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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2004

'Mr. Zero' saves the day

MIAMI -- Carlos Lee doubled and scored in the 10th inning, extending his hitting streak to a franchise-record 28 games -- the longest in the majors this year -- and helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Florida Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday night.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 17, 2004

Ono out of squad for Asian Cup

Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono was omitted from a provisional 30-man squad for Japan's defense of the Asian Cup kicking off in China next month and is set to join the country's Olympic team as an over-age player, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2004

Foreign direct investment down 3.2%

Foreign direct investment in Japan fell 3.2 percent in fiscal 2003 from the previous year to 2.12 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2004

DoCoMo to release smart cell phones

NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced Wednesday it will release next month smart cell phones with debit card, membership card and train ticket functions.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2004

A fresh start in the West Sea

SEOUL -- Although the recent agreement between North and South Korea to set up a hotline, a shared radio frequency and a mutually recognizable naval signaling system to avoid future West Sea clashes -- which claimed scores of lives in 1999 and 2002 -- is certainly good news, it treats the symptoms and...
MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2004

Tohoku Fukushi bags collegiate baseball championship

Tatsuya Meguro and Yuya Aoyama had back-to-back RBI hits in the first inning, leading Tohoku Fukushi University to its second title with a 3-1 victory over Nihon University in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2004

Kinjo launches first grand slam as BayStars clobber Giants

Tatsuhiko Kinjo hit a grand slam Wednesday to power the Yokohama BayStars to a 14-4 thrashing of the Yomiuri Giants at Yokohama Stadium.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2004

Restart sought for WTO Doha Round negotiations

OSAKA -- Senior trade negotiators from 32 Asian countries gathered here Wednesday for a three-day conference to discuss ways to restart the World Trade Organization's Doha Round of negotiations.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 17, 2004

Some pictures worth 1,000 words

I take my hat off to those folk who can draw and paint. What a wonderfully inspiring skill. And when they can illustrate living creatures in lifelike form then I am in awe. What has prompted this outpouring is the fact that I am currently at work on a new field guide, so I am heavily involved in both...
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jun 17, 2004

When the summer vacation is just too long

Just try to find something for foreign kids to do in Japan in the summer. There aren't many options, even if your children speak Japanese, as mine do. The most difficult period of all is the five or six weeks after international schools close down but Japanese schools are still in session.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 17, 2004

Puzzle-solving grudge match

Feeling rather bored with life, Donkey Kong, Nintendo's 900-pound gorilla, breaks into a toy factory and steals a shipment of mechanical Mario dolls. To return the dolls, players must help Mario chase the big ape through 40 single-screen levels of chutes and ladders.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2004

Panel agrees to clamp down on certain forex transactions

A government advisory panel agreed Wednesday to impose restrictions on foreign exchange trading involving low margin requirements, including a ban on forcible soliciting to protect small investors, according to panel members.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 16, 2004

A sea monkey and a gentleman

Umizaru Rating: * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Eiichiro Hazumi Running time: 120 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Japanese studios used to grind out contemporary action movies by the dozen, with one company, Nikkatsu, specializing in them from...
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 16, 2004

Give 'em enough dope

The Tesseract Rating: * * (out of 5) Director: Oxide Pang Running time: 96 minutes Language: English Opens June 19 [See Japan Times movie listings] Spun Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Jonas Akerlund Running time: 102 minutes Language: English Opens June 19 [See Japan...
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 16, 2004

Follow this flowery Lane

Under the Tuscan Sun Rating: * * * (out of 5) Director: Audrey Wells Running time: 112 minutes Language: English Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Sometimes, when you've reached a certain age, love's not enough. It's gotta be supported with real estate. This is the moral...
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2004

New defense laws best left unused

Monday's Diet approval of defense-related bills signifies that Japanese security policy has entered a new phase. Now, Japan has a legal framework for defending itself against military attacks. This is no cause for complacency, however. The real challenge for the nation is to make greater efforts for...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 16, 2004

Hawks notch eighth straight

Pedro Valdes drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning for the eventual game winner as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks overcame a late scare to edge the Kintetsu Buffaloes 6-5 on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

Monetary policy to stay intact: BOJ

The Bank of Japan's policy-setting panel left its monetary policy unchanged Tuesday, dismissing speculation that its ultraeasy monetary grip might be coming to an end amid recent economic recovery signs.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

Key tax panel seeks consolidated system

The government's key tax panel on Tuesday proposed revising taxes levied on financial investments to ease risks for individual investors and boost the nation's economy.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

Kao to sell its cooking oil in U.S.

Toiletry giant Kao Corp. said Tuesday it will launch sales of its Econa cooking oil across the U.S. in January, hoping it will become popular with health-conscious consumers there.
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 16, 2004

If you go into the woods today . . .

Whether "Into the Woods" works as meaningful entertainment for adults rather than just a musical confection of assorted fairy tales for children is the question hovering over this clever and complex Broadway musical scripted by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. First staged and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

New currency eyed for November

New bank notes to replace the current 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills will enter circulation in November, Finance Ministry officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jun 16, 2004

A 'Brazil-ness' beyond soccer and samba

I suppose that without some sort of unifying theme, every exhibition of artworks would be titled, simply and dully: "Art Exhibition." And so museums base their shows on a period, genre or, more recently, an intriguing turn of phrase. This I welcome, but exhibitions curated on the basis of the artists'...
COMMENTARY
Jun 16, 2004

What fruit has Korean summit born?

HONOLULU -- This week marks the fourth anniversary of the historic June 13-15, 2000, Pyongyang meeting between then-South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korea's current "Dear Leader," Kim Jong Il. It was a meeting that forever changed the geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula. It made the impossible...
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

MMC may cut employees' bonuses

Scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp. might cut employees' annual bonuses for the current business year, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 16, 2004

ReJoyce! Fans fete Bloomsday centenary

DUBLIN -- One hundred years ago today is the day described in arguably the greatest novel of the 20th century, James Joyce's "Ulysses." June 16, 1904, was when Joyce's hero, Leopold Bloom, set out on a meandering stroll through Dublin, and the date is now celebrated worldwide as Bloomsday.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

Kirin to recall 'turbid' Buckler

Kirin Brewery Co. said Tuesday it will recall the low-alcohol beerlike beverage Buckler because some bottles contain insufficiently sterilized yeast.

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