tech students by Seung-Hui Cho has caused a frenzy within the news media, talk show hosts and the general public regarding the long hypothesized link between acts of violence and mental illness. Although the true causal origin of Cho's decision to engage in a murderous...
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2007

Path to mutual prosperity

As the economic interdependence between Japan and China deepens, Japan needs to realize a "mutually beneficial strategic relationship" — the goal that the two countries have agreed to jointly pursue. The agreement to pursue such relations was first struck when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a summit...

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