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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 6, 2009

Turney breaks ground as first foreign coach in history of Giants

Cheers to the Yomiuri Giants for hiring strength and conditioning coach John Turney, recently let go by the Yokohama BayStars after leading the players on that team through stretching and calisthenics during pre-game drills for nine seasons.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 28, 2009

Five is a beehive in this country

"Two's company, three's a crowd and four is a party."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Nov 27, 2009

School uniforms remain a cultural conundrum

If Japan-watchers want to get to the bottom of what defines 'kawaii,' maybe they should talk to the girls who define it in the first place.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 22, 2009

Dogmas may blinker mainstream scientific thinking

The competing claims of Growing Earth Theory and Plate Tectonics Theory as presented in the accompanying article may appear to be a recent rivalry, but they are in fact following in a long tradition.
Rugby
Nov 17, 2009

Yamaha Jubilo to cut all pro rugby players

Yamaha Jubilo rugby club is releasing all its professional players as part of cost-cutting measures by the team's owners Yamaha Motors.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 15, 2009

Pants-droppingly good rants

THE GREAT FLOOD, by Frank Spignese. Printed Matter Press, 2009, 108 pp., $20 (paperback with CD) Frank Spignese's short book of poetry, "The Great Flood," comes with an audio CD of Frank reading pieces from the collection. I delved into the book first and then listened to the CD. Maybe I should have...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 13, 2009

Surprise contributors provided major impact for Giants this season

One year ago, outfielder Tetsuya Matsumoto appeared in just three games for the Yomiuri Giants. Pitcher Wirfin Obispo wasn't even a real member of the team.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 13, 2009

'Inglourious Basterds'

Anyone who drinks outside the privacy of their own home knows the peril of stumbling across the dreaded barroom bore. You know the type: a casual question ("Is that The Japan Times you're reading?") followed by a quick unsolicited opinion ("I've always thought Fazio was a bit of a prat."), which somehow...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2009

Giants scratch seven-year title itch

SAPPORO — Tetsuya Utsumi didn't expect to get a second chance to redeem himself in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2009

Fighters face up to task

SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters mostly took the day off on Friday but there's no hiding from the situation they find themselves in as the Japan Series returns to Hokkaido.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2009

Fighters tie series

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters already knew they'd be heading back to Sapporo on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2009

Darvish shines despite injury

Yu Darvish went into the game in his worst shape, but left one of the best impressions of his legend-in-the-making career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2009

Darvish slays Giants

SAPPORO — Yu Darvish and Tsuyoshi Shinjo had Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans worked up into a frenzy before the second game of the Japan Series had even started.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2009

Ogasawara returning to battle team he started with

Saturday night will mark a reunion of sorts when the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters take the field at Sapporo Dome to open the 2009 Japan Series.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2009

'Drag Me to Hell'

Once upon a time Sam Raimi wasn't the boring, franchise-friendly director on display in those anemic "Spiderman" movies. No, Raimi started out as a wild man of excess; his debut film, 1984's "The Evil Dead," was a slavering undead movie that went far, far beyond all previous limits of taste or imagination....
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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