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LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Dec 3, 2004

It's a stroll in a park to find the old Yoyogi

The town of Shinjuku dates from the late 17th century, when a post-station was set up there on the Koshu-kaido on the northwestern edge of Edo (present-day Tokyo). To the south, Yoyogi was then mainly sparsely populated hills that rolled on as far as the eye could see.
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Nov 27, 2004

Takaoka plans to run in Tokyo

Japanese men's marathon record holder Toshinari Takaoka is set to run in February's Tokyo International Marathon.
OLYMPICS
Nov 25, 2004

Kitajima wants his records back

Athens Olympics double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima resumed full-scale training on Wednesday and warned Brendan Hansen he is out to reclaim the world records he lost to the American last summer.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2004

Profit picture brightens for TV Asahi

TV Asahi Corp. said Friday its group net profit swelled 216.3 percent to 3.47 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 2004 from a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2004

Listed firms' pretax profit rose 33.2% in first half

Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section posted a year-on-year increase of 33.2 percent in combined group pretax profit in the first half of the current fiscal year, an economic think tank said Friday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 19, 2004

Sonics making loud noise; Gasol on empty

NEW YORK -- With one quarter left in Sunday's game I was all set to diss Danny (The Flagrant Vagrant) Fortson, Seattle's solo paint presence, for drawing a one-game suspension and sullying the Sonic boom.
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Nov 14, 2004

Tomita grabs third all-around title

Hiroyuki Tomita won his first title in two years and third career in the men's individual all-around competition at the gymnastics national championships on Saturday.
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Nov 14, 2004

Gral penalty saves Iwata

Brazilian striker Rodrigo Gral converted a late penalty to spare Masakuni Yamamoto from embarrassment in his first game in charge as holders Jubilo Iwata squeaked past amateur league side Sagawa Tokyo 3-2 in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 28, 2004

Inoue to sit out Kodokan Cup

Kosei Inoue, who missed out on a chance for a second straight gold medal in the men's 100-kg at the Athens Olympics, will skip the weight class nationals next month citing lack of enthusiasm, judo officials said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2004

Lions force decider

NAGOYA -- Daisuke Matsuzaka came through with another huge win.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 22, 2004

Following the way of the samurai in Akita's Kakunodate

For the Hollywood view of what life was like for the old warriors of Japan, go down to the video shop and take out "The Last Samurai." But for a more accurate glimpse of how the samurai lived and the kind of world they inhabited, take a trip to Kakunodate.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2004

A peace overture from Taiwan

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian last weekend bid to improve relations with China. In his National Day speech, Mr. Chen called on Beijing to resume long-stalled talks and help build confidence and lower tension across the Taiwan Strait. Critically, he seems willing to resume talks on the basis of the...
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2004

Fears over digital sector, personal consumption cloud outlook

Although the economy is now in its fifth-longest expansion in postwar history, the outlook is clouded by worries over the future course of the digital industry and personal consumption.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2004

Signs of a mature diplomacy

Anti-Japanese behavior by Chinese soccer fans during the Asian Cup tournament in August stirred strong resentment among the Japanese public. Man questioned whether China was qualified to host the 2008 Olympics. Others criticized the Japanese government's lukewarm protests against the incidents. I feel,...
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2004

The road to 'sports citizenship'

The good news about Japanese professional baseball last week was that the players averted a second weekend strike following a last-minute agreement with management. A week earlier, an unprecedented walkout had been staged in protest against a merger deal between the Kintetsu Baffaloes and the Orix BlueWave...
OLYMPICS
Sep 23, 2004

Japan Olympians to prepare for tour

Hiroyuki Tomita, Takehiro Kashima and Isao Yoneda, who were all part of the gold medal-winning men's gymnastics team at the Athens Olympics, will compete in the World Cup series in Europe this fall, gymnastics sources said Tuesday.
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Sep 19, 2004

Tachibana, Takeda capture duet

Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda, who won the duet silver at the Athens Olympics, took advantage of the absence of their Russian archrivals Saturday to win the duet final at the synchronized swimming World Grand Prix meet.
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Sep 18, 2004

Injured Suetsugu pulls out of meet

Shingo Suetsugu, the 200-meter bronze medalist at last year's World Championships, has withdrawn from the upcoming Seiko Super Meet 2004 Yokohama, organizers said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2004

China takes no chances in Hong Kong poll

HONG KONG -- It is now clear that China is quietly tearing up the fine promises it made in 1984 that Hong Kong would be permitted a high degree of autonomy when China resumed sovereignty over the city after 150 years of British colonial rule. Beijing is going to great lengths to ensure that prodemocracy...
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2004

Beer, 'happoshu' shipments cool

Combined domestic shipments of beer and "happoshu" low-malt beer by Japan's five major brewers dropped 5.9 percent in August from a year earlier, according to shipment figures released Friday.

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