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ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 22, 2006

Status quo really is planet's dead end

If you've looked around at the state of our planet and been tempted to say, "God help us," you're not the only one.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2006

Pa League releases 2007 schedule

The Pacific League said Monday its 2007 regular season will begin one week earlier than the Central League, with the first- to third-placed teams of the 2005 season hosting the Opening Day games on March 24.
LIFE / Language
Nov 21, 2006

Net resources make light work of Japanese study

'When the tunnel where the border is long is passed through there was snow country."
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 21, 2006

Label not enough for a healthy diet

Next time you go grocery shopping, take a closer look at the beverages, yogurt and other packaged foods on display in the store you're visiting. You'll most likely find a number of products bearing a special logo and a carefully worded sentence touting their health benefits.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2006

Ruling bloc's victory in Okinawa

The victory of a ruling bloc-backed candidate in the Okinawa gubernatorial election over an opposition-backed candidate should come as a relief for the central government, which is pushing a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corp's Futenma Air Station in Ginowan to the marines' Camp Schwab area in Nago,...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 21, 2006

Where are your favorite night haunts?

EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2006

Earthquake warning service

The Meteorological Agency plans to expand its service of supplying information on the arrival time of major earthquake jolts. It is now supplying such information to about 230 businesses. For example, the information is used to ensure safety in railway operations and construction sites. The general public...
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2006

Okinawa economic woes trump base ills for voters

V-shaped runway plan. In other words, nearly 658,000 Okinawan voters voted against the plan. In addition, unlike the election in 2002, where (Keiichi) Inamine won by nearly 170,000 votes, this time the margin of victory for Nakaima and the conservatives was only 37,000 votes, which suggests the base...
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2006

Nissan launches new Skyline in bid to boost flagging sales

Nissan Motor Co. on Monday launched its first fully redesigned Skyline sports sedan in five years in a bid to halt declining domestic sales.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2006

Woman last seen in '77 finally listed as abductee

The government on Monday formally added Kyoko Matsumoto, who disappeared in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, at age 29 in 1977, to the official list of Japanese abducted by North Korea.
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Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Nov 21, 2006

Samurai Scarecrows

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Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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