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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 1, 2003

Rumor mill churns on Beckham, Wenger

LONDON -- The truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction and the ongoing Spanish inquisition involving David Beckham and Arsene Wenger is becoming, to borrow a line from Alice In Wonderland, curiouser and curiouser.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2003

NHK in black for 13th straight year

NHK said Wednesday it remained in the black in the year to March 31 for the 13th straight fiscal year, with operating revenues exceeding expenses by 10.2 billion yen.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2003

Nippon TV net profit falls 41.4%

Nippon Television Network Corp. said Thursday its group net profit dropped 41.4 percent to 20.30 billion yen for the business year ended March 31 due to a plunge in advertising revenues amid the weak economy.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2003

World Cup lifts Sky Perfect revenue

Sky Perfect Communications Inc. said Wednesday its consolidated revenue soared 18.4 percent to a record 70.37 billion yen in fiscal 2002.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Top-floor Tokyo

It was 10:30 on a cloudy weekday morning in May, and 40-year-old Masakazu Meguro and his coworkers who make up Calcio Atleta las Manos were happily spending the morning of their precious day off to playing "futsal."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 7, 2003

Come on, come on, let's get together

There's collaboration in the air in Japan's contemporary theater world; collaboration between foreign directors and Japanese actors, directors and producers.
MORE SPORTS
May 5, 2003

Hishi Miracle takes Emperor's Cup

KYOTO -- The winner of last year's Japanese St. Leger's, Hishi Miracle, came from off the pace Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse to capture the Emperor's Cup by half a length over Sunrise Jaeger.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2003

Matsushita logs net loss despite sharp sales rise

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Monday it posted a group net loss of 19.45 billion yen for fiscal 2002, the second straight year its ink has run red.
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JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Competition showcases diplomats' Japanese-language skills

Some took the opportunity to look back on the historical relationship between their countries and Japan. Others focused on everyday life in today's Tokyo, like sending e-mail by mobile phone.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2003

Outlying regions want a piece of the action, too

Anticipating that the upcoming Visit Japan campaign will prove successful, businesses and local governments are developing strategies to draw prospective foreign tourists out of major cities and into their regions.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2003

Digital broadcasting licenses issued

The government issued provisional licenses Friday to 17 television stations planning to begin terrestrial digital broadcasts in December.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2003

Sky Perfect looks to wipe out losses

Sky Perfect Communications Inc. said Thursday it may eliminate all of its accumulated losses, which stand at some 120 billion yen, by the end of March 2004.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 15, 2003

Injured Kubo pulls out of South Korea friendly

Yokohama F. Marinos striker Tatsuhiko Kubo has become the latest player to pull out of the Japan squad for Wednesday's friendly against South Korea, soccer sources said Monday.
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JAPAN
Apr 3, 2003

Kansai robots on march amid Astro Boy hoopla

OSAKA -- The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, is witnessing a surge in visitors ahead of the April 7 "birthday" of Astro Boy, the humanoid robot for which the late cartoonist is probably best known.
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BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2003

Carbon molecule inspires hope in medicine, energy sectors

In the liver or even the brain of a cancer patient, carbon molecules shaped like soccer balls seek out malignant cells and bombard them with anticancer drugs.
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JAPAN
Apr 2, 2003

Photographer shows images of Iraqis

A Japanese photographer who recently returned from a peace rally in Baghdad has captured on film the lives of Iraqis before the outbreak of the U.S.-led war on their country.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 29, 2003

Inamoto salvages draw for Japan against Uruguay

Junichi Inamoto earned Japan a deserved 2-2 draw in its friendly against Uruguay in front of 54,000 fans at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Friday. His well-taken, second-half equalizer spared Japan's blushes but left coach Zico still seeking that elusive first win as Japan boss.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2003

Record 5.77 million visitors in '02

The number of foreigners entering Japan hit a record 5.77 million in 2002, up 9.2 percent from the previous year, the Immigration Bureau said Friday.
COMMUNITY
Mar 23, 2003

By the people, for the people

Pop into any bookstore and you'll find shelves overflowing with comic books about samurai, yakuza, war, business, baseball, soccer, golf, examination hell, high-school romance, office affairs -- in every genre from sci-fi to porn. And that's just the tip of Japan's manga iceberg.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 21, 2003

Drink culture still a major problem for English soccer

LONDON -- It has long been one of the mysteries of English football -- why does the national sport accept so much money from the product that has fueled so much hooliganism, which has caused so much trouble -- even deaths and destruction?
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 21, 2003

JFA may nix U.S. tour

Japan Football Association president Saburo Kawabuchi disclosed Thursday that the soccer's national governing body is considering canceling the national team's upcoming tour to the United States (March 23-31), following the launch of the U.S. military attack on Iraq on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 16, 2003

Style police

The advertising executive for a multinational soft-drinks company gasps in horror as the gorgeous celebrity he has hired as the face of his multimillion ad campaign turns up for the photo shoot in a ketchup-stained T-shirt and jeans. No panic, though, because he's hired someone who earns a living making...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 14, 2003

Cafe Eight: Vegetarianism for all

"Eat Your Vegetables." This is not your mother speaking, admonishing you at age 5 to clear your plate. It is the cheerful philosophy -- think of it as an invitation, not a command -- that underpins Cafe Eight, perhaps our favorite vegetarian restaurant in all of eastern Japan.
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JAPAN
Feb 23, 2003

Princess resumes duties after mourning period

Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, resumed her public duties on Saturday and said she will do her best to follow in the footsteps of her late husband.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 17, 2003

Japan cancels U.S. friendlies

The head of Japan's soccer federation said that two international friendlies in the United States in March will be canceled regardless of whether a U.S.-led coalition goes to war in Iraq.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2003

JFA cancels national team U.S. tour

Saburo Kawabuchi, chairman of the Japan Football Association, said Saturday the national team's soccer friendlies in North America scheduled for next month are to be canceled regardless of whether the United States goes to war with Iraq.
COMMUNITY
Feb 9, 2003

Academy aims to bring out the best

Golfer Shigeki Murayama is just one of many Japanese sportsmen and sportswomen to have flown the coop and set up base overseas in recent years. Like his counterparts in baseball, soccer and rugby, the "Smiling Assassin" realized he could only do so much on the professional golf circuit in Japan, and...
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.

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