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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 28, 2006

Invisible minority

Misrepresented, misunderstood and mysterious, a group of women fight a dual struggle, compelled to speak up for their rights, yet fearing the consequences of a life made visible in an oppressive world.
LIFE / Language
Feb 28, 2006

To learn the Japanese language, get pod-agogical

With Internet blogs beginning to challenge traditional print media, it was only a matter of time before a new medium broke radio's traditional choke hold on free audio programming. Enter podcasts, the downloadable MP3 audio files that feature mixes of music and chatter created by amateurs worldwide....
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2006

METI hosts show of goods from 23 poorest countries

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry started a five-day exhibition Monday of specialty goods from 23 least developed countries as part of Japan's "one village one product" initiative to help poor nations make their local products globally competitive.
SUMO
Feb 27, 2006

NHK Sumo - Yea or Nay?

NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, is this week expected to make an announcement that will, in part, give either a thumbs up or a thumbs down to the continuation of their English language coverage of sumo tournaments.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 27, 2006

Sano sets another record at short-course national c'ships

Hidemasa Sano set a national record for the second time in as many days Sunday when he won the men's 200-meter individual medley at the national short-course swimming championships.
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2006

Deepening crisis in Nepal

The political situation in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal grows increasingly chaotic. Local municipal elections recently called by King Gyanendra, who assumed direct rule after sacking the prime minister and his Cabinet a year ago, had a voter turnout of just 22 percent, abnormally low for that country....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 27, 2006

Team Japan starts firing

FUKUOKA -- Team Japan finally got its offense going, sort of.
Rugby
Feb 27, 2006

Toshiba Fuchu, NEC share national title

Japanese corporate rugby heavyweights Toshiba Fuchu and NEC shared the national championship title after playing out a 6-6 draw in the final on Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2006

Horie allegedly OK'd bogus sales

Former Livedoor Co. President Takufumi Horie and two other former executives decided in 2004 to post 1.58 billion yen in fictitious sales from two firms under Livedoor's control, according to sources close to the investigation into alleged accounting fraud.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2006

58% see no need for DPJ chief to quit over e-mail fuss

More than half of respondents to a recent poll said Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara does not need to step down over the turmoil surrounding an e-mail claimed to be evidence of a shady money transfer involving a senior ruling party official.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2006

Deflation over at last, economy minister says

The economy is no longer in deflation, and the Bank of Japan ought to end its quantitative easing policy if conditions are met, the economy and banking minister said Sunday, further fueling speculation of a pending policy change.
COMMENTARY
Feb 27, 2006

Nuclear carrier unwelcome

The U.S. Navy recently announced a decision to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture, dismaying residents of the area. Following the decision -- made in conjunction with the reorganization of U.S. forces in Japan -- the mayor of Yokosuka, the prefectural...
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Feb 27, 2006

Criticism of Japan skips the finer points

NEW YORK -- By way of criticizing Taro Aso as "Japan's Offensive Foreign Minister," a Feb. 13 New York Times editorial came up with a sweeping condemnation of the Japanese and their society by asserting that "public discourse in Japan and modern history lessons in its schools have never properly come...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 27, 2006

Of winter sports and economic fortunes: What's the connection?

The Winter Olympics were last held in Japan in 1998. The stage was Nagano, and on that stage, the Japanese athletes performed brilliantly. They won no less than five gold medals, one silver and four bronzes. Many of the winning athletes sported auburn, if not blonde-tinted hair. Some even went for eyebrows...
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2006

Powerful Reds down Gamba

Urawa Reds proved too strong for Gamba Osaka in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday, beating the defending J. League champion 3-1 in the traditional season curtain raiser.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 26, 2006

Will Barry Bonds play his last game at Tokyo Dome?

News came last week that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds announced he would be retiring at the end of the 2006 season. The next day, he said he may play several more years. Typical for a guy who often changes his mind, but there's nothing wrong with that.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 26, 2006

Mourinho should take a media lesson from Wenger

LONDON -- When Arsene Wenger left the press conference in Bernabeu Stadium after Arsenal's 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night he smiled as the assembled media gave him a round of applause.

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