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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 20, 2016

No-nonsense skipper Baker a good fit for title-contending Nationals

"Do you think you've ended up spoiling the teams you've managed previously?", MAS asked Dusty Baker, during a pregame chat with the Washington Nationals first-year skipper.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 28, 2014

Hanyu delivers splendid free skate, overtakes Machida for world title

Sochi Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu came from behind in dramatic fashion to capture his first world championship on Friday night at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 6, 2009

Otaru ruling beats 'mob rule'

Paul de Vries' treatise on group accountability in Japanese society ("Back to the baths: Otaru revisited," Zeit Gist, Dec. 2) offered a new take on the now familiar story of the court case between Japan's naturalized enfant terrible, Debito Arudou, and the managers of the Yunohana public bath in Otaru,...
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2004

2002 World Cup target for al-Qaeda, leader says

A senior member of al-Qaeda has told U.S. security authorities that the terrorist network planned to carry out attacks against 2002 World Cup soccer matches in Japan, informed sources in Tokyo said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2003

40 billion yen in taxpayer funds improperly spent in 2002

Government ministries, agencies and state-funded entities wasted or improperly used about 40 billion yen in taxpayer money in fiscal 2002, the highest amount in 20 years, the Board of Audit said Friday in a report.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2003

Al-Qaeda suspect from Pakistan deported in 2002

Japan deported a Pakistani man last year suspected of being a member of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, police said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2003

MHI saw profit rise 30% in 2002

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that its group net profit jumped 29.8 percent in fiscal 2002 to 34.33 billion yen.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2003

Nikon 2002 figures deeper in red

Nikon Corp. said Monday it fell deeper into the red with a consolidated net loss of 8.14 billion yen in fiscal 2002, against a loss of 6 billion yen the previous year.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Millea forced to downgrade fiscal 2002 profit forecast

Millea Holdings Inc., which groups Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co., said Thursday it has revised downward its group profit forecast for fiscal 2002.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2003

Electricity demand grew in 2002

Ten major power companies sold a total of 841.48 billion kilowatt-hours in fiscal 2002, up 2.1 percent from the previous year, a power company association said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2003

Public handed in 2.4 billion yen in lost cash to police in 2002

Some 2.4 billion yen in cash was handed in to the Metropolitan Police Department's lost and found center in 2002, down 1.2 percent from the previous year, MPD officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2003

Diet enacts extra budget for 2002

The Diet on Thursday passed an extra budget for fiscal 2002 that allocates 3 trillion yen to ease the negative impact of the accelerated disposal of nonperforming loans at the nation's banks.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2003

Retail, wholesale sales drop a combined 3.7% in 2002

Domestic wholesale and retail sales fell a combined 3.7 percent in 2002 to 582.27 trillion yen, declining for the 11th straight year and by the largest margin since 1999, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2003

Samurai flick voted best of 2002

Film magazine Kinema Jumpo said Thursday that "Tasogare Seibei" ("The Twilight Samurai") topped its list of the 10 best Japanese films of 2002.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 5, 2003

You saw it! The gongs and goofs of 2002

Media Personalities of the Year: Koichi Tanaka and Tama-chan
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2002

Tokyo Game Show 2002 exhibits latest software

Japan's biggest video-game software show kicked off Friday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, with 85 domestic and overseas software companies exhibiting 500 new products.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2002

Industrialists see zero GDP growth in fiscal 2002

Leading corporate managers expect the nation's gross domestic product to post zero growth in fiscal 2002, the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) said Tuesday, quoting the results of a recent survey.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Sep 8, 2002

Tokyo Jazz 2002: The hybrid of a new generation

Though Herbie Hancock may not have the fancy footwork of the heroes who usually play Tokyo Stadium, as director of Tokyo Jazz 2002, he still managed to draw over 37,000 people to the soccer pitch the weekend of Aug. 24. This attendance alone would rank the festival, the first in a planned annual series,...
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Initial budget requests up 3.4% on 2002 but likely to be cut

General account budget requests for fiscal 2003 will total 84.02 trillion yen, up 2.79 trillion yen, or 3.4 percent, from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2002

Fukuda says no plans yet for extra fiscal 2002 budget

The government has no plans at present to draft a supplementary budget for fiscal 2002, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

State expects flat growth in fiscal 2002: Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Friday he expects flat economic growth in fiscal 2002, a slight improvement from the estimated 0.1 percent contraction for fiscal 2001.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2001

More environmental staff on way for 2002

The Environment Ministry will get 58 extra staff for fiscal 2002, but it will still be understaffed, Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi told a news conference on Tuesday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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