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MORE SPORTS / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2009

Canseco's MMA debut a farce

It was exactly what you'd call a chaban, or a farce.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2009

Key role for young Iranians in June's presidential poll

TEHRAN — Iranians will go to the polls June 12 to elect a new president. While some argue that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election is a foregone conclusion, the outcome is, in fact, not at all clear.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2009

Veteran coach Neumann finished in Fukuoka

Although he guided the Rizing Fukuoka to the postseason in each of their first two seasons, coach John Neumann will not return to the bj-league team next season.
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LIFE
May 24, 2009

The beat goes on in Japan's jazz hub

As one of Japan's longest-standing maritime gateways to the world, Yokohama has absorbed many cultures from the West over the last 150 years — not least its abiding love of jazz.
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BUSINESS
May 23, 2009

Flu virus starts to take toll on businesses

The spreading H1N1 swine flu virus is having an ill effect on a wide range of businesses from tourism to retailing, particularly in the western regions where the outbreak was first detected, industry sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 22, 2009

Phoenix's Nakamura looks back on team's first season in bj-league

Despite a 36-win regular season, the best record in the Eastern Conference, and a trip to the Final Four, Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix coach Kazuo Nakamura didn't describe his team's first season in the bj-league as a resounding success.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2009

Containing the new flu

The new H1N1 influenza has spread rapidly mainly among high school students, their family members and teachers in Hyogo and Osaka prefectures. On Saturday, the first eight cases were confirmed. By Sunday, the number of confirmed cases topped 80, and on Wednesday it climbed to at least 238.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 20, 2009

News and notes from the bj-league's Final Four

Nobody likes to lose back-to-back championship games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 18, 2009

Ryukyu wins league crown

The Ryukyu Golden Kings have established a new standard of excellence in the bj-league this season.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 17, 2009

NPB commissioner wanted to ban foreign players 25 years ago

There are 66 foreign players currently registered in Japanese pro baseball, along with two foreign managers, a farm team manager and three coaches. But, 25 years ago this month, the commissioner of Japanese baseball wanted to ban non-Japanese from playing in the Central and Pacific Leagues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 15, 2009

'Angels & Demons'

How much work can you get done in five hours? That's the crucial question in "Angels & Demons," the sequel to the 2006 global megahit "The Da Vinci Code."
JAPAN
May 12, 2009

Coast guard stresses protecting territory

Protecting Japan's maritime interests from its neighbors has become a key element of the Japan Coast Guard's duties, according to annual report released Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2009

HeatDevils hoping to live to see fifth season

The Oita HeatDevils endured an 8-44 regular season, the worst record in the bj-league this season. And now the team is looking to find a way to remain in business.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 10, 2009

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo worth a visit

One of the items on my "bucket list" is a trip to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Nope, despite being from the East Coast, I have never been there but hope to make the trek to (what I hear is) the picturesque village in upstate New York.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2009

Nintendo reports 8.5% gain in profit for year

Nintendo Co. reported an 8.5 percent rise in annual profit, shrugging off the global slowdown that has battered other manufacturers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
May 6, 2009

Shedding light with a green gadget

Innovation to monitor: Eizo Nanao is addressing the power-wastage produced by computer screens with the 20-inch EV2023W and 23-inch EV2303W FlexScan monitors, which incorporate its creative EcoView Sense feature. The essence of this innovation is that the monitors automatically switch to electricity-...
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JAPAN
May 1, 2009

Narita arrival tests positive for influenza

NARITA, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) A woman aboard a Northwest Airlines flight that arrived Thursday at Narita International Airport from Los Angeles has tested positive for influenza in a preliminary examination, sources with the airport operator said.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 1, 2009

Playoff tiebreaker in bj-league becomes point of contention

Every sports league has a right to create its own set of rules. And it's only natural for a new league to face greater scrutiny for the way it operates than a league with a long established tradition, a way of doing things that won't change very easily.
BASKETBALL
Apr 30, 2009

Nippon Tornadoes set to open first IBL season

International Basketball League's Nippon Tornadoes open their first season on Friday against the Vancouver Volcanoes at the O'Connell Sports Center in Vancouver, Wash. The Tornadoes will play 16 more games in a short summer season, wrapping up play on June 3 against the Oregon Waves.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Apr 29, 2009

From dust-gathering tapes to the digital age

Walkman brand still standing: Sony's latest additions to the once-venerable Walkman brand, the NW-X1050 and NW-X1060 (released last week), base their appeal on a wide range of features for watching video and playing music. Each of the pair sports a 3-inch OLED touch-screen display, which has a 432×240-pixel...
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2009

Bolt aiming to shatter world record

BOSTON, REUTERS — Jamaican Usain Bolt has his sights set on smashing his already electrifying 100-meter world record, the triple Olympic champion said on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 25, 2009

Despite recent success, swimmer Irie focuses on long-term goals

It's no surprise that teenage athletes make continuous improvement — day to day, week to week — in their respective sports.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 22, 2009

Time is right for a LeBron-Kobe showdown

NEW YORK — Last season the NBA and its fans got what they sold their souls for, a showdown between the Celtics and Lakers . . . the league's two most venerated and decorated franchises.

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