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JAPAN
Nov 2, 2000

Fighting system is folly: Tanaka

OSAKA -- Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka said he has learned from the mistakes of other populist governors who took on the bureaucracy and lost, emphasizing that the age of traditional confrontational politics between small citizens' groups and bureaucrats is over.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 25, 2000

Deep in the ancient forests of the U.S. northwest

A soft light glows from the emerald-green moss covering every tree trunk, rock and piece of ground. The glow feels brighter than the light filtering down through the massive Douglas fir and Sitka spruce trees towering overhead, whose crowns prick the silver clouds that obscure the sun.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2000

Olympic success puts Sydney at the top

SYDNEY -- So you liked watching the world's best-ever Olympic Games? Wait, there's more. Hold that remote control for the next sports extravaganza from Australia, the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2000

Lions pitcher faces scrutiny of prosecutors

Police on Friday sent papers to public prosecutors on Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, accusing him of driving a car without a valid license last month in Tokyo and of other traffic offenses, they said.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 4, 2000

We must interrupt our bowling for a thrilling Olympic moment

Equality of the sexes I generally accept as a fundamental truth -- as certain as sunrise in the east, the rhythm of the tides and bubbles in the o-furo.
OLYMPICS
Sep 22, 2000

Atlanta ghosts topple fourth world champ

The ghost of Atlanta returned to haunt world champion Noriko Anno at the Sydney Olympics on Thursday as she made a surprise exit from the women's under-78 kg competition.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2000

Designers of Games capes under wraps

"It was top secret," one Japanese delegation official said of the colorful capes worn by the country's athletes and officials in the Sydney Olympics' opening ceremony last week.
OLYMPICS
Sep 18, 2000

Japan's Narazaki denied gold

SYDNEY -- Japan's dream start on the Olympic judo mat stumbled Sunday night when world champion Noriko Narazaki had to settle for the under-52 kg silver in a tightly fought rematch with the woman she defeated to become world champion last year.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2000

Japanese-made tatami to give judoka footing

Judo competitions at the Sydney Olympics will be played out on tatami mats made in Japan, marking their debut in overseas competitions and lending the Japanese team confidence in its footing.
OLYMPICS
Sep 14, 2000

Japan boss hoping for eight gold medals

SYDNEY -- Japan's Olympic officials have set the nation's athletes a goal of bringing home five gold medals and a total of 15 medals from the Sydney Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Sep 13, 2000

Arimori advises Japan marathoners to stay focused

Imagine this: The moment you have waited a lifetime for has finally arrived. Years of blood, sweat and tears have been invested to bring you to your date with destiny -- the women's Olympic marathon final.
OLYMPICS
Sep 13, 2000

Matsuzaka, Nakamura give Japan a shot at gold in baseball

Baseball is one of only three team competitions Japan will be contesting in Sydney (along with men's soccer and softball), and Japan has a good chance of taking a medal home just as it did in Barcelona (bronze) and Atlanta (silver). The question is, what color will it be this time?
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2000

'Squadzilla' squashes Japan

OMIYA, Saitama Pref. -- The United States men's Olympic team put a wrap on its brief Japan tour Wednesday night by scoring a decisive 105-49 victory over the host nation in the final game of the Super Dream Games 2000 tournament at the new Saitama Super Arena.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2000

Fiery Japan squad gets past Morocco

It may not be as good a sendoff for the Japanese Olympic team as Saturday's 6-0 victory over Kuwait, but Tuesday's 3-1 win over Morocco's Olympic team at Tokyo's National Stadium was just the kind of workout Philippe Troussier's team needed before heading for Sydney.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 24, 2000

Shooting the breeze with affable Eddie

Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Eddie Thomson HIROSHIMA -- Former Australian national team coach Eddie Thomson is the longest-serving manager in the J. League, but two weeks ago he announced that he would be leaving Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of the current season. However, the affable, 53-year-old...
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 18, 2000

Japan walks over UAE 3-1

HIROSHIMA -- Another day, another facile victory against another substandard team. Japan cruised to a 3-1 victory over the United Arab Emirates in the Kirin Challenge 2000 at Hiroshima's Big Arch on Wednesday, though quite where the challenge was meant to come from was difficult to see.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 2, 2000

Kiyohara, Matsui punish BayStars

Kazuhiro Kiyohara hit a three-run home run as the Central League's front-running Yomiuri Giants beat the Yokohama BayStars 4-2 at Yokohama Stadium on Tuesday and extended their winning streak to three.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 25, 2000

Japan unveils Olympic baseball squad

Eight professionals, including Seibu Lions star Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Norihiro Nakamura, have joined 16 top amateur players in Japan's baseball squad for the Sydney Olympics in September.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 22, 2000

Foreign refs aiming to help Japanese colleagues

International referees Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda Encinar and An Yan Lim Kee Chong have brought their experience to Japanese soccer this summer in order to try and help the standard of Japanese referees and the J. League.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 13, 2000

S. Africa done in by shady vote for 2006

South Africa has been shunned again.
OLYMPICS
Jun 14, 2000

Olympic track team announced by JAAF

The Japan Amateur Athletic Federation on Monday named 23 athletes for its team at the Sydney Olympics, including injury-prone sprinter Nobuharu Asahara and Harumi Hiroyama, who narrowly missed a place in the women's marathon squad.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 13, 2000

Nakamura earns Japan 1-1 draw with Slovakia

RIFU, Miyagi Pref. -- Shunsuke Nakamura curled in a stunning 25-meter free-kick Sunday to earn Japan a 1-1 draw with Slovakia in the opening match of the Kirin Cup in front of 45,831 fans at the new Miyagi Stadium.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 4, 2000

Dang! There goes Dingo

Too bad about Dave "Dingo" Nilsson leaving the Chunichi Dragons. He's gone back to his native Australia for treatment of a painful lower back condition, and it appears his Japan career, at least at the varsity level, may have come to an end. What was supposed to have been an exciting season in Japan...
SOCCER / J. League
May 23, 2000

Troussier names team for Morocco tournament

Japan manager Philippe Troussier on Monday called up 26 players for the Hassan II International Cup (June 4-6 in Morocco), including the surprise pick of Vissel Kobe defender Keiji Kaimoto in place of injured Jubilo Iwata defender Toshihiro Hattori.
SOCCER / J. League
May 1, 2000

Troussier's future with Japan in doubt

Japan manager Philippe Troussier, with less than two months left on his contract, is on the verge of being dismissed and is likely to be replaced by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger or anyone else the Japan Football Association can think of before its next board meeting on May 25.
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.
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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