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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2004

Kudo wins 199th game as Giants top Swallows

Veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo picked up his 199th-career victory Wednesday night as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Yakult Swallows 3-1 at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2004

Nagashima won't manage Japan

Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima, who is rehabilitating from a stroke suffered in March, will not lead the Japan national baseball team at the upcoming Athens Olympics, an informed source said Saturday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 1, 2004

"Eigo de Shabera Night" on NHK and more

NHK has the good fortune to control the Japan rights to several Korean TV dramas that are very popular, and they don't let them go to waste. They use clips as resources on other shows, especially their Korean language classes.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 30, 2004

Yomiuri sweeps Carp

Yoshinobu Takahashi broke a 4-4 tie with a solo homer off newcomer Mark Watson with one out in the seventh inning and the Yomiuri Giants held on for a three-game sweep of the Hiroshima Carp with a 6-4 victory in the Central League on Thursday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 8, 2004

2004 season is a honeymoon for Carp second baseman LaRocca

You might call Greg LaRocca's first year in Japanese baseball a "honeymoon season" for two reasons, and the first is obvious.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 22, 2004

Buffaloes-BlueWave merger gets green light

The Japanese pro baseball executive committee decided Monday to accept the proposed merger between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave after the two clubs reached a basic agreement on the deal early last week.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 16, 2004

Hawks notch eighth straight

Pedro Valdes drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning for the eventual game winner as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks overcame a late scare to edge the Kintetsu Buffaloes 6-5 on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2004

Matsui's homer sparks Yankees comeback win

Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot to highlight a two-run ninth inning as the New York Yankees rallied for four runs in the 12th en route to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 3, 2004

Sims creator: always unique

Will Wright, the creator of "The Sims," may be most accurately described as a cross between Stephen Hawking and Willy Wonka. He has a quirky and ironic sense of humor and a large and loyal following in the gaming world.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 14, 2004

Tigers end Giants' 33-game homer streak

Shinjiro Hiyama connected for a solo homer in the eighth inning Thursday, lifting the Hanshin Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Giants in the Central League and ending Yomiuri's home run streak at 33.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2004

Daiei, while still ailing, now deemed 'out of intensive care unit'

Once a month, bank officials in charge of struggling Daiei Inc.'s financial affairs hold a meeting to assess how well the leading supermarket chain is rebuilding.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 12, 2004

Lions no lock for Pacific League pennant with playoff system

Letters from Kyushu
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 31, 2004

Diamondbacks Day still a feature at Tokyo Dome

The Pacific League Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will hold their third annual Arizona Diamondbacks Day promotion on Sunday, April 18, at the Tokyo Dome. Diamondbacks Day is held so the Nippon Ham team can honor the National League club (its working partner), and the Fighters ball club is inviting 3,000...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 16, 2004

Nagashima to be registered as skipper

Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima, who has been hospitalized since suffering a stroke two weeks ago, will be registered as the skipper of Japan's Olympic baseball team as scheduled, baseball officials said after a staff meeting on Monday.
Events
Feb 15, 2004

KANSAI: Who & What

Imperial Hotel brings Swiss wines to Osaka: The Imperial Hotel Osaka is holding a Swiss wine fair through Feb. 29 at its Kita Ward building.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 3, 2004

Sasaki to rejoin BayStars

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who left the Seattle Mariners with one year remaining on his contract, on Monday decided to make his comeback to the Japanese baseball scene with the Yokohama BayStars of the Central League, for whom he played from 1990 to 1999.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2004

Ota leads Osaka governor race: poll

Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota is out in front of the other candidates ahead of next Sunday's gubernatorial election, according to a Kyodo News survey conducted over the weekend.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 7, 2004

Yankees tickets and the foreign player 'scrap heap'

Happy New Year, and expect announcement real soon of details concerning the New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Devil Rays American League openers at Tokyo Dome on March 30-31. You know, who will be the sponsor? How much will the ticket prices be? Stuff like that.
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2004

Japan hoping to make Athens Games a gold rush

Japanese athletes are expected to figure in a rush on gold medals at the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens, on the strength of their showing in world championships in swimming, track and field, gymnastics and women's wrestling.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 24, 2003

Kazuo Matsui dropped the Big Egg for the Big Apple

Kazuo "Little" Matsui is set to be the next Japanese star to make a huge splash in the major leagues and become the latest toast of the town in New York.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 21, 2003

Kobayashi ties record

Right-hander Masahide Kobayashi matched a Pacific League high among Japanese players in re-signing with the Chiba Lotte Marines for an annual salary of 230 million yen for next season, baseball officials said Saturday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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