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BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2004

Softbank feels confident it will take over Hawks

Softbank Corp.'s chief executive said Wednesday it is making solid progress in its bid for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and is confident the pro baseball team will start the next season under new ownership.
COMMENTARY
Nov 11, 2004

China pushes for new order

LONDON -- A new Chinese diplomacy is emerging from Beijing. Traditionally reactive to global events, China now sees itself forced to take on a proactive role in world affairs. The revolutionary phase of Chinese foreign policy is dead; now pragmatism has taken center-stage.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2004

Digital camera makers slash full-year forecasts

One after the other, Japan's major digital camera makers, have slashed their full-year sales forecasts due to fiercer-than-expected competition at home.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2004

Net services lift NTT earnings 3%

NTT Corp. reported a 3 percent rise in earnings Wednesday for the first half of the fiscal year on higher revenue for its Internet services.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2004

Embassy worker told to pay fine

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered a Japanese employee of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo to pay a 150,000 yen fine for a traffic accident she caused in 2002 on her way home from escorting a Sri Lankan Cabinet minister to a hotel.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2004

Unidentified submarine intrudes near Okinawa

An unidentified submarine briefly entered Japan's territorial waters off the Okinawa Islands early Wednesday, and Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft were sent to track it.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2004

Current account surplus sets new half-year record

Japan's current account surplus expanded to a third straight half-year record high in the April-September period due to brisk exports to China and other Asian economies, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 11, 2004

Promiscuous primates play a seminal role in sex

On average, men are bigger, stronger and more aggressive than women. The behavioral and physiological differences are the result of sexual competition: Males tend to fight among themselves for females, and so tend to be bigger and stronger. The pattern holds across most species.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2004

'Uniter' needs bipartisan foreign policy

SANTA FE, New Mexico -- The ballot counting goes on in New Mexico, the battleground state closest to Northeast Asia and U.S. Democrats' last stand, but to what avail? With the presidential election already decided, only the political arithmetic remains.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2004

Big leaguers take 4-0 lead

FUKUOKA -- Moises Alou drove in a pair of runs in the first inning Tuesday to lead his major league teammates to a 7-2 win over the Japanese All-Stars in Game 4 of an eight-game exhibition series.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Failed candidate Yoshida pleads guilty to vote-buying

Yukihiro Yoshida, a former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, pleaded guilty Tuesday before the Tokyo District Court to buying votes during his unsuccessful campaign in last year's House of Representatives election.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

$4.83 million pledged for Palestinians

Japan said Tuesday it will extend $4.83 million in aid to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, government officials said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2004

Tension rises in southern Thailand

Unrest continues to grow in southern Thailand. Long-standing grievances are being compounded by government bungling, insensitivity and negligence. Now, even Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra concedes that violence is likely to increase. A failure to properly respond to Muslim complaints will guarantee...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Daiei may deal Hawks to Softbank this month

Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. will try to seal a deal, possibly by the end of the month, to sell the Daiei Hawks professional baseball club to Internet service provider Softbank Corp., sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 10, 2004

Manga animates new millennium

Manga took a giant leap into its future on New Year's Day 1963, when space-age cartoon images from Osamu Tezuka's famed comic book "Tetsuwa Atomu (Astro Boy)" came to life in Japan's first original animated TV series. This was the birth of anime, which has now mushroomed into a multi-billion-dollar global...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Reischauer center celebrates 20th

The Washington-based Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies celebrated its 20th anniversary Tuesday in Tokyo with an event attended by Japanese and American scholars, diplomats and political and business leaders.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Toyota unveils successor to the Mark II

Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday took the wraps off its successor to the Mark II luxury sedan series, popular with baby boomers for 36 years, in a bid to lure younger generations.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Itochu doubles first-half net profit

Itochu Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit in the April-September first half rose 130.3 percent over a year earlier to 44.14 billion yen on 4.60 trillion in sales, down 1.5 percent.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Key money supply gauge up 2.1%

Japan's most closely watched gauge of money supply grew 2.1 percent in October from a year before following a revised 2.0 percent rise in September, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Ex-UFJ execs facing arrest over Banking Law violations

Prosecutors were poised to arrest three former executives of UFJ Bank for allegedly obstructing a government inspection by destroying and altering documents in violation of the Banking Law, investigative sources said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 10, 2004

Shakespeare's lovers seduce audiences

"The most wooden performances ever," wrote one London critic of the latest Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production. "Superb!"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Nov 10, 2004

Battery makers hoping to spark new interest

Dry-cell batteries have always been a relatively low-profile affair, with most consumers paying little attention to which brand they use for their flashlights or remote control devices.
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.
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.
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.
Black myth, Black samurai and gaming nationalism
A cardboard cutout of the Monkey King character, or Sun Wukong, from the Chinese action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong is displayed on the day of its launch in Beijing on Aug. 20.
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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