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BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Nov 2, 2009

Japan, EU jockey for position in effort to ink India trade pact

Japanese policymakers do look to India. Last month, both countries' trade delegations met for the 12th time to explore the possibility of a free-trade deal. They have good reasons to do so.
COMMENTARY
Nov 2, 2009

How the U.S. can clear Guantanamo's name

TUCUMAN, Argentina — The U.S. Senate decision allowing terror suspects held at the U.S. Navy's Guantanamo Bay facility to be brought to the United States for trial is a significant development toward resolving the human rights issue surrounding their detention.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2009

Darvish slays Giants

SAPPORO — Yu Darvish and Tsuyoshi Shinjo had Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans worked up into a frenzy before the second game of the Japan Series had even started.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 1, 2009

Ministry insider speaks out

Health ministry bureaucrat Moriyo Kimura made headlines in late May just after the H1N1 flu outbreak sparked a massive mask-buying spree across the nation. Appearing before a Diet committee as an expert witness, the 44-year-old quarantine officer sharply criticized her own ministry — and especially...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 31, 2009

Experience helps Lakestars excel

The Shiga Lakestars have staged their own October surprise.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 31, 2009

For your amusement — Ferris wheels everywhere, but why not?

Japan can be a confusing place for tourists, so I would like to take this opportunity to explain some things about Japan that no one has ever attempted to explain before, such as "Why are there so many Ferris wheels in Japan?"
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2009

Nippon Ham, Yomiuri maintain focus before series opener

Sapporo It was like the calm before the storm.
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2009

Unemployment rate unexpectedly eases to 5.3%

The jobless rate unexpectedly dropped to a four-month low of 5.3 percent in September, the government said Friday, adding to signs that a recovery in the economy is spreading to consumers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2009

Need a massage? Try a stretch

Like the professionals at Thai massage and shiatsu salons, sports trainers are turning the practice of muscle-stretching into a business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2009

Downtown Tokyo's fiery love

"Deep in the Valley," which was made in downtown Tokyo and appears to have had a budget of ¥5 plus, probably, a box of persimmons for all involved (random gifts are very downtown), is an accident. And I mean that in a good, romantic way.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2009

Fighters shun theatrics even on grandest stage

Doing nothing fancy is a catchword for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Oct 28, 2009

Tarasova must go if Mao wants shot at Olympic glory

Sometimes you have to throw the game plan out the window.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 28, 2009

Nelson has Warriors poised for failure again

NEW YORK — Every so often over the past few decades, I've been unable to fight off the urge to poke fun at Don Nelson for two basic reasons:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2009

Hatoyama pushing economy 'backward,' Takenaka says

Heizo Takenaka, the architect of policy changes credited with securing Japan's longest postwar economic expansion, blasted the Democratic Party of Japan-led government for undermining prospects for recovery.
BASKETBALL
Oct 26, 2009

Apache gather steam with win over Broncos

After a slow start this season, the Tokyo Apache are starting to hit on all cylinders.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2009

Challenging Obama's word

DELHI, India — During his U.S. presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised that he would be prepared to meet with so-called rogue rulers like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran or Kim Jong Il of North Korea in the interests of peace.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 25, 2009

Ishihara was ignorant of fact Olympics bid never had a hope — and we must pay price

Ever since Tokyo lost out on hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics the local media has been discussing what the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) did wrong. In particular, they analyzed the presentations given by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and a group of former and future Olympians before the International...
CULTURE / Books
Oct 25, 2009

Ripping yarn of the oddball genius who uncovered China's greatest secrets

BOMB, BOOK & COMPASS: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China, by Simon Winchester. Penguin, 317 pp., ¥2,100 (hardcover) There are certain extraordinary people whose lives are by no means pre-ordained. Joseph Needham was one such person. One of the world's leading biochemists, he would go on to...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2009

Veteran closer Kroon thrives under pressure

Coming into a close game in the eighth inning isn't an easy thing for a closer. But as the Yomiuri Giants' Marc Kroon can attest to, you don't catch many breaks in October.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Oct 23, 2009

This obscure liqueur may save your soul

This isn't a story about Chartreuse, but let's begin there.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2009

Dragons blitz Giants as Gonzalez falters

Facing odds that reeked of unfairness, the Chunichi Dragons couldn't have scripted a better beginning to the second stage of the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2009

Giants confident ahead of CLCS showdown

Alex Ramirez promised former Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe five postseason home runs during a ceremony celebrating the team's 2009 pennant earlier this month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2009

Fighters ready to face Eagles in second stage

SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are facing some serious issues as their Climax Series gets underway on Wednesday at Sapporo Dome.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear