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Takahiro Fukada
For Takahiro Fukada's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2008
JAL, ANA to hike international airfares up to 10% from October
Starting in October, a passenger flying business class to L.A. on a weekday will have to pay up to an additional ¥72,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Aug 9, 2008
Interpreter's trip to Britain translates into family of four
Alfie Goodrich and Hiromi Kumai first met in south Wales in 1999 when she was acting as an interpreter for her mayor's delegation to the town of Monmouth.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2008
JAL trims losses, plans route cuts, surcharge hikes
Japan Airlines Corp. said Thursday it narrowed its group net loss for the April-June quarter and its operating profit swung back into the black.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2008
ANA set to suspend or reduce 11 routes
All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday it will suspend or reduce 11 international and domestic routes beginning this fall as it struggles with surging jet fuel costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 7, 2008
Tanigaki touts foreign tourism to boost economy
Attracting more foreign tourists can help offset the loss of economic vitality foreseen as the nation ages and the population declines, tourism minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 6, 2008
Ailing regions at top of agenda: METI chief
The government needs to take measures this summer to stimulate the weakening economy amid surging fuel prices, Toshihiro Nikai, the new minister of economy, trade and industry, said.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2008
High-rise concrete pour hits man
A man was seriously injured Friday afternoon after a continuous stream of wet concrete splattered him from eight stories above at a building under construction in Minato Ward, Tokyo, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2008
Thousands of dairy farmers seek price hike
Faced with surging feed costs, more than 2,000 dairy farmers from across the country gathered Thursday in Tokyo's Hibiya Park to tell milk producers they will face a price hike.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2008
Steps eyed to triple foreign students here
The government, hoping to boost the ranks of foreign students in Japan to 300,000 by around 2020 from 118,500 at present, unveiled steps Tuesday that include simplifying immigration procedures and allowing candidates to complete admission and accommodations applications in their own countries.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2008
High court zero-tolerance signal for stock scams said no surprise
Friday's high court ruling to uphold Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie's prison term is significant because the judiciary has restated its zero tolerance of activities that undermine fair stock market trading, experts said.
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Jul 23, 2008
Veteran sheds hatred, finds Japan now like second home
21st in a series
JAPAN / Q&A
Jul 17, 2008
Isle row with Seoul a longtime affair
Japan announced this week that a new supplementary education guideline will describe South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, which Seoul calls the East Sea, as part of Japanese territory. The move enraged South Korea, which recalled its ambassador to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2008
Are 24-hour shops a waste of energy?
Are 24-hour convenience stores and other late-night businesses eco-friendly?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 15, 2008
Famed electronics hub still sparks the curious, bizarre
Tokyo's Akihabara district draws throngs not only with its hundreds of electronics shops but also because it is the mecca for "otaku" computer geeks, and fans of "manga" and "anime" pop culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2008
State, Chiba to fund international school
The nation's first international school subsidized by the central government will open next April in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G8 COUNTDOWN
Jul 1, 2008
¥60 billion G8 budget draws flak
Japan plans to spend more than ¥60 billion in taxpayer money to host next week's Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido and related events, prompting some to question if that sum could better be used to alleviate the national health-care and social welfare crises.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2008
Third-grade English may get test run in fiscal 2009
The education ministry wants to start teaching English to third-graders on a trial basis at several hundred elementary schools nationwide in fiscal 2009, a ministry official said this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / RETRACING ROUTES
Jun 20, 2008
Immigrants weave tale of triumph
When the Kasato Maru arrived in Brazil with the first Japanese immigrants at Santos port near Sao Paulo on June 18, 1908, a shipload of Okinawans and other Japanese disembarked and headed out to find work on the coffee plantations, seeking a better life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2008
Plaque honoring U.S. airmen who died in raid unveiled in Shizuoka
SHIZUOKA — A retired U.S. Air Force pilot and his friend unveiled a memorial plaque in Shizuoka on Saturday honoring 23 American airmen who died in a mid-air collision during a 1945 raid on the city.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Jun 5, 2008
Donald Richie's memories of life in Japan after the war
On Dec. 7, 1941, a 17-year-old high school student named Donald Richie was fixing the fence at his house in Lima, Ohio, when his mother ran out on the porch to tell him and his father that she just heard over the radio that Japanese forces had attacked Pearl Harbor.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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