Hawks win Japan Series title

Hawks win Japan Series title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama is tossed in the air after the Hawks beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in Game 7 of the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. It was the Hawks' first series title since the then Daiei Hawks won it in 2003.

Ex-MSDF officer denies organized refueling data coverup

Ex-MSDF officer denies organized refueling data coverup

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Teraoka (C), a retired senior Maritime Self-Defense Force officer, leaves a closed-door session of the House of Representatives committee on antiterrorism and Iraq reconstruction affairs on Nov. 7. Teraoka denied an organized coverup of the MSDF's mishandling of refueling data in 2003 in testimony at the session.

Prosecutors probe Narita airport operator in bid-rigging case

Prosecutors probe Narita airport operator in bid-rigging case

NARITA, Japan - Public prosecutors enter Narita International Airport Corp. at Narita, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 18 for searches. Prosecutors suspect the state-owned New Tokyo International Airport Authority, the predecessor of Narita International Airport Corp., the current airport operator, fixed the winner of designated competitive bidding among six companies on Nov. 7, 2003, for an electrical transformation facility project at the airport.

JAL posts 1st interim group net loss since FY 2003

JAL posts 1st interim group net loss since FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. executive Haruka Nishimatsu (L) said in Tokyo on Nov. 7 its group business sank into the red in the six months to Sept. 30 for the first time since fiscal 2003, as the airline was hit by high fuel costs and a decline of passengers following a series of air safety problems.

Prosecutors probe Narita airport operator in bid-rigging case

Prosecutors probe Narita airport operator in bid-rigging case

NARITA, Japan - Public prosecutors enter Narita International Airport Corp. at Narita, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 18 for searches. Prosecutors suspect the state-owned New Tokyo International Airport Authority, the predecessor of Narita International Airport Corp., the current airport operator, fixed the winner of designated competitive bidding among six companies on Nov. 7, 2003, for an electrical transformation facility project at the airport. (Kyodo)

Ex-MSDF officer denies organized refueling data coverup

Ex-MSDF officer denies organized refueling data coverup

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Teraoka (C), a retired senior Maritime Self-Defense Force officer, leaves a closed-door session of the House of Representatives committee on antiterrorism and Iraq reconstruction affairs on Nov. 7. Teraoka denied an organized coverup of the MSDF's mishandling of refueling data in 2003 in testimony at the session. (Kyodo)

JAL posts 1st interim group net loss since FY 2003

JAL posts 1st interim group net loss since FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. executive Haruka Nishimatsu (L) said in Tokyo on Nov. 7 its group business sank into the red in the six months to Sept. 30 for the first time since fiscal 2003, as the airline was hit by high fuel costs and a decline of passengers following a series of air safety problems. (Kyodo)

(2)Kyoichi Katayama

(2)Kyoichi Katayama

TOKYO, Japan - Novelist Kyoichi Katayama. The photo was taken Nov. 7, 2003. (Kyodo)

(1)Kyoichi Katayama

(1)Kyoichi Katayama

TOKYO, Japan - Novelist Kyoichi Katayama. The photo was taken Nov. 7, 2003. (Kyodo)

Hawks win Japan Series title

Hawks win Japan Series title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama is tossed in the air after the Hawks beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in Game 7 of the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2011. It was the Hawks' first series title since the then Daiei Hawks won it in 2003. (Kyodo)