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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Thursday announced they had signed South Korean Lee Bum Ho. Comment?
Nature in Short / a view from my veranda over keyaki zelkova and mukunoki trees
Out on my 20th floor veranda to practice a few late afternoon yoga postures, I can see that over the past week or so the setting sun has finally slipped down the long southern slopes of Mt. Comment?
Demons still haunt Christian soldier
Onward: Ryozo Watabe, 86, in his home in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, in October, talks about his experiences as a Christian who was sent to war. Comment?
Epson develops 0.52-inch high-def LCD Panel for Electronic Viewfinders
... oduct will be on display at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition 2009 to be held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, from November 18th to 20th. Comment?
Kid Calls Cops After Parents Take Away Xbox
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Share + Nov 18, 2009 2:28 pm US/Central BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. 1 of 1 Visitors play with the Xbox 360 at the Microsoft booth during the Tokyo Game Show 2009 press and business day at Makuhari Messe on September 24, 2009 in Chiba, Japan. Comment?
Police to build murder cases against woman
Police plan to build cases against a woman, who already has been indicted for marriage-related fraud, on suspicion of murdering two men, aged 41 and 80, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Wednesday. Comment?
Japan murder suspect on hunger strike
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Tatsuya Ichihashi has refused to eat or to answer investigators' questions since his arrest more than a week ago Tatsuya Ichihashi in Japanese police custody. Comment?
Korean Kim hits Japan but eyes majors
TOKYO: Big-hitting South Korean Kim Tae-kyun was unveiled by Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines yesterday - and immediately said he wanted to go to the United States. Comment?
K. Ken Nakamura Reports On The Yokohama Marathon
Breaking away from the lead pack at the beginning of the third and the final loop, with 13Km to go in the race, Inga Abitova of Russia, 2006 European Champion at 10000m, won the 2009 Yokohama International Women's Marathon by more than a minute and half from Kiyoko Shimahara, 2009 Hokkaido Marathon Champion. Comment?
Scandal-hit welfare group to fold
A social welfare organization accused of illegally receiving government subsidies plans to disband after selling a hotel saddled with at least 100 million yen in debt, sources said. Comment?
J.LEAGUE: J1 clubs fall in Emperor's Cup
Forwards Takayuki Nakahara and Yuki Nakashima each netted as Vegalta Sendai upset top-flight J.League club F.C. Tokyo 3-0 at Marugame Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals in the Emperor's Cup on Sunday. Comment?
Chiba gov. sends letter of sympathy to Hawkers
Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita recently sent a condolence letter to the parents of Lindsay Hawker, the 22-year-old English-language teacher who was found murdered in Chiba Prefecture in 2007, it has been learned. Comment?
Honda Motor to stop Spain motorcycle output-Nikkei
Japan's Honda Motor Co will halt output of motorcycles in Spain at the end of March reflecting steep downturn in Europe, with bike output in Europe to move to Italy, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. Comment?
Japan pushes rice as solution to food fears
In the face of the soaring rice prices sparking protests and riots around the world, Japana s advice to its people is simple: eat more rice. Comment?
Giant Jellyfish Sink Japanese Fishing Trawler
By Julian Ryall in Tokyo The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura's jellyfish. Comment?
Judo: Door shut for Nomura for 2010 world championships
Three-time Olympic champion Tadahiro Nomura, who has had to sit out the Kodokan Cup national weight-class championships currently under way in Chiba because of a groin injury, will not be able to take part in next year's judo world championships. Comment?
Japan suspect in Briton's murder refuses food: police
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Japan's only suspect in the killing of a 22-year-old British woman, who was arrested this week after two years on the run, has refused food for more than two days, police said on Friday. Comment?
Soccer: Kumamoto to swoop for Nakayama, Maki
Second-division Roasso Kumamoto are lining up offers for veteran forward Masashi Nakayama, who was told by Jubilo Iwata this week his services would not be required next season, and JEF United Chiba striker Seiichiro Maki, it was learned Saturday. Comment?
Hara honored with Shoriki Award
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Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara was named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award on Thursday for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. Comment?
Airlines hope China route gives lift
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The start of regular daily charter flights between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Beijing in October has raised expectations that the route will prove lucrative for airlines in the future. Comment?