Factories floundering in Thailand; textile master Junichi Arai; CM of the week … Arai is the subject of NHK's "Tokyo Fashion Express" (BS1, Thurs., 2 pm), which looks at his long history of creating fabrics for all of Japan's major fashion houses, as well as his own distinctive art installations. In 1987, he was named [...]
Factories floundering in Thailand; textile master Junichi Arai; CM of the week …
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Will Yu Darvish cross the Pacific to pitch?
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Will Yu Darvish cross the Pacific to pitch? The sources, granted anonymity because they didn't want to give away their teams' intentions with Darvish or weren't authorized by the 25-year-old to speak on his behalf, said that within the next week or two, after the Japan Series crowns a champion, … Read more on Yahoo! [...]
Chunichi's Asao provides relief in high-pressure situation against Hawks
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Chunichi's Asao provides relief in high-pressure situation against Hawks Dragons setup man Takuya Asao relieved starter Chen Wei-yin late before handing the pitching duties to closer Hitoki Iwase, who retired the final batter, in Game 1 of the Japan Series on Saturday. "I was just going to pitch at my full strength," the … Read [...]
Olympus chief to return to Japan
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Olympus chief to return to Japan The former chief executive of scandal-hit Olympus Corp has called on Japanese police to ensure his safety after pledging to return to the country to help with investigations. Olympus is under investigation after a series of accusations from Mr Woodford … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk
DEBATE PREP: Missile defense is not expendable
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DEBATE PREP: Missile defense is not expendable North Korea's extensive ballistic missile force can now strike South Korea, Japan, and US military bases in Asia. Its ongoing long-range missile program could threaten the continental United States by 2015. China has expended enormous effort in … Read more on CNN (blog) Danica Patrick will become a [...]
Japan prosecutors question ex-Olympus VP: reports
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Japan prosecutors question ex-Olympus VP: reports Woodford said he was dismissed after he alleged overpayments in a series of acquisition deals and called on the then-chairman Kikukawa to resign. Local media have reported that the losses may total more than 100 billion yen ($ 1.3 billion), … Read more on AFP Japanese temple bans yakuza [...]
The Washington Nationals Have Scouted Yu Darvish, Will They Bid On The Right …
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The Washington Nationals Have Scouted Yu Darvish, Will They Bid On The Right … The Nippon Series ends today. A decision by the right-hander will probably follow shortly thereafter. NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman quoted Darvish's father from an article out of Japan this weekend in which he said that it was 50/50 right now if [...]
Slump frustrates batting champ Uchikawa in Japanese Fall Classic
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Slump frustrates batting champ Uchikawa in Japanese Fall Classic But that's not the way things have gone in his Japan Series debut. It's been the exact opposite actually, the kind of series where a ball that should result in no worse than a single is turned into a long out. It's been a recurring theme [...]
Kuriyama facing tough transition in new role with Fighters
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Kuriyama facing tough transition in new role with Fighters From the rumor mill: now that the Yomiuri Giants season is over following their Central League Climax Series first-stage loss to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Japanese sports newspapers are saying outfielder Alex Ramirez and pitcher Seth Greisinger will … Read more on The Japan Times Rangers [...]
Baseball: Darvish aims to set tone for F's in Climax Series
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Baseball: Darvish aims to set tone for F's in Climax Series SAPPORO (Kyodo) — Yu Darvish will begin what could be his last postseason in Japan as the second-place Nippon Ham Fighters take on the third-place Seibu Lions in the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series this weekend. … Read more on Mainichi [...]
DAGYS: The Coming Global Sportscar Superstorm?
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DAGYS: The Coming Global Sportscar Superstorm? … while also leaving a smaller gap between races, should the series' 10th round not materialize. While the WEC schedule is jam packed with rounds in Brazil and Japan in September, commitment from a LMP1 factory such as Audi, which would no doubt have … Read more on SPEEDtv.com [...]
Japan welcomes stronger US presence in Asia: Noda
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Japan welcomes stronger US presence in Asia: Noda "We welcome the growing US involvement in the Asia-Pacific region," Noda said at a news conference after wrapping up a series of regional summits on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Washington's stronger presence in Asia comes against the backdrop … Read more on Mainichi Daily News [...]
Japan Series table setters study in contrasts
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Japan Series table setters study in contrasts The Japan Series, which begins this afternoon in Fukuoka, could develop into a top-of-the-order battle of the ages. The Hawks, who scored at least one first-inning run a Japan-high 46 times this season, are spearheaded by 30-year-old leadoff man … Read more on The Daily Yomiuri Pitching carries [...]
Dragons edge Hawks; series tied 3-3
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Dragons edge Hawks; series tied 3-3 Early momentum: Dragons slugger Kazuhiro Wada smacks a two-run, first-inning triple against the Hawks in Game 6 of the Japan Series on Saturday at Yahoo Dome. Chunichi defeated Fukuoka Softbank 2-1. KYODO PHOTO So their ace pitcher made sure they … Read more on The Japan Times BayStars continue [...]
Baseball Is Not Football: Phillies 4, Nationals 5
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Baseball Is Not Football: Phillies 4, Nationals 5 by David S. Cohen on Aug 21, 2011 8:19 PM EDT See, on Friday, I tempted the baseball gods by explaining how the Phillies are playing like a football team, a top-tier one no less.. But, as with Friday night's game, today we once again saw how [...]
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