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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 5, 2007

Verbeek raves over brilliant Kobayashi

New Omiya Ardija coach Robert Verbeek is pinning the Mighty Squirrels' J. League hopes on Daigo Kobayashi -- and is keeping his fingers crossed the big clubs don't come sniffing around the brilliant young midfielder.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 5, 2007

Prince Rabbits move closer to place in Asia c'ship

Led by its high-powered offense, the Seibu Prince Rabbits are one win away from a berth in the Asia League Ice Hockey Championship.
BASKETBALL
Mar 5, 2007

Diouf carries 89ers in bj-league

Sendai forward Mamadou Diouf had 28 points, 19 rebounds and six assists, playing in 39 minutes out of 40, to help the fifth-placed 89ers move to .500 at 16 all with a 80-74 victory over the Takamatsu Five Arrows (19-13) at Tome Gymnasium in Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday afternoon.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2007

Abe will stand by 1993 sex slave apology: aide

has not denied the statement," Seko said on a TV Asahi talk show. He did not attempt to explain the apparent discrepancies between the statement and Abe's denial that coercion was involved. Abe sparked international outrage last week by saying there was no evidence to prove women were forced into military...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2007

Eastern challenge to West European jobs

MUNICH -- In January, the European Union expanded eastward once again. Following the "Big Bang" enlargement of 2004, which added 75 million new EU citizens, the accession of Romania and Bulgaria has added 30 million more. What does this mean for the labor markets of Western Europe?
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2007

Russia flexes its muscles

Recent statements by Russian officials have taken an ominous tone. In one speech, President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to impose its will on the world, while other leaders warn that American plans to install missile defenses in Europe will force Russia to target the host countries...
COMMENTARY
Mar 5, 2007

To move without U.S. cues

In their talks Feb. 21, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney reaffirmed the "unwavering" Japan-U.S. security alliance. This raises a question: Why did Abe have to reaffirm an alliance that is said to have already benefited from the long honeymoon between former Prime...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 5, 2007

Japan must eliminate hidden agriculture taxes to progress at Doha

Some new developments may be around the corner in the Doha Round of trade liberalization talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2007

Michael Jackson arrives in Tokyo

Michael Jackson arrived Sunday in Tokyo, and fans paying more than 400,000 yen a ticket will be able to spend 30 seconds with the pop icon, an organizer said.
BASKETBALL
Mar 4, 2007

Diouf superb in loss

The Takamatsu Five Arrows defeated the host Sendai 89ers 84-82 in bj-league action on Saturday. Mamadou Diouf, a Senegalese forward, scored 44 points in defeat and also pulled down 15 boards. Takamatsu's Reggie Warren, Yu Okada and Rasheed Sparks all scored 16 points apiece for the Five Arrows, who improved...
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Mar 4, 2007

Garrison: Hard work key to success

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league -- Japan's first professional basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Matt Garrison of the Niigata Albirex BB is the subject of this week's profile.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 4, 2007

Complaints about officials ring hollow

LONDON -- Unless the Football Association brings in members of a jury from California, where no star can be found guilty it seems, Arsene Wenger, Dave Jones and Paul Jewell will have the book thrown at them -- albeit a small book.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2007

Pop star Utada divorces video director husband

Hikaru Utada, the U.S.-born pop star whose debut album "First Love" set a sales record in Japan and sold millions more across Asia, said Saturday she has ended a 4 1/2-year marriage to the director of her music videos.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2007

Arakawa accepts FSAJ Award

She's been dubbed "Cool Beauty" by the Japanese press. Her composure on the ice is equally stunning.
Reader Mail
Mar 4, 2007

Appreciate the Cabinet you get

I know many foreigners feel frustrated at what they perceive as racism and discrimination in Japan. Perhaps it exists, but more often than not I just face it with humor and see the humorous side of things.
Reader Mail
Mar 4, 2007

Japanese publishers accountable?

Regarding the Feb. 23 article "Mag on foreigner crime not racist: editor": I would like to comment on editor Shigeki Saka's remark that publisher Eichi's special magazine edition "Shocking foreigner crime: the underground file" does contain "a little bit of extreme expressions for commercial purposes."...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 4, 2007

New stadium in Hiroshima looking good for 2009 season

The city of Hiroshima recently unveiled plans and an artist's conception image of a new baseball stadium to be built for the Carp. The facility is expected to open in time for the 2009 season, and it promises to be one of the best ballparks in Japan -- or anywhere else, for that matter.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 4, 2007

Nagai goal lifts Reds in opener

SAITAMA -- Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck sees something in Yuichiro Nagai not many others do. His faith in the forward paid off Saturday when he crashed in a brilliant late goal to secure a 2-1 win over Yokohama FC as the new J. League season got underway.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2007

Soldier confirms wartime sex slavery

South Korea lashed out Saturday at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for disavowing Japan's responsibility for using Asian women as sex slaves for its troops in World War II. Abe said Thursday there was no proof that "comfort women" were forced into sexual slavery during the war.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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