Fostering Baseball Talent | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Kendo Goes Global | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Victory at the Double | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Sprinting to Glory | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Pinning a Nation's Hopes | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Hoop Dreams | Sports | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Ahn Jung-Hwan | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Jack T. Moyer | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Alexander Bennett | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Jeanie Fuji | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Søren M. Chr. Bisgaard | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Yuge Akiko | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
As director of the United Nations Development Programme's Tokyo Office, Yuge Akiko's job is to build and strengthen partnerships with Japanese government, businesses, academia, and NGOs with the aim of assisting developing countries in their nation-building efforts.

Kojima Hideo | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The games of the Metal Gear Solid series have established themselves worldwide as some of the leading titles of entertainment software for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game consoles. The director of the series is Kojima Hideo, a game producer for Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.

Patrick Harlan | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
"Starting at zero is a good place to be when a new opportunity comes around," says Colorado-born Patrick Harlan. That is precisely where he was when he stepped into the world of manzai, a two-person form of stand-up comedy that has entertained the Japanese for over a century.

Akashi Yasushi | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
"We need to make full use of the great potential of the United Nations." Former UN Under-Secretary-General Akashi Yasushi speaks about the world body's past, present, and future, and Japan's role as a key member of the UN organization.

People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Sarah Marie Cummings | People | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Eating It My Way | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
More and more people are blending foods like rice and soy sauce themselves for the thrill of creating something new. The trend for custom blending has now spread from ingredients used in main dishes to those used in desserts.

Fast Food With A Twist | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Innovative varieties of fast food are making some of young people's favorite dishes more convenient and tasty. They include noodles that can be held and eaten with one hand and pizzas that can be consumed on the move.

A Nation Of Longevity | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japan boasts the world's longest average lifespan, and as of July 2007 it is also home to the oldest person in the world. Minagawa Yone, who lives in Fukuoka Prefecture, was born on January 4, 1893, making her 114 years old. The oldest man in the world, meanwhile, is Miyazaki Prefecture's 111-year old Tanabe Tomoji.