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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2004

Golden Eagles to play Giants on opening day of interleague play

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League will meet the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League at Miyagi Stadium next spring on the opening day of interleague play, which will be introduced from next season.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2004

Males more prone to commit crimes but whys elude

As in other advanced countries, statistics show that most crimes in Japan are committed by males, especially violent offenses.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 7, 2004

Zico recalls Inamoto for Germany game

Japan coach Zico has recalled West Bromwich Albion midfielder Junichi Inamoto for the Asian champion's final game of the year against 2002 World Cup finalist Germany next week in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2004

SDF officer's draft to alter Constitution said apolitical

A constitutional amendment drafted by a senior Self-Defense Forces officer is a private proposal and does not violate laws on the political activities of SDF members, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / A GAIJIN'S TALE
Dec 7, 2004

Pint of contact

When I arrived in Japan on the JET Programme, I was nervous about the obvious trials and tests of character that would await me over the next year.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Egg prices crack 10-month record high

Prices of chicken eggs reached a 10-month high in early December as demand for commercial use in winter dishes and Christmas cakes increased while production slumped in reaction to excessive supplies the previous year, the farm ministry said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 7, 2004

Taniguchi nails second MVP award

Toru Taniguchi, who rebounded in 2004 following a season plagued with health problems, was named the Most Valuable Player by the Japan Golf Tour Organization for the second time in his career Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 7, 2004

Costly crackdown

Prospects of stricter visa requirements on foreign entertainers wishing to enter Japan worry Filipino recruiters and entertainers who say the restricted entry of Filipino workers into Japan may mean less money for families who depend on remittances being sent by relatives.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 7, 2004

Are immigration reforms targeting entertainment visas effective?

Jennifer Toews Teaching, 29 It's important to look at who's bringing in these people. The main point should be cracking down on who is importing people, rather than who is being imported.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Fujitsu, Cisco form alliance on Net routers

Electronics maker Fujitsu and Internet technology giant Cisco have agreed to work together on developing high-end routers used for advanced Internet networks in Japan, the two companies announced Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2004

Greenhouse gas projects on hold

International approval of two Japanese projects for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries was postponed for further review due to concerns they might increase emissions of a different greenhouse gas, climate change secretariat sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Ajinomoto to fork out 6 billion yen to boost production of Aspartame

Seasoning maker Ajinomoto Co. said Monday it will spend 6 billion yen to boost its production capacity of the artificial sweetener aspartame.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Tokyo Gas to market fuel cell system

Tokyo Gas Co. said Monday it will put what it says is the world's first commercial residential polymer electrolyte fuel cell cogeneration system on the market, although on a limited scale, on Feb. 8.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2004

First steps toward U.N. reform

It has become clear that the United Nations is ill suited to the challenges of the 21st century. Its institutions were created in the aftermath of World War II and to this day they reflect that balance of global power. Yet the world has changed drastically in the past half century. The number of states...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 7, 2004

The guy, tax worries and cops

The guy Reader David has a question for "the guy who answers them for the foreign community."
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2004

5 1/2 hours in Iraq convinces Ono area stable, SDF needed

KUWAIT CITY -- Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono went to the southern Iraq city of Samawah on Sunday and stressed the need to extend the one-year mission of troops deployed there for humanitarian aid.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2004

Keeper Kawaguchi set for Jubilo return

Jubilo Iwata has signed Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi to a provisional contract and are set to finalize the deal early next month, officials of the J. League first-division side said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Import car sales up 1% overall but Japanese brands plunge

Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan, including those made by Japanese manufacturers overseas, rose 1.1 percent in November from a year earlier to 22,752 units for the first rise in two months, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2004

Partners for sustainability

Economic growth is essential for reducing poverty. But rapid economic expansion in the developing world is often associated with environmental degradation.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2004

Machimura counsels caution on North Korean sanctions

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Sunday the government remains cautious about imposing economic sanctions on North Korea because the impoverished communist country could use it as an excuse to pull out of bilateral talks.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2004

Life support stopped for brain-dead baby

A hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture stopped life support for an 18-day-old baby last year after judging him brain dead, even though there is no established criteria to judge brain death for infants younger than 3 months old, the hospital said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2004

New runway at Kansai airport nears government approval

The government will give the go-ahead to construct a second runaway at Kansai International Airport, to be operational in 2007, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2004

LDP, New Komeito chiefs head to Samawah to assess security

The secretaries general of the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner New Komeito left Sunday for Iraq to check the security situation in Samawah, where Self-Defense Forces troops are based for reconstruction work.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on Thursday
The Meteorological Agency forecasts that warm, moist air surrounding the typhoon will create unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to thunderstorms.
Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill?
OpenAI, whose ChatGPT is credited with accelerating the frenzy over artificial intelligence since its broad release in late 2022, has said AI should be regulated by the federal government but that the California bill creates an uncertain legal environment, and could cause entrepreneurs and engineers to leave the state.
Around 1 in 4 married couples in Japan under 40 used dating apps, survey finds
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. The lack of opportunities to meet people was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents, which may explain the rise in popularity of dating apps.
This English schoolboy has big dreams of becoming yokozuna — and more
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday. Tarasenko’s potential in sumo was made obvious when he won U18 gold in the 90-kg weight class at the 2023 Baruto Cup in Estonia despite being four years under the age limit and having only had a total of one hour of sumo training before the meet.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Hokkaido more plugged in to renewable energy than rest of Japan
A Rapidus factory construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 24. The plan to ramp up renewable energy usage in the region to 60% by 2030 is part of a larger concept known as “Hokkaido Valley.”
Masterful and stirring, ‘Pachinko’ returns with more depth
Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family as they move through the 20th century.
How Japan's health care system is gearing up for more heatstroke cases
An ambulance is parked at the entrance of the emergency room of Saitama Hospital in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 24.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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