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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 17, 2006

Meisho Samson stuns at Satsukisho

FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. -- Meisho Samson and Dream Passport turned the tables on the top picks in the Satsukisho on Sunday at Nakayama with a surprise one-two finish that had the crowd checking their programs for names.
Rugby
Apr 17, 2006

Japan pummels Arabian Gulf in World Cup qualifier

Japan demolished the Arabian Gulf 82-9 on Sunday, giving the host three points in its qualifying campaign for the 2007 rugby World Cup.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2006

Princess Aiko attends school fair

Princess Aiko attended a concert and took part in children's games at a student festival Sunday at Gakushuin, the school where she started kindergarten earlier this month.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2006

Prayer: not the best medicine

In a study that has made a splash this month, an American cardiologist concludes that praying for sick people has no effect one way or the other on their recovery. In fact, if they know they are being prayed for, it makes them worse. Non-believers naturally find the first result predictable and the second...
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2006

Yurikamome Line to resume running Monday

Train services on Tokyo's automated Yurikamome Line, suspended since an accident Friday, will resume operations Monday morning but on a limited schedule, the line's operator said.
COMMENTARY
Apr 17, 2006

Ozawa confronts the LDP

The Democratic Party of Japan has made a fresh start under new chief Ichiro Ozawa, known for his "iron fist" leadership. His first priority is to revitalize the top opposition party, which has lost public trust following the fiasco over a fake e-mail.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2006

Economy in second-longest postwar expansion: Yosano

The economy is logging its second-longest expansion since the end of World War II and is on track to grow by more than 2 percent this year, Financial Services Minister Kaoru Yosano said Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2006

China bans vessels near gas field: report

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe criticized Beijing on Sunday over a news report that Chinese maritime authorities have banned ship traffic in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan while it expands the Pinghu gas field.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 17, 2006

'CPE' by stealth: the state of youth jobs in Japan

French students are victorious. They have managed to push the infamous "first-time employment contract" ("contrat premiere embauche") out of the window.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2006

Japan, China to seek more time to handle leftover arms

Japan and China will request next week that a U.N. organization give them five more years to complete a Japan-led project to collect and dispose of abandoned wartime chemical weapons in China, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 16, 2006

Gamba pulls one out

YOKOHAMA -- Super sub Masafumi Maeda punished a shocking defensive mix-up to fire in the winner as Gamba Osaka edged Yokohama F. Marinos in a seven-goal thriller on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 16, 2006

Pacers' Carlisle reverting to old habits

NEW YORK -- Considering the pervasive Pacers conflict (players vs. coaches, players vs. players and assistant vs. assistant) that has been going on since early last season, it's bewildering Indiana's president of basketball operations, Larry Bird, didn't declare coach Rick Carlisle safe for next season...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 16, 2006

Return of Hara, revamped roster have Giants off to fast start

The Yomiuri Giants are off to a great start in the 2006 Central League pennant race, winning 11 of their first 13 games (with one tie) and taking the early lead in the CL standings.

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