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BASKETBALL
Nov 25, 2005

AND1 crew puts on good show in Tokyo

Known better as a hallowed sumo venue, Tokyo's Ryoguku Kokugikan transformed into a hoops hotbed on Nov. 13.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2005

Swallows 'no' to Ishii

Yakult Swallows closer Hirotoshi Ishii wants to pitch in the major leagues but the team has refused to give him the green light to move to North America under the so-called posting system.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Top court upholds surrogate ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a suit in which a couple had requested that authorities register as their children the twin babies they had via an American surrogate mother, upholding a ruling issued by the Osaka High Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Female monarchs get green light

A government panel on Imperial succession concluded Thursday that females and their descendants should be allowed to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

40 billion yen fiasco sidelines low-margin forex brokers

A total of 34 low-margin foreign-exchange brokers were ordered to suspend operations after legal restrictions on the business were toughened in July, and most of the 40.2 billion yen in their client deposits has become irrecoverable, a survey showed Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2005

Press on with territories issue

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tokyo this week for the first time in five years for a summit meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. They and their ministers signed 12 documents, ranging from joint efforts to counter international terrorism to economic cooperation, including a Russian...
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Abe backs Defense Agency upgrade

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe on Thursday supported the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's recent decision to try to turn the Defense Agency into a ministry.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Zebari urges extension of GSDF deployment

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Thursday urged his Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso, to keep the Self-Defense Forces troops deployed to Samawah, a Foreign Ministry official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Russia releases seized fishing boat

A Japanese fishing boat and its five-member crew seized by Russia in disputed waters earlier this month returned to Japan early Thursday, according to a Japan Coast Guard official.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Nov 25, 2005

Put on your party hats

Welcome to CoZmo, a cafe and bar on the edge of Shibuya where it abuts Aoyama. And meet Ronna Wagenheim, its creator, proprietor, head chef and host. With the assistance of only one hand on deck, the charming Junella Hidaka, Ronna opens her hip retreat every night to escapees from the madness down the...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

TCE forges Bahrain business alliance

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange formed a business alliance Thursday with Bahrain's monetary authorities to promote cooperation on market operations, TCE officials said.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

U.S. eyes $9 billion to move marines

Japan is considering using a high-speed ship developed jointly for commercial use by Japanese shipbuilders to transport U.S. forces, sources said Wednesday. The move is being made as part of the interim report on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. It is, however, unclear whether the Techno Super...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2005

Two days of the craziest art

The biannual international art event Design Festa returns to Tokyo Nov. 26-27 for "two days of crazy art, thousands of talented artists, performances from outer space and heaps of imagination," according to the Design Festa Web site.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2005

Classical dance workshop

The Nihon Buyo Foundation is running a classical Japanese dance workshop in English Nov. 27 in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The workshop will be conducted by NBF Director Minosuke Nishikawa V, who hopes that it will give an opportunity to foreigners in Japan to experience a form of dance that has been a part of...
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Government inspects eHomes over Aneha's faulty designs

enters the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry building in Tokyo for a hearing on falsified building data.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 25, 2005

Can you keep up with Autechre?

It's pretty much a character-defining kind of thing: Either you think the seminal U.K. electronic act Autechre are taking the ball and running with it to places you didn't know existed, or you're convinced that they've gone bleak, technical and chaotic, and you just want them to write some damn melodies...
CULTURE / Music
Nov 25, 2005

Teriyaki Boyz: "Beef or Chicken"

Diamond teeth alone cannot bequeath the title "hip-hop mogul," so now A Bathing Ape owner Nigo has become a pop Svengali with the creation of "super group" Teriyaki Boyz. Ignore the silly album title; the Ape General called up a cadre of famous producers such as Daft Punk, DJ Shadow and Adrock to provide...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

Megabanks show signs of revival

The nation's three giant banking groups posted drastic gains in the first half of fiscal 2005 after unloading many of the bad loans that undermined their strength and threatened the financial system for more than a decade.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Researchers delay onset of prion diseases

A team of researchers announced that they have succeeded in delaying the onset of prion diseases, which include mad cow disease, by inoculating mice with normal prion proteins taken from other animals.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Aso skeptical of Europe's Africa aid

Foreign Minister Taro Aso indicated Thursday he is skeptical of the role that Europe's official development assistance plays in Africa, given that development on the continent hasn't grown the way it has in Asia.

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo