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BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2006

Red Wave captures first title

Fujitsu Red Wave came from behind to beat Chanson V-Magic 51-49 in the women's final to claim its first title at the basketball national championships on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 9, 2006

Ishii meets with Fighters

Left-handed pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii, who was released by the New York Mets last month, held talks with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday, a day after he met with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2006

Prince raps panel over female monarchs

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, has criticized a government panel on Imperial succession for rushing to propose that females be allowed to ascend the throne, according to a magazine that goes on sale Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2006

Media blackout set after kidnapping

Media organizations agreed Saturday not to report on the kidnapping of a newborn baby from a Sendai hospital, a day after the incident was widely covered.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2006

Obstinacy vs. national interest

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JAPAN
Jan 9, 2006

JAL warned over another mishap

A Japan Airlines passenger plane flew from Osaka to Kagoshima on Saturday with its engine thrust reverser locked, the company said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2006

Moot 'right' raises risk of dying at home

NEW YORK -- Under the slogan "If you have a weapon you have a problem," the Ministry of Justice in Argentina has initiated a campaign against gun ownership in the country. It began as a response to a request from several nongovernmental organizations concerned about the high levels of violent deaths...
COMMENTARY
Jan 9, 2006

Post-Kyoto wind picking up

The 11th Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Montreal from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, more than a year after Russia ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, thus enabling it to take effect last Feb. 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2006

Keys to greater prosperity

WASHINGTON -- As we begin a new year, we look for guideposts to help governments and business improve economic performance. In a world of global competition, the platform provided to firms and individuals is crucial to growth and prosperity. From observations comparing countries that do well with those...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 8, 2006

Swallows, Buffaloes add muscle to lineups for 2006 season

Happy New Year.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 8, 2006

Tomita on bill for World Cup meet

Hiroyuki Tomita, who won the men's overall title at the world gymnastics championships last November, will participate in the World Cup Series international meet in France this March, the Japan Gymnastic Association said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

GSDF troops are called in to help dig out

NAGANO (Kyodo) A Ground Self-Defense Force unit in Nagano Prefecture was dispatched Saturday to help deal with heavy snowfall as the Meteorological Agency warned that snow will continue blanketing northern and western Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

Airlines to be required to report minor problems

The transport ministry has worked out a draft framework for revising the Aviation Law to require airline operators to report minor problems such as engine component trouble, according to ministry officials.
SUMO
Jan 8, 2006

Can Kotooshu stop Asashoryu?

The image of the silent but deadly giant whose hobby growing up in Bulgaria was baking cakes soaked in caramel fudge must be reconciled.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

Aso, Rice call off talks in Australia

Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Saturday put off a planned visit to Australia in response to a similar decision by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

Foreign visitors hit record number

The number of foreign visitors in 2005 hit a record 7.45 million, up 10.3 percent from the previous record of 6.76 million in 2004 and topping the 7 million mark for the first time ever, according to preliminary Justice Ministry figures.
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2006

A bear who's aging well

Eighty years ago this year, a stuffed bear was brought downstairs by a small English boy named Christopher Robin -- "bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head" -- to be introduced to the world in the first of two books starring the amiable, slow-witted creature. The world got one look at Winnie-the-Pooh...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 8, 2006

Ishii 'satisfied' with Rakuten talks

Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii, who was released by the New York Mets last month, held talks with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday but did not commit himself to joining the Pacific League club.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

Past bird flu infections of people feared

About 40 people in Ibaraki Prefecture linked to chicken farms are suspected of having been infected with the H5N2 strain of bird flu in the past, informed sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2006

Pluthermal to use 6.5 tons a year

Power companies have announced that as much as 6.5 tons of plutonium will be burned annually at nuclear plants after the so-called pluthermal power-generation project gets under way.

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