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MORE SPORTS
Dec 8, 2003

Bonjasky edges Musashi for crown

Remy Bonjasky of the Netherlands won the 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix and a $400,000 jackpot at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday, with a points victory over surprise finalist and home favorite Musashi.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2003

'Basic plan' for Iraq dispatch to omit specifics

The basic plan for sending Japanese ground troops to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, which the Cabinet is expected to approve Tuesday, will omit specifics such as a time frame for the dispatch, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday.
Events
Dec 7, 2003

KANSAI Who & What

Osaka district lights up its streets for Christmas: The Nakanoshima district of Osaka's Kita Ward is being illuminated every evening until Dec. 27 as the city celebrates Christmas.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2003

Christmas in Japan

It's the end of the first week of December, which means the odd annual festival of Christmas in Japan is once again in full swing. In fact, it's inescapable: bells ringing, carols tinkling, lights twinkling, shoppers jostling, cakes a-baking everywhere you look.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2003

60% want to call the shots when the end is near

A record 60 percent of people recently surveyed by the health ministry said they favor preparing advance documents to refuse artificial life-support in the event they become terminally ill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2003

State seizes Ashikaga Bank shares

The government completed procedures Monday to seize all shares in Ashikaga Bank and temporarily nationalize the insolvent regional lender.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 29, 2003

Carol Smith-Wright

This year the International Ladies Benevolent Society marks its half century of uninterrupted philanthropic activities on behalf of organizations and people in need, mostly in Japan. Principally through its annual ball and its Christmas Fair, ILBS raises money that it donates to approved institutions...
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2003

Research whales to end up on tables

The Institute of Cetacean Research said Thursday it will sell some 400 tons of whale meat in Japan's wholesale markets from Friday to Feb. 25.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 27, 2003

Japan, U.S. to join forces in Tokyo

Japan and the United States will hold a joint training session in Tokyo for male gymnasts to help raise their mutual skill levels, the Japan Gymnastic Association said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

TV Asahi chief contrite over report

TV Asahi Corp. President Michisada Hirose accepted some blame Tuesday for provoking accusations that the station's recent election coverage was biased.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 25, 2003

The rise of the machines

She's young, beautiful, and fluent in several languages.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2003

Qatar request for secret forces status pact rejected

Negotiations between Japan and Qatar for a status of forces agreement to cover a Self-Defense Forces dispatch to the Mideast country to support reconstruction in Iraq have hit a snag over Qatar's request to keep contents of the accord confidential, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2003

Financial Services chief vows to avert bank crisis

Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka tried to offer assurances Sunday that the government would do everything it can to avert a financial crisis if some banks are found to have serious problems after releasing their midterm business results.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2003

Former Nihon Keizai unit execs held

Three people, including a former president and a former managing director of a Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. affiliate, were arrested Sunday for alleged aggravated breach of trust by issuing checks for nonexistent transactions.
Japan Times
Events / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 23, 2003

Kobe German school to host Christmas market

Deutsche Schule Kobe, a German school in the city's Nada Ward, is hosting a Christmas market between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Nov. 29.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 22, 2003

Nicola Townsend

An Australian arts festival that began a six-month run last July in Japan is giving presentations of a variety of culturally diverse art forms. Events, still being held in different venues, project "a distinctive Australian art scene bursting with vitality." The Australian government in partnership with...
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 21, 2003

Nippon Ham inks Shinjo

Former major league outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo signed a provisional contract carrying an annual salary of 80 million yen over two years with the Nippon Ham Fighters, officials of the Pacific League club said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2003

Clinton meets kin of slain exchange student

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Wednesday met the parents of a Japanese exchange student who was shot to death in Louisiana, a crime Clinton cited in pushing for stricter gun control while he was in office.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2003

Race is on to get into world's most prestigious MBA programs

Some liken it to an event as pivotal as marriage. Others say it's a ticket to a super white-collar job, or even the ultimate test of one's being.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2003

Old man, take a look at yourself

If you thought that Neil Young was turning into a cranky old coot, his new album, "Greendale," is proof that he already is one. There are many who think he was cranky as far back as 1969, when he shot his baby down by the river. And in one of his two (count 'em!) hit singles, he identifies fully with...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2003

Convicted in double-jeopardy, Nepali starts life sentence for 1997 murder

Once acquitted and still proclaiming his innocence, Govinda Prasad Mainali, 37, of Nepal has begun serving a life prison term for the 1997 murder of a Tokyo woman, it was learned Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2003

U.S. raps new insurance product

The United States objected Monday to Japan's approval of the sale of a new postal insurance product by the public corporation that could compete directly with private-sector products.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 16, 2003

Spring is in the air

It's party time in Tokyo -- again. You know, that twice yearly event when the capital's trendy restaurants and coffee shops seem to be overflowing with leggy, blonde models from overseas. They're here to make a few bucks, have a few parties -- and also have a stab at furthering their careers.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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