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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 11, 2005

The plot thickens in Chelsea's alleged approach of Cole

LONDON -- To borrow a phrase from "Alice In Wonderland," the speculation on whether Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole held a meeting with Chelsea power brokers in a London hotel last month gets curiouser and curiouser.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 11, 2005

Brr -- diving in Atami in winter

As any scuba diver knows, when the diving itch hits, you just gotta scratch. But what if the itch strikes in midwinter when you have neither the time nor funds to fly to a tropical resort? Not to worry. Not only is it possible to dive around mainland Japan in the winter months, it can even be done on...
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2005

McDonald's Japan posts first profit in three years

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Thursday it returned to profit in 2004 for the first time in three years.
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2005

Fuji TV eases off radio firm takeover bid

Fuji Television Network Inc. said Thursday it has cut its equity-stake acquisition goal in a tender offer for radio station Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. to 25 percent from more than 50 percent.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2005

Middle East truce opens a door

How many times has the world observed an Israeli-Palestinian handshake and breathed a sigh of relief that hostilities in that sliver of the Middle East finally appeared to be ending? The answer, of course, is far too often for the latest declaration of peace to promise much. Camp David, the Rose Garden,...
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2005

Fudo, Miyazato headline Japan LPGA opener

Yuri Fudo, who has won the Japan LPGA money rankings title the last five years, and defending champion Ai Miyazato are among the key players appearing at the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies next month, organizers said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 10, 2005

How about Coach K for Team USA?

NEW YORK -- Sources confirm Jerry Colangelo has been quietly chosen to preside over the U.S. Olympic basketball selection committee and overhaul it how he sees fit.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 10, 2005

Japan nets late winner

SAITAMA -- Japan managed to avoid a major disaster with an injury-time winner from Masashi Oguro securing the points in a thrilling 2-1 win in a World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against North Korea at Saitama Stadium on Wednesday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 10, 2005

JEF United inks Austrian Haas

J. League first-division side JEF United Chiba said Tuesday its has signed striker Mario Haas from Austrian club Strum Graz.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Showa Denko pretax profit up 63%

Chemical maker Showa Denko K.K. said Wednesday its consolidated pretax profit in 2004 jumped 63.2 percent from the previous year to a record 38.91 billion yen as sales grew 7.4 percent to 740.71 billion yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Toyota family scion seen being groomed for helm

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that Senior Managing Director Akio Toyoda, a scion of the founding family, will become an executive vice president, in what is widely speculated as a step toward the top job at the nation's largest automaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Ramen food courts seek to slake slurping throngs

Ramen eateries in Tokyo have started banding together in food court-style complexes in response to red-hot competition.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Japan Telecom agents lying to woo clients, ministry told

Thousands of consumers are complaining that sales agents for Japan Telecom Co. are lying to them in order to get contracts for the company's new fixed-line phone service, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Feb 10, 2005

A treasure for the Game Boy

"Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories," a new role-playing adventure from Square- Enix for the Game Boy Advance, is an astounding achievement by Game Boy standards.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Livedoor logs 283.4% sales jump

Internet service provider Livedoor Co. said Wednesday it posted 12.11 billion yen in group sales in the October-December first quarter of the current business year, up 283.4 percent over a year earlier, a result the company attributed to the rapid growth of the market for Internet-related services.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Airbus pits Fukushima as Japan rep against Boeing

Airbus SAS named former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Glen Fukushima as president of its Japanese unit Wednesday, as the European aircraft maker battles the domination of U.S. rival Boeing Co. here.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 10, 2005

Learning how to make the most of middle age

It's widely acknowledged that the Japanese not only tend to look younger than people in the West, some think and behave that way too. After all, this is a nation fostered on kodomo bunka (kiddie culture), visible in everything from fashion to architecture.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2005

More warnings of bird flu

Rising numbers of cases of avian flu in Asia are fueling fears of a global outbreak. The disease appears to be resurfacing in the region, and health officials worry that they do not have the tools to fight it. A mutation that allows the disease to pass from person to person could be the spark that sets...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 10, 2005

DNA 'flip' highlights our ongoing evolution

Stung by the phenomenal success of the "Harry Potter" books, some people like to preach about the infantilization of culture, and some critics worry that adults are wallowing in childhood.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Feb 10, 2005

Jungle crow

* Japanese name: Hashibuto-garasu * Scientific name: Corvus macrorhynchos * Description: The Jungle crow is a large, black, fearsome-looking bird with a wingspan of up to 104 cm and a body length of 50 cm. It weighs up to 650 grams and lives up to 19 years. It has a close relative, the Carrion...
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Nissan group sales expand 13.5%

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday its group sales expanded 13.5 percent to 6.1 trillion yen in the April-December period from a year earlier due to robust U.S. sales and continued improvements in European operations.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 9, 2005

Tosa, Sakamoto to run in ekiden

Reiko Tosa and Naoko Sakamoto, who both ran in the women's marathon at the Athens Olympics last summer, are among six runners on the Japanese team in the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden later this month, athletics officials said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 9, 2005

Red Sox boosting association with Japanese baseball

The 2004 World Series champion Boston Red Sox are one of the major league teams becoming increasingly involved with Japanese baseball as evidenced by the recent signing of Japanese pitcher Denney Tomori and an agreement to send two coaches and two players from the BoSox organization to join the Fukuoka...
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2005

Good sportsmanship in Saitama

Japan's national soccer team plays the North Korean team today in a qualifying match for the Asian World Cup in Saitama City, just north of Tokyo. Given the continued tense relations between the two countries, the Japanese government is calling on Japanese supporters to avoid quarreling with supporters...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2005

Howard Baker will be missed

The image of ambassadors has changed greatly over the years. Until the mid-20th century, ambassadors were said to be "dwellers among the clouds" -- a Japanese phrase for the nobility. This metaphor showed what ordinary people thought of nobles. To the commoners busy with their daily work, the privileged...
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2005

Japan closer to lifting ban on U.S. beef

Japan moved a step closer to partially lifting a ban on U.S. beef imports after a government panel on Tuesday accepted U.S. assurances that a specific grade of U.S. beef would be free of mad cow disease.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2005

Household spending up 0.5% in '04

Monthly household spending averaged 304,203 yen in 2004, up a real 0.5 percent from the previous year, the government said Tuesday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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