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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2006
USA edges Japan after call controversy
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The United States went from double trouble to double play in an instant, and Team Japan walked away puzzled and angry.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006
Japan: Can it get ahead by getting even?
Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Not for the Japanese, although it may be a bit of a jolt to be heading to Disneyland as the No. 2 seed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006
Korea: Can magic book spot in semifinals?
Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Korea was quite clearly one of the top teams in Group A, as it went unbeaten against the perceived cream of the pitching crop against both Japan and Taiwan. Taiwan burned its two best pitchers against Korea to stay in the game, and the Koreans managed a pair of runs...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006
USA: has humble pie fully digested?
Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Absolutely not. The United States had one of the most developed talent pools to draw from, and as such, the Americans certainly should be where they are, save possibly as a higher seed, depending on who you ask. In the eyes of some of Team USA's players, making it...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006
New stars emerge to crank up the power for Japan
PHOENIX -- Several of Japan's center-stage stars haven't been the guys whose names were circled on programs heading into the World Baseball Classic, but after a weekend at Tokyo Dome, they are producing, no matter where they are in the order.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006
Mexico: From surprise to stunner?
Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Frankly, if there is a surprise team playing in Anaheim, it certainly is Team Mexico. Many people expected Jason Bay, Matt Stairs and Team Canada to march into Round 2 along with the United States, especially after the Canucks nipped the Americans, but the Mexicans...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 13, 2006
Koreans hope semi spot enough for military release
PHOENIX -- Grab a uniform and do it for your country. Whether it is in the army or in the World Baseball Classic, several members of Team Korea will do just that soon enough. Or they will already have done both.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 12, 2006
Three homers not enough for Japan
PHOENIX -- Team Japan couldn't have done less with three home runs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2006
Rangers whip Team Japan
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Texas Rangers should wear sunglasses, their future is so bright.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 6, 2006
Lee's homer lifts South Korea over Japan
Team Japan finally had to work a little bit, but it was up for the challenge. Until Lee Seung Yeop broke out of his slump against Japanese pitching, that is.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2006
Japan books WBC Round 2 berth
Hitoshi Tamura knew where the ball was going right after he swung.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 4, 2006
Japan pounds China
So much for shocking the world.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 3, 2006
WBC is Japan's chance for international success
The Winter Warriors were a miracle away from leaving Turin empty-handed, but the Boys of Summer may just save the day in time for cherry blossom season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 2, 2006
Team Japan cuts Giants down to size
The Yomiuri Giants couldn't find first base with a map and a guide Wednesday night at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006
Japan aiming for top spot in first round of World Baseball Classic
Make no bones about it. Japan more than plans to make it to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006
Giants thrash China in WBC exhibition
Tatsunori Hara and the Yomiuri Giants came home, but they still were visitors.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 28, 2006
China finding role in WBC
Chinese baseball is a work in progress, and the World Baseball Classic is the next step for the developing international program.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 27, 2006
Team Japan starts firing
FUKUOKA -- Team Japan finally got its offense going, sort of.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 26, 2006
Carp ace Kuroda out of WBC
FUKUOKA -- Japan lost Hiroshima Carp ace Hiroki Kuroda for the World Baseball Classic after a finger injury sustained in Friday's 7-0 win over the NBP All-Stars.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 26, 2006
Murata lifts All-Stars over Japan
FUKUOKA -- Daisuke Matsuzaka got in 67 pitches, and he'd give anything to get one of them back.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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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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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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