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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2003

Off the wall

"My most favorite artist? The problem with that question," says Frank Stella, settling back in his chair, "is what's the point of it?"
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2003

Wada goes distance as Hawks soar past listless Lions

Rookie Tsuyoshi Wada tossed six-hit ball over the distance while striking out nine batters en route to his eighth win as the Pacific League-leading Daiei Hawks defeated the Seibu Lions 13-3 at Fukuoka Dome on Friday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 25, 2003

Cap color change may help BlueWave win on Sunday

Never on Sunday do the Orix BlueWave win.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 18, 2003

Eligibility for Japan free agency altered

Players who enter the Japanese pro baseball league as pre-draft acquisitions will only be required to play nine seasons before declaring themselves free agents, baseball officials decided at a board meeting Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2003

McClain homers twice as Lions fry Nippon Ham

Scott McClain hit a pair of two-run homers in consecutive at-bats and Daisuke Matsuzaka kept batters off-balance with a nasty heater to post his league-high ninth win as the Seibu Lions won their fourth straight with a 5-1 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Pacific League on Monday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 15, 2003

Hard balls from the dugout

Professional athletes are a tight-lipped bunch, and even those who are relatively voluble rarely step outside the usual collection of bromides about "doing my best" and "taking one day at a time."
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 14, 2003

Giants hunt down Tigers

Tomohiro Nioka swung the big bat for Yomiuri, going 4-for-5 with two home runs, while lefty Hisanori Takahashi tossed seven solid innings as the Giants downed the Central League front-running Hanshin Tigers 6-2 at Koshien Stadium on Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Bill to send SDF to Iraq wins Armitage's praise

Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage expressed pleasure Tuesday with a bill that would pave the way for the Self-Defense Forces to be sent to Iraq to assist in reconstruction work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 10, 2003

My mother, the terrorist and other successful families

An old saying in Japanese goes, "Oya no hikari wa nanahikari," literally, "A parent's light is [as good as] seven lights." In other words, children who play their cards right can bask in the glow of their parent's fame.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 21, 2003

Tuffy slams homers No. 16 and 17 as Buffaloes whip Lions

Kintetsu slugger Tuffy Rhodes smashed two homers and drove home six runs to lead the Buffaloes' 16-hit barrage as Kintetsu destroyed the Seibu Lions 14-3 at Osaka Dome on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 20, 2003

Hawks beat up Fighters

Daiei right fielder Hiroshi Shibahara drove home four runs and rookie hurler Nagisa Arakaki pitched five-plus innings to notch his his third win as the Pacific League-leading Hawks downed the Nippon Ham Fighters 9-4 at Tokyo Dome on Monday to extend their win streak to five games.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 16, 2003

Nioka cracks homers in three straight at-bats

Yomiuri shortstop Tomohiro Nioka homered in three consecutive at-bats and rookie right-hander Yuya Kubo carried a three-hitter over eight innings in his first career start as the Giants cruised past the Yokohama BayStars 9-2 at Tokyo Dome on Thursday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 14, 2003

Get your tickets for Diamondbacks Day

The Pacific League Nippon Ham Fighters will hold their second annual Arizona Diamondbacks Day promotion on Sunday, June 15, at Tokyo Dome.
COMMENTARY
Apr 23, 2003

Which side blinked, and why?

HONOLULU -- The announcement that United States and North Korea had agreed to multilateral talks with China in Beijing on Wednesday was most welcome after six months of escalating tensions. Conventional wisdom is that America's success in Iraq was the primary factor in bringing Pyongyang to the bargaining...
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2003

Nomo wins 100th as Dodgers rip Giants

LOS ANGELES -- Japanese hurler Hideo Nomo earned the 100th win of his major league career on Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Francisco Giants 16-4.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 19, 2003

Hiyama's homer sees off BayStars

Shinjiro Hiyama led off the bottom of the ninth with a "sayonara" homer off BayStars starter Chris Holt (1-2) as the Hanshin Tigers edged Yokohama 3-2 at Koshien Stadium on Friday, sending the BayStars to their fourth straight loss.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 11, 2003

Road to Athens begins in November

Japan's baseball team will take on the winner of a four-nation preliminary league on Nov. 5 in Sapporo in its first appearance in the Asian regional qualifier for next year's Athens Olympics, the Asian Baseball Federation said Monday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 19, 2003

Dragons made right move in getting rid of disgruntled Millar

The Chunichi Dragons did the right thing in giving up the contract of outfielder Kevin Millar. Sure, the team had a legitimate beef, and owner Bungo Shirai had every right to insist Millar honor the agreement to which he had committed. But, really, why try to force the guy to play here when he clearly...
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2003

Three held over assault on homeless

OSAKA -- Police arrested three teenagers on Saturday in connection with an assault on four homeless men in a park in Osaka Prefecture the previous day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Feb 9, 2003

Golf: a sport that mirrors the nation

Forget indicators such as unemployment levels and interest rates; there's no simpler way to chart Japan's economic well-being than by tracing the ebb and flow of the popularity of golf.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 6, 2003

Matsui eyes playing in Olympic qualifiers

New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui is likely to play for the Japanese national team in this fall's Asian qualifying tournament for next year's Athens Olympics, baseball sources said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 29, 2003

Nori, Buffs work out contract

OSAKA -- The Kintetsu Buffaloes signed slugging infielder Norihiro Nakamura to a four-year deal Monday after working out the details of the free-agent contract they agreed to earlier this month. Kintetsu officials hinted the agreement will see Nakamura earn an estimated annual salary of 500 million yen...
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Four firms are urged to stop paying off gangsters

Police have urged Tokyo Electric Power Co., Nippon Steel Corp., NKK Corp. and Toppan Printing Co. to cut off long-standing transactions with firms linked to a major underworld syndicate that officials suspect effectively amounted to payoffs, sources said Tuesday.
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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