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LIFE / WEEK 3
Mar 18, 2007

Organized chaos marks a 'sacred' romp

When the clock struck midnight on the morning of February 18, 9,000 loinclothed men screaming the collective "yahoo" word "washoi" at the top of their voices threw themselves into a desperate struggle to grab and hold on to one of the two large or even any of the lesser "good-luck" sticks blessed by...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 28, 2007

Bird's memories of D.J.

NEW YORK -- How wretchedly ironic Dennis Johnson, 52, dropped dead from a heart attack on the day of the NBA's trading deadline.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2007

Japan to help Mongolia develop mineral wealth

Visiting Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a joint action plan Monday pledging expanded bilateral cooperation, including government talks on ways to utilize rich mineral resources in Mongolia.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 19, 2007

Arakawa, Hillman win FSAJ Awards

Figure skater Shizuka Arakawa, the women's gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Olympics, and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman have been selected as the top Japanese and foreign sports figures for 2006 in voting by the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 18, 2007

Asa in top form at New Year

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu forced out compatriot Hakuho on Wednesday to maintain the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 10, 2006

Guidance from a master brewer

THE BOOK OF SAKE: A Connoisseur's Guide, by Philip Harper. Kodansha International, 2006, 96 pp., 2,940 yen (cloth) How the global culinary pendulum does swing. It was not so long ago that drinking sake was considered as exotic, or even as ill advised, as eating raw fish seasoned with green horseradish....
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 5, 2006

Welcome to MLB players; hot hibachi league getting warm

A sincere yokoso (welcome) to manager Bruce Bochy and all the coaches, players and staff members on the current major league tour of Japan.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 5, 2006

NHK's "Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai," "Chikyu Dramatic" and more

This week, NHK's travel show "Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai" (Tsurube Toasts Families; NHK-G, Monday, 8 p.m.) begins a two-part series on a trip to Ishikawa prefecture.
SUMO
Sep 25, 2006

Futeno withdraws on last day

Seventh-ranked maegashira Futeno on Sunday pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo tournament on the final day of the meet because of a bruised left buttock.
SUMO
Sep 24, 2006

Asashoryu reigns again

Yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia lost to Chiyotaikai on Saturday but won his 18th Emperor's Cup with a little help from compatriot Ama.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 24, 2006

NHK's "Ongaku Idenshi," Nihon TV's "Diet Combat" and more

One of the most common questions asked of pop musicians is, Who are your influences? This question is the premise behind a new series on NHK, "Ongaku Idenshi" (NHK-G, Mon., 11 p.m.), which literally means "The Genes of Music." According to the show's producers, a musician's particular sensibility is...
SUMO
Sep 17, 2006

Asashoryu regains share of lead with win

Grand champion Asashoryu overpowered Estonian wrestler Baruto on Saturday moved into a share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 15, 2006

Asashoryu retains share of lead with 5-0 mark at Autumn basho

Grand champion Asashoryu of Mongolia remained tied for the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday while compatriot Hakuho stayed one win off the pace.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2006

A hero some find hard to swallow

Once again, Japan's Takeru Kobayashi has pulled off the dubious feat of winning the annual U.S. Independence Day hot-dog eating contest at New York's Coney Island. Mr. Kobayashi took home his sixth straight Yellow Mustard Belt by downing 53 3/4 fat-, sodium- and nitrate-laden frankfurters in 12 minutes...
SUMO
Jul 5, 2006

The competition finally arrives

In 1958, then yokozuna Wakanohana, uncle of the Wakanohana and Takanohana brothers of the 90s won the first July tournament in the modern era with a 13-2 record.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2006

Explore the beauty of stoneware

JAPANESE WOOD-FIRED CERAMICS by Masakazu Kusakabe & Marc Lancet. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause publications, 2005, 320 pp., $44.99 (paper) The art of making ceramics originated in Japan during prehistoric times, and over recent centuries has evolved to rank higher even than painting in the eyes of this country's...

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