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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 22, 2003

Arsenal plays rough, but F.A. going too far with Campbell charge

LONDON -- Arsenal struggled for the opening 25 minutes against Everton last Saturday. Then Sol Campbell was sent off and Arsenal clicked into top gear, playing some outstanding attacking football that saw it win more comfortably than the 2-1 scoreline suggests.
COMMENTARY
Aug 22, 2003

Getting realistic on defense

LONDON -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government has taken some sensible steps toward a more realistic defense policy. In particular there has been some easing in dealing with emergency situations. Japanese Self-Defense Forces can also now be sent to Iraq to support peacekeeping there, but they...
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2003

Aggressive marketing for antidepressants giving drug companies a lift

With more and more people in Japan complaining of depression, drug companies are enjoying a bonanza in pushing antidepressants.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 22, 2003

Bobby Bonds: A lot more than Barry's dad

Too often in life we wait until someone is gone before expressing our admiration for them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 22, 2003

Wanted in Kafue: tourists, not poachers

The rains had just broken over the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Lightning was tearing open the skies. And we were sitting on a tiled veranda listening to the bedlam of water crashing off the tin roof, the thudding percussion of thunder and the thrilled shouts of children in the street beyond the hibiscus...
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2003

Sanyo, Haier, Samsung in alliance

Sanyo Electric Co. has formed a three-way alliance with Chinese and South Korean electronics makers to jointly develop home electric appliances for home networking for the Chinese market, Sanyo officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 22, 2003

O, I do like to eat beside the seaside

Just because the rest of the country is heading back to work at the fag end of this cool summer doesn't mean the beach season is over. In fact, now that the crowds are thinning out, this is probably the best time to plan a day trip (or overnight) down to the Shonan "Riviera" -- that stretch of Kanagawa...
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 21, 2003

Tohoku says bye-bye to Heian

Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish outpitched Heian lefty Daisuke Hattori, pitching a two-hitter over 11 innings as the Miyagi Prefectural school beat the Kyoto school with a 1-0 "sayonara" victory in the third round of the national high school baseball tournament on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 21, 2003

Good day for Giants' vets

Giants lefty Kimiyasu Kudo scattered three hits over the distance for his sixth win while infielder Masahiro Kawai recorded his career 512th sacrifice bunt to set a world record for the most sacrifice bunts by a single player as Yomiuri downed the Yokohama BayStars 3-0 at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2003

Making free trade work for all

MANILA -- Trade ministers from around the world will meet in Cancun, Mexico, next month to assess progress in making the ongoing series of World Trade Organization negotiations a "development round." Their success in achieving that goal will have a profound effect on the future of hundreds of millions...
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Don Quijote to dispense free drugs in emergency

Discount retailer Don Quijote Co. said Wednesday it will dole out free medicine to night-time shoppers in times of emergency when pharmacists are not available at any of 10 selected outlets in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Digital cameras claim ever bigger chunk of market

Yet another tidal wave of digitization has swept Japan's camera sector, forcing makers of conventional products to compete for a share of the burgeoning new market.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Digital cameras' prevalence a wake-up call for Fuji exec

Film executive Kazuo Nakamura realized how pervasive digital cameras had become when he attended a young colleague's wedding in March and found that roughly one out of the 10 people in attendance who were taking pictures were doing so with mobile phones, not with conventional cameras.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Will the Chinese eat frozen tuna?

Trading house Nissho Iwai Corp. has begun test-marketing frozen tuna in China as Japanese cuisine such as sushi and sashimi has become increasingly popular with consumers in the country, company officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Aug 21, 2003

"Toad Heaven," "Ada Lovelace"

"Toad Heaven," Morris Gleitzman, Puffin Books; 2002; 192 pp. Humans are always complaining about how unfair life is. Limpy is a cane toad, but he thinks it's unfair, too. For starters, no one likes him (except his family). Female cane toads don't think he's much of a looker. (Cane toads are ugly enough,...
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2003

Yasukuni issue must be resolved

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine continue to cast a shadow over Japan's relations with its Asian neighbors. In particular, China and South Korea remain critical of a Japanese head of government paying an official visit to the shrine, which is dedicated to millions of Japan's...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Aug 21, 2003

California's political circus comes to town

WASHINGTON -- California Gov. Gray Davis will need more than a little luck to carry the day in the gubernatorial recall election now set for Oct. 7. As the campaign starts, he needs to gain ground quickly and mightily to remain in office. The voters are prepared to vote to oust him by margins ranging...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Aug 21, 2003

Tracking down the old Tokaido

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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Victor wins clutch of Europe prizes

Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. said Wednesday it has won top prizes in three divisions in the 2003-2004 European Imaging and Sound Association awards.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 21, 2003

Home sweet home for Japan

With the Japanese media and public on his back, Zico called up the majority of his overseas stars for this seemingly meaningless friendly against Nigeria. In short, Zico desperately needed a win to give him some breathing space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Lawson's bank outlet opens new frontier

Lawson Inc. on Wednesday became the first convenience store chain to open an outlet in a bank when it launched a store in a Tokyo branch of Hokuriku Bank, a Toyama-based regional.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2003

Calpis inks Taiwan drinks deal

Lactic drinks maker Calpis Co. said Wednesday it has signed a business alliance with Uni-President Enterprises Corp. of Taiwan.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Aug 21, 2003

Thrills on the hills

It happened again. Underfoot was the crunching tephra of Akan Fuji, black tinged with orange; it stretched away on either side of me, an arid, seemingly sterile environment. I'd zigzagged my way almost to the skyline and the distant view was opening up. Behind me to the north lay the cone and constantly...

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The volunteer lifesavers of Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club never know what's in store at the start of their day.
It's no simple day at the beach for Japan's volunteer lifesavers