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...YOKOHAMA, Japan: Embarrassed Japanese government officials conceded today that they had drastically over-estimated the oil spilled in Tokyo Bay by a factor of 10. Instead of the 100,000 barrel-leak they reported Wednesday when the 147,012-ton tanker ran aground, they now believe only 9,800 barrels poured into the harbor. The 100,000 barrel estimate would have made the accident the worst oil spill in Japan's history. Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said today most of the oil which spilled from the third of the ship's tanks "seems to have flowed into the second empty...
Having watched some of their top pitchers go West, Japanese fans are fearful that Kazuhiro Sasaki of the Yokohama Bay Stars, or Masumi Kuwata of the Yomiuri Giants, or maybe even a non-pitcher like Hideki Matsui, power hitter from the Tokyo Giants, will be next. Who else will follow Nomo? "To play in the major leagues is still the stuff dreams are made on," says Ikeda, paraphrasing The Tempest. If he and Valentine are right, then Irabu has the stuff championships are made on. And the tempest started by the Tornado could help turn the World Series into...
...internet society is borderless, and the ruling of the federal judges is not only proper but inevitable. MICHIO ARAI Yokohama Via E-mail...
...June 22, 1945, the U.S. had conquered Okinawa, just 350 miles from Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands. LeMay's bombers set those islands aflame. From March to May, enormous sections of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kawasaki and Yokohama were incinerated. The raids on Tokyo had to be called off after May because scarcely any major targets were left. Of the carnage, LeMay said, "No point in slaughtering civilians for the mere sake of slaughter." He was after military production. But, he added, "the entire population got into the act and worked to make those airplanes...
...apparent gas attack in Yokohama sent 25 people to hospitals suffering from stinging eyes and sore throats. The attack occurred during Friday's evening rush hour at a popular shopping mall. The mall is near Yokohama's main train station whereWednesday 509 people were sent to hospitalswhen someone released gas there. In neither case was anyone seriously injured. Although Japanese authorities still have not charged anyone,suspicion still centers on the Aum Shinri Kyo sect, which officials suspect in theMarch 20 release of nerve gason Tokyo's subways that killed 12 people. Government officials are considering removing the legal religious...