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Nov 25, 2002

Dettori doubles down in Japan Cup

FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. -- Minutes stretched into what seemed like hours as the two horses circled waiting for the decision, both jockeys certain they had won. When the numbers flashed on the infield board, it was Falbrav by a nose and what Frankie Dettori later described as one of his greatest moments....
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Nov 25, 2002

Tanaka clinches Kodokan Cup title

Hidemasa Tanaka overpowered heavily favored Masahiro Takamatsu in the men's 73-kg final to capture his first title at the Kodokan Cup men's weight-category national championships on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2002

Diplomat in China likely reaching out to North Korea

A top Japanese official has traveled to Beijing in an apparent effort to resume stalled normalization talks between Tokyo and Pyongyang, it was learned Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2002

Birth of a new NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was reborn last week. The alliance has added seven new members, all former Eastern bloc countries, extending NATO's territory to Russia's borders in the Baltic and to the Black Sea. Yet unlike the last round, this time Moscow accepted the expansion without protest....
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2002

47th Readers' Fund charity drive kicks off

The Japan Times today launches its 47th yearend charity fundraising campaign, which lasts through Dec. 31. The money raised will be used to help people in need in Asia.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2002

FC Tokyo edges Reds

FC Tokyo forward Kenji Fukuda struck in the 119th minute to help the home team edge the Urawa Reds 1-0 in extra time on Sunday at Tokyo Stadium.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Nov 25, 2002

Gilded Age of excess returns to America

NEW YORK -- During a recent talk in this city on his lifelong subject, the Iwakura Embassy, businessman-scholar Saburo Izumi reminded those gathered that the Japanese group visited the United States during the Gilded Age. This appellation comes, of course, from American writer Mark Twain (and C.D. Warner)...
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Nov 25, 2002

Obata crushes error-prone Asagoe

Second-seed Saori Obata swept aside top seed Shinobu Asagoe in straight sets to win the women's title at the national championships on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 25, 2002

Saito, Dodgers talk

The agent of pitcher Takashi Saito on Saturday held talks with officials of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the second major league club to talk with him following the Braves.
COMMENTARY
Nov 25, 2002

Get serious about Zimbabwe

LONDON -- The miserable Zimbabwe saga now seems to be moving to a moment of catharsis. Opposition leader Morgan Tsangvirai has sent a desperate appeal to the United Nations, almost like the last cry of a free country about to be obliterated, warning of imminent descent into civil strife that will threaten...
COMMENTARY
Nov 25, 2002

Flawed civil service proposal

To carry out the first major reform of the national civil service system in 50 years, the government plans to introduce legislation in the Diet next year to revise the national public service law. Under present plans, the new law would be implemented beginning in fiscal 2006. A task force of the Cabinet...
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2002

HIV contracted in hospital

The wife of a man with the human immunodeficiency virus contracted the virus through artificial insemination at a university hospital in western Japan several years ago, a hematologist at a Tokyo hospital said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2002

Students bid farewell to school that saw horror

OSAKA -- Hundreds of present and former students of an elementary school where seven pupils were fatally stabbed in June 2001 bid a fond farewell to the school buildings Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2002

Row ends with fatal chest stabbing

A 66-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a male acquaintance in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, police said.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 24, 2002

Dunga sees the same fierce spirit in Jubilo

Jubilo Iwata's unprecedented sweep of both J. League stages was eagerly anticipated by at least one former player.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2002

Girl born out of wedlock is denied Japan citizenship

The Supreme Court has refused to grant Japanese citizenship to a child born out of wedlock to a foreign woman and a Japanese man on the grounds the father failed to acknowledge his paternity before the girl's birth.
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Nov 24, 2002

Eagle Cafe sprints to JC Dirt title

FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. -- Italian ace Frankie Dettori helped stage an upset in the Japan Cup Dirt Saturday as he brought the Japanese-based Eagle Cafe home a length ahead of Regent Bluff for the win at Nakayama Race Course.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Nov 24, 2002

Author tells how individuals sacrificed for the company

Although Japan achieved high economic growth by increasing its industrial productivity, the group-oriented work system that formed the basis of that development effectively sacrificed the rights of the individual, according to freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2002

Second Potter film packs them in

The second film of the Harry Potter series opened throughout Japan on Saturday at about 860 screens at 360 theaters.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2002

Picking on Tiger

There are some things that enlightened people nowadays pretty much agree are beyond dispute. A good example would be the view that it is wrong to discriminate against women. And then there are things that enlightened people find themselves arguing about quite heatedly. An example of this would be the...
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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