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BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2003

Nelson plays hero as Buffs choke on Hawks

Bryant Nelson singled home the game-winning run as the Daiei Hawks rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth en route to a 9-8 "sayonara" victory over the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Fukuoka Dome.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ARCHIPELA-GO
May 11, 2003

Family biking weekends for a song

UTSUNOMIYA -- Comfortable lodging for a family of four, with meals, for less than 20,000 yen? Yes, it's possible, even in Japan. That's all my family paid for a very enjoyable overnight in Utsunomiya, at a public facility that promotes bicycling.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 10, 2003

Law unto himself meets Japanese country singer

Hearing a great cover of the country song "All You Ever Do Is Hurt Me" as he descended into Kenny's Country Music Station one Saturday evening in 2001, Chicago-born Dan Rosen wondered who the American woman singing it was. Imagine his surprise, then, when he looked at the stage and heard "this big, really...
BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2003

Hawks earn second straight 'sayonara' victory

Munenori Kawasaki doubled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Daiei Hawks beat the Lotte Marines 4-3 with their second straight "sayonara" win at Fukuoka Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 3, 2003

Tuffy cracks game-winning blast in 11th

Tuffy Rhodes belted his second solo homer of the night in the 11th inning to give the Kintetsu Buffaloes a 11-10 "sayonara" victory over the Nippon Fighters on Friday night at Osaka Dome.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 27, 2003

Time after time, show after show

Though Cyndi Lauper is much more than a one-hit wonder, her sudden stardom in 1984 made the subsequent lack of fireworks in her career seem as if she'd put everything she had into her debut album, "She's so Unusual." It's not entirely true, but in any case that LP went platinum five times in the United...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 27, 2003

Life is one big show -- at least for Mino

On April 18, TV Asahi premiered a new quiz show called "Thumbs Up," hosted by Monta Mino. Until this show, Asahi was the only commercial network that hadn't hired Mino to helm a regular series, which means the gruff emcee is now approaching omnipresence. He hosts eight prime-time programs a week in addition...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2003

Yankee-Mariner games only bright spot for travel industry

Causing yet another made-in-Japan sensation on the other side of the Pacific, New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui is providing a bit of much-needed relief for the nation's travel industry.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 25, 2003

Dragons blank Tigers

Kenshin Kawakami went seven strong innings Thursday as the Chunichi Dragons blanked the Hanshin Tigers 6-0.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2003

Daiei reports return to the black for '02

Ailing retailer Daiei Inc. reported Friday it returned to profitability in its 2002 business year due to lower restructuring costs, which weighed heavily on its earnings in the previous term.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 17, 2003

Wada goes the distance as Hawks soar in Chiba

Lefty Tsuyoshi Wada shut out Lotte, fanning 11 over the distance for his second win as the Daiei Hawks beat the Marines 2-0 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Wednesday in a tight pitching duel between two rookie hurlers.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Survey prompts prison grievances

A telephone survey conducted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations has prompted 125 complaints of human rights violations at correctional facilities across the country.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2003

Marines' Fukuura, Short bomb Lions

Kazuya Fukuura went 4-for-5 including a two-run homer and starter Naoyuki Shimizu tossed eight solid innings to pick up his third win as the Chiba Lotte Marines downed the Seibu Lions 9-2 at Seibu Dome on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 13, 2003

Who copped my hip-hop?

On a visit to Tokyo's trendy Shibuya Ward several years ago, I came across a Japanese teenager dressed from head to toe in baggy hip-hop wear, one of the first "B-Boys" I'd ever seen here. Still relatively new to Japan, I was curious about whether this young man represented some growing awareness of...
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2003

Fighters give Hillman first win at home field

Katsuhiko Yamada hit a tie-breaking infield single with two outs and the bases loaded to ignite a five-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 7-5 at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 5, 2003

Tokyo's fastest copywriter on the run for TELL

Bob Poulson is a runner. He runs for fun, and when a good cause comes along that he believes is worth running for, he will run for that too.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 5, 2003

Daiei spoils Hillman's home debut as Hawks beat up Fighters

Kazumi Saito went the distance, scattering six hits and notching eight strikeouts, as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks spoiled Nippon Ham manager Trey Hillman's home debut with a 5-1 win Friday night before a crowd of 24,000 at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2003

Hsu goes the distance as Lions maul Orix

Hsu Ming-chieh (1-0) scattered three hits over the distance while fanning nine batters en route to his first win of the year as the Seibu Lions beat the Orix BlueWave 6-4 at Yahoo BB Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 2, 2003

Rampaging Buffaloes notch fifth straight

Kintetsu slugger Yuji Yoshioka smashed a three-run homer off Daiei rookie starter Tsuyoshi Wada to cap a four-run first-inning burst as the Buffaloes defeated the Daiei Hawks 5-3 at Osaka Dome on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 1, 2003

Buffs stomp Hawks, ace rookie Arakaki

Naoyuki Omura hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth inning as the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes came from behind to beat the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 5-2 Monday at Osaka Dome and spoil Nagisa Arakaki's Pacific League debut.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2003

Irabu makes winning return

Hideki Irabu made a successful return to Japanese baseball Saturday, picking up a win in his first game after spending six years in the major leagues.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2003

JAL signs on as MLB sponsor

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it has become an official sponsor of Major League Baseball.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 30, 2003

Lock & key

KAZUYOSHI UEHARA -- not the Kazuyoshi Uehara -- rang the doorbell. He sensed a pause, a hesitation, an interrupted action -- his imagination no doubt -- and tensed slightly as approaching footsteps grew audible.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 29, 2003

Fighters tame Matsuzaka to win debut for Hillman

Carlos Mirabal went seven innings Friday as the Nippon Ham Fighters downed the defending Pacific League champion Seibu Lions 4-1 to give rookie manager Trey Hillman a win in his managerial debut in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 25, 2003

Rugby boys pack down for sevens extravaganza

Tradition has it that in 1883 the Melrose rugby club in Scotland was casting around for ideas to help the club's finances when the suggestion of a rugby football tournament was put forward by the now legendary "Ned" Haig.
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.
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 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.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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