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Apr 30, 2003

Inoue downs Suzuki with 'ippon'

Two-time defending champion Kosei Inoue beat his archrival Keiji Suzuki with an "ippon" complete win in the final to capture the All-Japan judo championship for the third straight time on Tuesday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 27, 2003

Animal 'doctors' deliver health and well-being

At the Helsinki Olympics in 1952, Danish rider Liz Hartel became the first woman to ever win a medal in dressage. What was also historic about her achievement, though, was that her legs had been paralyzed since she was stricken with polio as a teenager.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 26, 2003

Jiro Hirano

When he was poised between high school and university in the late 1950s, Jiro Hirano had a vague idea that in life he wanted to do "something international." He knew he didn't want to study at the University of Tokyo, as his father and brother and cousins had before him. "I wanted to have a way of my...
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Apr 25, 2003

Nishikori smashes Japan's oldest swimming record

Atsushi Nishikori, a gold medalist in last fall's Asian Games, broke Japan's oldest swimming record in the semifinal of the men's 100-meter backstroke at the swimming National Championships Thursday.
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Apr 21, 2003

Sky's the limit for broadcaster in search of sporting excellence

A recent survey of 1,000 Japanese sports viewers who subscribe to JSky Sports showed that 25-30 percent enjoyed watching or wanted to watch baseball, sumo and soccer, 19 percent favored domestic rugby, 13 percent enjoyed cycling and 12 percent preferred international rugby, NBA and NHL.
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Apr 19, 2003

N. Korea makes entry into world meet

North Korea has completed its entry for next month's World Championships in Paris, a qualifying event for next year's Athens Olympics, table tennis sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2003

Digital broadcasting licenses issued

The government issued provisional licenses Friday to 17 television stations planning to begin terrestrial digital broadcasts in December.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2003

Dragons rough up Hodges, Swallows

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami hit a two-run homer to cap a seven-run outburst in the second inning as the Chunichi Dragons went on to crush the Yakult Swallows 8-3 on Thursday night.
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Apr 3, 2003

Hagiwara set to miss World Championships

Japan's top female swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara is set to miss this year's World Swimming Championships in Barcelona after deciding to skip the upcoming nationals, swimming sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2003

Robot Winter Games on horizon?

It might not be ready for the Olympics, but Masaya Takahashi's skiing robot can take on the slopes with grace, and he hopes this inspires people to do likewise.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Mar 23, 2003

A beautiful day in the life of sound

The phone line buzzes, the electric heater drones and the pitter-patter of rain can be heard in the background. Not the perfect sonic environment for a phone interview, but for Yuko Kitamura, it is perfect.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 15, 2003

J2 teams get ready for action

Seeking two tickets to join the nation's top flight in a year's time, a total of 12 teams across the nation will launch their Division Two campaigns Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 11, 2003

Road to Athens begins in November

Japan's baseball team will take on the winner of a four-nation preliminary league on Nov. 5 in Sapporo in its first appearance in the Asian regional qualifier for next year's Athens Olympics, the Asian Baseball Federation said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 11, 2003

Building projects defy huge cash woe

Until a year ago, the tallest structure I could see from my apartment in Hashimoto, Kanagawa Prefecture, was the neon sign for the local Denny's. Not any more.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 7, 2003

Takanohana getting grip on life off the dohyo

Recently retired yokozuna Takanohana was the idol of the sumo world during the 1990s and his departure from the sport earlier this year leaves many wondering how it will carry on.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2003

Appliance sales off 2% in January

January sales of home electrical appliances at big retailers fell 2.16 percent year-on-year to 197.7 billion yen, the fifth drop in a row, the Nippon Electric Big-Stores Association said Tuesday.
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Feb 26, 2003

Shibui to miss Nagoya Marathon

Yoko Shibui, who injured her left knee while training in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, will miss the upcoming Nagoya Marathon, sponsors said Tuesday.
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Feb 22, 2003

Shibui uncertain for Nagoya race

Yoko Shibui, who finished third at last October's Chicago Marathon, has injured herself while training in Kunming in southwestern China and returned to Japan a week earlier than expected for treatment, coach Hideo Suzuki said Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 18, 2003

Japan to face Portugal

Japan to face Portugal Japan will likely play EURO 2004 host Portugal at home in June and away in October as a part of its build-up program under national team coach Zico, the Japan Football Association announced Monday in Tokyo.
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Feb 14, 2003

Pavlicevic named Japan coach

The Japan Basketball Association said Wednesday it has hired Zeljko Pavlicevic of Croatia as the new manager for the men's national team on a four-year deal.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2003

Japan NGO demands Beijing release 120 North Korean refugees, supporters

A Japanese nongovernmental organization helping North Koreans who have fled to China demanded Thursday that Beijing release at least 120 refugees and their supporters allegedly detained since October.
COMMENTARY
Feb 13, 2003

No shortage of reasons why South Koreans dislike the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Opinion polls from around the world show increasing numbers of people believe that the United States is arrogant, unilateralist and indifferent to key concerns of other nations -- even friends and allies. There is a rising belief that the U.S. has become a source of international tension...
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 6, 2003

Matsui eyes playing in Olympic qualifiers

New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui is likely to play for the Japanese national team in this fall's Asian qualifying tournament for next year's Athens Olympics, baseball sources said Tuesday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 2, 2003

Effects of aging on TV, film and romance

February marks the 50th anniversary of the first public television broadcast in Japan, and NHK will celebrate the anniversary with an extensive historical survey of its archives.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 30, 2003

Asashoryu gets yokozuna rank

Mongolia's Asashoryu was promoted Wednesday to the highest rank in Japan's ancient sport of sumo, becoming the first from his country and only the third foreign-born wrestler ever to achieve that lofty status.

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