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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 5, 2010

Walcott a surprise omission from squad

LONDON — The phone calls started before England's World Cup squad was officially announced. The rumor mill told us Theo Walcott was the shock omission from Fabio Capello's selection for South Africa and the country was not happy.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 5, 2010

No end to JBA's incompetence

Only the names change, but the story remains the same, someone wiser than I once said.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2010

Quiet end to a vexed tenure

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama returned to his office Wednesday minutes after announcing his resignation and was greeted by hoards of reporters expecting a comment from the once-popular leader.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2010

Senate panel cuts outlays for moving marines

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) In a sign of its displeasure over lack of progress on the relocation of a marine base in Okinawa, a U.S. Senate committee has cut outlays for the planned transfer of marines from the prefecture to Guam, a document obtained by Kyodo News on Tuesday showed.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2010

A disappointing departure

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned Wednesday, nine months after bringing historic change to Japanese politics by ending more than five decades of almost uninterrupted Liberal Democratic Party rule.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2010

U.S. pressure on base said didn't help matters

OSAKA — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's sudden resignation Wednesday ended nine months of tense relations with the United States, which was wary of the new government from the beginning for its determination to seek a less U.S.-centric foreign policy.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2010

Hatoyama quits as prime minister

Ending a turbulent eight months in office, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he will step down to take the blame for his Cabinet's plunging approval rate, brought on by funds scandals and the row over relocating a U.S. base in Okinawa.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 3, 2010

Who's subscribing to Tokyo's new creative Tabloid?

If you want to launch a new cross-discipline creative space, you could do worse than invite pop diva Lady Gaga and flamboyant New York-based artist Terence Koh.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2010

Porn stars in 3-D lure buyers to new TVs

Porn star Mika Kayama is at the frontier of a push to develop videos and content in Japan that Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. need to lure customers for their new 3-D televisions.
BASKETBALL
Jun 2, 2010

Tennichi, Evessa part ways

As expected, Kensaku Tennichi is finished as the head coach of the Osaka Evessa after a five-year stint. The bj-league team made the announcement on Monday, saying it is entering a new era and is going in a different direction. Tennichi's top assistant, Yasushi Higa, also didn't have his contract renewed....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2010

Dongguan gives investment pitch

A visiting senior executive from the southern Chinese city of Dongguan is urging Japanese corporations to invest more in the vibrant manufacturing hub noted for its electronics information industry.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2010

Heavy blow to Mr. Hatoyama

The Hatoyama administration has been weakened after the prime minister decided to basically keep intact the 2006 Japan-U.S. pact on the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama's dismissal of consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima, who opposed the Futenma decision,...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 1, 2010

Battery makers in heated rivalries

Powerful, long-lasting rechargeable batteries may be key to a future green society — especially if they can become widely used to power electric vehicles.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 1, 2010

Gunma city does battle with beards

I would like to draw readers' attention to the outstanding work of the municipal government of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. After receiving complaints that citizens find bearded men unpleasant, Isesaki — just as all levels of Japanese government often do — took decisive action to address an important...
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 30, 2010

Summer gift season tests Miyazaki meat rep

Dept. stores worry that Miyasaki's foot and mouth disease outbreak could put a chill on chugen sales.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 30, 2010

Does Miyazaki Pref. flap have silver lining?

The foot-and-mouth disease crisis that has ruined much of the livestock industry in Miyazaki Prefecture is akin to an apocalypse; or, at least, that's the feeling you get from the media coverage.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 30, 2010

Studies highlight a 'heartwarming' resu of the real thing in Japan

Nothing gets the circulation going like sex.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 30, 2010

IKKO's professionalism; Hidehiko Ishizuka returns to `Doyo Wide Gekijo'; CM of the week: Kincho

The theme of the profile series "Kokoro no Idenshi" (Genes of the Heart; NHK-G, Mon., 10 p.m.) is the "development of professionalism." This week's subject is TV personality IKKO, whose main appeal is his flamboyant feminine behavior and appearance. This being NHK, the focus is on his career as a hair...
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2010

Political murders are killing justice in Russia

PRAGUE — The death of Eduard Chuvashov, a judge killed in cold blood April 12 in Moscow, is another in a long and growing list of murders perpetrated on those in Russia who try to seek justice for the victims of crimes — an essential task for the future development of the Russian society.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 28, 2010

Sources say Tennichi set to part with Evessa

It won't take long for the bj-league's offseason coaching carousel to begin.
JAPAN
May 28, 2010

Henoko to be named base site

The government will name the Henoko coast of Nago in Okinawa as the relocation site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in a joint statement with the United States to be issued Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2010

New Keidanren chief Yonekura calls for hike in consumption tax

Hiromasa Yonekura, the newly appointed chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), urged the government Thursday to raise the 5 percent consumption tax to improve the nation's fiscal health.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2010

Sony, KDDI, Asahi, Toppan in e-book tieup

Sony Corp., KDDI Corp, the Asahi Shimbun Co. and Toppan Printing Co. announced Wednesday they will jointly establish a company to sell and distribute electronic books and attempt to launch the service by year's end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2010

Contemporary works created in loving memory of the 'now'

"Memory does not belong to the past; it is the continuous present and future." Artist Kimio Tsuchiya's words speak volumes about "Plastic Memories — to illuminate 'now,' " currently showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Her work "Fragments of the Moon" (2004) features old bits of chipped...

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