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Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 1, 2010

Fighters' hitters not getting job done for team or Darvish

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are getting what they paid for in terms of power numbers this season, which unfortunately for them isn't a whole lot.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2010

Sumo perks to the wrong guys

The image of the Japan Sumo Association has been tarnished again, this time by the discovery that senior members of an organized crime group obtained tickets for special ringside seats at sumo tournaments apparently with the help of two sumo stablemasters. It has also surfaced that ozeki Kotomitsuki...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 29, 2010

An ode to aging English teachers

"I haven't lost a beat," he tells me.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 28, 2010

'Railways'

The Japanese have a love affair with trains, especially the ones that trundle through the more picturesque parts of the country. One sure way to draw tourists to your rural prefecture is an ancient steam locomotive that chugs through a pretty middle-of-nowhere. For many visitors, it's not the destination,...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 26, 2010

Veteran star Hunter impressed by Matsui's influence on Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The impact of "Godzilla" cannot be measured just by his contributions during the course of a game, but in the totality of things he does — both on the field and in the clubhouse.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 23, 2010

What's a rogue gusher when you never had a cherry tree anyway?

Fingerpointing, dear reader, has been elevated to an art. Halliburton is pointing the finger at BP. Transocean is also pointing the finger at BP. And BP, not to be outdone, is pointing fingers at both Halliburton and Transocean.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 22, 2010

The Island of Heavenly Fields

I live next to a heavenly field. So do lots of other people on my island.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 18, 2010

Yoshimoto Kogyo: Entertaining the nation

One would have to be a hermit, literally shut off from all media, to avoid exposure in Japan to the comedians and other entertainers managed by Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the nation's oldest and arguably most powerful entertainment agency.
JAPAN
May 18, 2010

I-Fairy robot leads events at Tokyo wedding

Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair.
JAPAN
May 13, 2010

Parties pin poll hopes on sports star power

The summer Upper House election is looking increasingly like an athletic competition as both ruling and opposition parties field sports stars to woo independent voters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 4, 2010

Recent run of success gives BayStars glimmer of hope

While it's too early to proclaim the winds of change have swept over the suddenly surging Yokohama BayStars, for the first time in a long while, there's something in the air.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
May 2, 2010

Renho: Japan's fiscal firebrand

Renho, a first-term Upper House member from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, shot to stardom in Japan last November when, as a member of a government committee tasked with screening ministries' budget requests, she had several fierce, face-to-face battles with bureaucrats.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 28, 2010

Durant not backing down in duel with Kobe

NEW YORK — A casual acquaintance e-mailed me a couple days ago to complain about the Eastern Conference playoff mismatches, as if I had something to do with the short supply of competition.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2010

Tani pays tribute to Kimura with dramatic pinch-hit grand slam

The last time Yoshitomo Tani hit a grand slam, it helped send Takuya Kimura to his second Japan Series.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 25, 2010

Marijuana addiction special; running commentaries of ordinary events; CM of the week: Hakugen

The discussion show "Heart wo Tsunago" (Linking Hearts; NHK-E, Mon., 8 p.m.) always focuses on a social issue involving young people. This week, the program broadcasts part one of a series on marijuana addiction.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Apr 20, 2010

Takada enjoying rookie season with Evessa

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Hirohisa Takada of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Apr 16, 2010

Yes, you can kankan: boater hats go with everything

Hats that hark back to an earlier era are all the rage. The season's model? The boater hat, otherwise known as the kankan-bou.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 16, 2010

Rowsom's role in Oita's turnaround worthy of honors

Brian Rowsom deserves to be on the short list of candidates for the bj-league's coach of the year honors.
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.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
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.
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 and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
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.
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.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
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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