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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 25, 2007

Will strategic retreat soon signal Australia's tardy advancement?

Apolitical wrangle, with Prime Minister John Howard as the prime wrangler, has begun in the rodeo ring of Australian politics -- and it certainly looks as if someone is going to take a spill.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 25, 2007

Women who give a rise to the man below them; it must be love

The big show business news last weekend was the wedding of model-actress Norika Fujiwara to comedian Tomonori Jinnai at a shrine in Kobe. The press were not permitted to attend the Shinto ceremony, but Fujiwara and Jinnai did come out a few times in their costumes to talk to reporters, which was nice...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2007

Fallen submariners honored in Australia

SYDNEY -- The Australian and Japanese navies, in an unpublicized ceremony, jointly paid homage earlier this month to the bravery of two young Japanese submariners who raided Sydney Harbor in 1942.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2007

Honda tries to reverse sales decline with Crossroad SUV

Hoping it has found the answer to declining domestic sales, Honda Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its new Crossroad sport utility vehicle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Feb 23, 2007

Put on your red shoes and dance

In December 1981, a small bar named Red Shoes opened in the basement of a building next to the bus stop near Nishi-Azabu crossing. Though only a stone's throw from what is now a busy intersection, in those days as soon as the sun went down the area was deserted. In terms of partying, Roppongi was the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Feb 22, 2007

Japan, South Korea can pull Asia together

See related stories: China's rise may force Tokyo, Seoul to reassess business tie-ups Rules change, but Japan, S. Korea game the same
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2007

Ozawa says big office expenses were for real estate

Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa on Tuesday released details of how his political management body spent the large amounts of money listed as "office expenses" on his political funding reports from 2003 to 2005.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 20, 2007

TV shows spur 'health' food fads

How many people would believe a doctor who says eating two packages of natto fermented soybeans every day helps you lose weight?
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2007

Qualified GDP growth

The government has announced that Japan's economy continued to grow for the eighth consecutive quarter in the October-December period. Gross domestic product in the quarter registered 1.2 percent growth in real terms from the previous quarter, translating to an annualized 4.8 percent. This growth rate...
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2007

Cabinet OKs ban on funds said linked to nuclear Iran

program, and an impact on regional stability in the Middle East," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference. North Korea is also a nuclear-weapons concern. The six-party talks involving Japan, China, the United States, Russia and the two Koreas agreed Tuesday on a deal that will...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2007

JAL may save Nagano-Sapporo route

NAGANO (Kyodo) A domestic flight route Japan Airlines Corp. intended to cancel as part of its consolidation plans may be retained, a top JAL executive was quoted as saying Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2007

GDP grows at annualized 4.8%

Japan's economy expanded at an annualized 4.8 percent in real terms during the October-December period of last year, beating economists' average forecast of 3.8 percent, a government preliminary report showed Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 15, 2007

World Cup defender Nakazawa makes Osim's training-camp squad

Ivica Osim on Wednesday called up Yuji Nakazawa to his 28-man training-camp squad ahead of the Mar. 24 friendly against Peru.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2007

Abe PR flack U.S.-bound for media spin control

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's public relations adviser will visit the United States later this month in an apparent bid to improve his administration's image in the American media.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Feb 14, 2007

How to weed out a wrestling wizard

Centuries ago, the Europeans and, in some cases, Americans liked nothing better than a spot of witch-hunting on a quiet news day.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 14, 2007

Time for Nets to dump Kidd, Carter

NEW YORK -- If it's not already a living lock, the time has come, the walrus says, for the 25-27 Nets to make a command decision today -- not tomorrow, not next week and definitely long before the Feb. 22 trade deadline, when any leverage they may own now will be lessened or lost -- to deal Jason Kidd...
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2007

Tokyo positive but still cautious about new six-party deal

Senior government officials on Tuesday praised the landmark agreement reached in the six-party talks on the denuclearization of North Korea but were also cautious, saying Japan still has a long and difficult road ahead to keep the nation secure and resolve the abduction issue.

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