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Editorial: Yomiuri Giants family feud signals need for deep reform of Japanese baseball
The Yomiuri Giants, the self-proclaimed leading team of Japanese baseball, is being wracked by a "family feud" that has reached such proportions it is tearing public attention away even from the Japan Series, Japan's equivalent of the World Series.Full article
National News
- Environment Ministry official under fire for dumping radioactive soil near home
- Half of radioactive materials from Fukushima fallen into sea: study
- Lay judge system constitutional, top court says in 1st ruling
- Excessive levels of radioactive cesium found in Fukushima rice
- Gov't mulls sending GSDF troops for advance Fukushima cleanup
- Mayoral candidates for nuke disaster-struck town clash over whether to stay or go
- Complaints about treatment in prison seen behind hijacking of bus in Chiba
- Most radioactive cesium piled up within 2 centimeters of soil surface
- Dog helps 3-year-old girl warm herself after car crash in freezing Hokkaido
- Volunteers struggle to look after pets orphaned by Fukushima nuclear crisis
Business News
- Olympus may have padded estimated sales of 3 companies it took over
- Top holder Nippon Life reports massive sell-offs of Olympus shares
- Nikkei rebounds on bargain hunting after hitting 6-week low
- Dollar steady around 77 yen line in Tokyo amid eurozone crisis
- For first time, nations mull Greek exit from euro
Features
Myanmar ethnic minorities under siege even as government embraces reform
LAIZA, Kachin State, Myanmar -- Democracy is on the march in Myanmar, or so it seems at first glance.Full article
Daily Haiku Selection
Nov. 17, 2011
crystal silence
hidden moon
then a cricket
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Lothar M. Kirsch (Meerbusch, Germany)More...
National Days and Events
Kosovo ambassador discusses Japan earthquake disaster in visit to Mainichi
Ambassador of Kosovo to Japan Sami Ukelli discussed issues ranging from the Republic of Kosovo's independence to Japan's response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and its nuclear policy when he visited The Mainichi Newspapers' Tokyo Head Office on Nov. 8.
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