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JAPAN

JAPAN
Aug 8, 2009
New Party Nippon pledges 'basic income' for all
By Alex K.T. Martin
Minor opposition party New Party Nippon unveiled its campaign platform Friday, promising several major policies, including the enactment of a monthly "basic income" allowance for all citizens and a re-examination of all public-works projects to cut down on wasteful spending.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2009
Clinton's success highlights Japan's abductee failures
By Jun Hongo
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's dramatic trip to North Korea this week to win the release of two American journalists stands in sharp contrast to Japan's lack of an effective strategy to resolve the fate of its own citizens abducted by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Aug 8, 2009
Harley guide makes good on flight attendant's plight
By Minoru Matsutani
David Macklin, a dual citizen of Australia and Britain, said meeting his future wife, Yoriko Suzuki, in Cairns, Australia, in May 1999 was a matter of fate.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2009
Aug 8, 2009
DPJ shows stress fractures under pressure of leadership
By Jun Hongo
Third in a series

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2009
Hermes-touch copter to whisk rich to Narita
By Kazuaki Nagata
Mori Building Co. unveiled a ritzy helicopter Friday with interior appointments provided by French luxury brand Hermes that will be used to shuttle wealthy customers between central Tokyo and Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture in just 30 minutes, brief limo ride included.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2009
Toyota to drop obsession with global market share
Toyota under its new president will no longer chase global market share and other numerical targets, even as it hopes to sell more cars in emerging markets, a company executive said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2009
Resurgent DoCoMo tops Softbank in customer gains
NTT DoCoMo Inc. replaced Softbank Corp. as the nation's top mobile-phone operator in terms of user additions last month, regaining the top ranking for the first time in three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2009
BMW vies for slice of global superbike pie
BMW AG will begin selling a high-performance bike in January to compete with dominant models from Honda Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2009
Stronger case for videotaping
In preparation for the lay judge system, which recently started, public prosecutors and police began partially videotaping the interrogation of suspects on a trial basis in August 2006 and in September 2008. The videotaped scenes are of investigators reading the record of a suspect's oral statement to...
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2009
Reviewing defense policy
An advisory body on security and defense submitted a report to Prime Minister Taro Aso on Aug. 4, calling for a review of Japan's defense-only posture, the traditional stance on the right to collective self-defense, and the weapons export ban. If proposals in the report are implemented, they would undermine...
COMMENTARY
Aug 8, 2009
Disaster in Afghanistan
By David Howell
Thousands of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom and several other nations are struggling on in Afghanistan, with the Americans and British in particular suffering heavy casualties. But why are they there, and what are they trying to achieve?

Sports

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 8, 2009
Goalkeeper Foster set for World Cup audition
By Christopher Davies
LONDON — Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of Chelsea in a senior game for the first time on Sunday when it plays Manchester United in the Community Shield at Wembley.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2009
Ogasawara, Sakamoto wield big bats for Giants
By Jason Coskrey
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows struck first, but all they did was awaken a bunch of sleeping Yomiuri Giants.

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 8, 2009
How to get lost in Kyoto
By Amy Chavez
A young couple from Norway were talking about their travels in Japan. "We weren't that impressed with Kyoto," they said. "It was too hard to get around."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 8, 2009
Everyone knows it's windy
By Thomas Dillon
Most people don't find much humor in typhoons. But maybe that's 'cause they don't look.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 8, 2009
Working humbly to serve everyone
By Ulara Nakagawa
Ian De Stains has a place in a decades-old British order of chivalry created by King George V in 1917. Yet after knowing him, this may be hard to believe.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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