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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 6, 2010

Morning mochi makes waves

Say ohaiyo gozaimasu to a new yet traditional meal: the Good Morning Breakfast Mochi.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 5, 2010

Road set up for Hawks to make run at title

There are no more excuses for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2010

Fukuoka: Designed for living

Inquiring as to the whereabouts of English-language bookstores in Fukuoka, the person at the Rainbow Plaza information center's desk straightaway handed me a printout of English listings, maps and directions. This, I began to realize, is a well organized city.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2010

Will Murton get fair shot at hits record?

The single-season home-run record in Japanese baseball has been somewhat of a touchy subject for quite some time. Many associate the record of 55 with legendary Yomiuri Giants slugger Sadaharu Oh.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 1, 2010

Twenty ways for the bj-league to boost exposure

How can an upstart league become relevant to the masses?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2010

Ending the secret life of the death penalty

Japan's former Justice Minister Keiko Chiba surprised many people when she ordered the hanging of two convicted killers at the end of July.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 26, 2010

Home truths: To buy or not to buy?

During a recent sojourn in the United States, I talked with friends and relatives about the housing situation, specifically the value of their homes in the wake of the subprime fiasco of 2007-08. Those who bought high just before the bubble burst are feeling queasy now that property values have descended...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 24, 2010

Sakamoto impressing with show of power

For pitchers facing shortstops, usually the main worry is letting them get on base, where their speed can create problems.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 19, 2010

Thinking aloud

Few philosophers are compared to rock stars or TV celebrities, but that's the kind of popularity Michael Sandel enjoys in Japan.
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 16, 2010

Orix to expand overseas as home market slows

Orix Corp. aims to expand its overseas assets by 12 percent this year to tap growing demand for machine tools, aircraft and ships in Asia as the domestic market slows.
COMMENTARY
Sep 15, 2010

Corruption is not very sporting

Top players in world sports earn salaries that are staggeringly large. But, if various allegations that have recently been published are true, the earnings of top sportsmen, combined in many cases with huge payments from companies using the stars' images to advertise their products, have not been sufficient...
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LIFE / Digital
Sep 15, 2010

Petition project lets Web surfers make their mark

As of Tuesday, 84,512 people were united in their call for laws banning restrictions on manga / anime content, at least 8,984 people had endorsed same-sex marriage, and 1,609 individuals wanted Panasonic to keep a speech aid for the physically impaired on the market.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2010

Ogasawara wields big stick for surging Giants

The Yomiuri Giants and Tokyo Yakult Swallows aren't far from each other in terms of location. The distance between the crosstown rivals in the Central League standings, however, just got a little bit wider.

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