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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 22, 2007

Do you think the Japanese police are effective?

BUSINESS
May 22, 2007

NEC cuts mobile losses, logs profit

NEC Corp. became profitable again in the fiscal year through March, the electronics company said Monday, and projected earnings would triple this fiscal year on an expected recovery in its battery and cell phone operations.
MORE SPORTS
May 21, 2007

American-born filly wins Oaks

Robe Decollete on Sunday became the first foreign-bred filly to win the Oaks as she picked off the favorite in the final stride, besting a field of 18 in the classic's 68th running at Tokyo Race Course. Bella Rheia finished second before a crowd of more than 100,000, with Love Caerna and Minty Air placing...
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2007

Kaio suffers first loss; Asa, Hakuho improve records to 8-0

Mongolian Hakuho overpowered Kisenosato on Sunday to maintain a perfect record at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2007

Will the profit growth last?

Many big companies are enjoying record profits, reflecting the steady expansion of the Japanese economy and growth in foreign sales. The depreciation of the yen and the robust economies of the United States and China have helped increase their exports. But future prospects do not warrant optimism. A...
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2007

More state control of education

The Lower House has passed three education reform-related bills that will pave the way for more control of education by the central government. Regrettably, the Lower House did not make sufficient efforts to protect the education scene from unnecessary intervention. The Upper House must thoroughly discuss...
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2007

Europe's second chance in the Balkans

NEW YORK — Confronting the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, former EU Council President Jacques Poos made his famous but now derided statement: "This is the hour of Europe not the hour of the Americans."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 21, 2007

Pondering the futility of the Bank of Japan's inflation comfort zone

Members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board are said to be at odds about where the rate of inflation ought to be over the medium to longer term.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2007

Asa, Hakuho, Kaio move to 7-0

Mongolian Hakuho coasted to victory over Tokitenku on Saturday to stay undefeated and tied for the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 20, 2007

Grisly crimes spark rethink of 'safe' Japan

A mother beheaded by her son. A baby who suffocated after being stuffed by his parents in the baggage compartment of a motorbike while they played pachinko. A murderous shooting spree during a hostage standoff.
JAPAN
May 20, 2007

Japan to pitch global nuclear safety rules at G8 summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday he has decided on a July 7-9 schedule for the Group of Eight summit to be hosted by Japan next year in the Lake Toya resort area in Hokkaido. Abe, visiting the town of Toyako after choosing it last month as the site for the summit, said Japan will officially call...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 20, 2007

Book on Brooklyn Dodgers triggers memory of a cold case

It was 1955. I was 7 years old and living in northern New Jersey and just getting interested in baseball.
Reader Mail
May 20, 2007

Baby drop rekindles memories

I sobbed Friday morning (May 11) when I read the front-page article "Calls flood Kumamoto hospital as it opens first baby hatch." Sixty-year old memories shocked me like jolts of electricity. After being abandoned in an orphanage, I spent many agonizing years not understanding the subliminal pain and...
Reader Mail
May 20, 2007

Do the poor dream of nationalism?

Regarding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party's repeated pushes to re-militarize Japan, I think it is useful to consider this in the wider social context of what is happening in this country right now.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes