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Nov 15, 2008
Husband's support crucial for Yamauchi
Six pieces of "mochi" pounded rice patty in miso soup are an excessive amount of carbohydrate, and Atkins diet believers would freak out if they even thought about consuming that amount. In fact, that would even be too much for even normal adult males to have in a single meal.
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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2008
Flame of love thrives, even with in-law in tow
Victoria Kobayakawa, a 29-year-old Filipino, was kept busy by her children during a recent interview with The Japan Times in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2008
LDP panel mulls easing law on dual citizenship
Liberal Democratic Party member Taro Kono said Thursday he has submitted a proposal to an LDP panel he heads calling for the Nationality Law to be revised to allow offspring of mixed couples, one of whom being Japanese, to have more than one nationality.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2008
Citizenship for kids still tall order
Many observers of the Nationality Law have welcomed the government's proposed revision approved Tuesday by the Cabinet that will soon allow hundreds of children born out of wedlock to Japanese men and foreign women to obtain Japanese nationality if the father recognizes paternity even after birth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Nov 1, 2008
Second time a charm for reunited couple
Michael Claxton, 61, and his wife, Rieko, 43, are living proof of the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2008
Aso is pop star's wedding guest
Shortly after announcing the high-profile economic stimulus package worth ¥27 trillion Thursday, Prime Minister Taro Aso rushed off to attend actress Shoko Aida's wedding reception that night.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2008
ID-less arrest thought to be drug kingpin
An Iranian man under arrest since July is believed to be the ringleader of drug dealers who sold an estimated ¥200 million worth of narcotics to 20,000 customers on the streets of the ritzy Azabu, Shirokane and Takanawa neighborhoods in Minato Ward, Tokyo, since last November.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2008
Key question: Who will perform diaper-duty for the elderly?
Men want their wives to take care of their bodily waste if they become bedridden or are left in other conditions requiring this kind of care, while women would rather be looked after by professional helpers or their daughters, according to a survey by Unicharm Corp., Japan's biggest maker of adult diapers.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2008
Two double-killers sent to gallows
Two convicted double-killers were hanged Tuesday, bringing the execution toll to an unusually high 15 for the year.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2008
Flight fuel surcharges to linger till year's end
People hoping to travel abroad will have to wait until January for cheaper flights even though oil prices are plunging and the yen is rapidly strengthening against the dollar and euro.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2008
'53 secret Japan-U.S. deal waived GI prosecutions
The Justice Ministry told the United States in October 1953 that legal authorities would not exercise jurisdiction in criminal cases in which U.S. service members are suspected of crimes unless the cases are "of material importance to Japan," a recently discovered memorandum shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2008
TIFFCOM sets stage for dealing in content
Japanese animation and movie content have strong global pull and inspired several foreign spinoffs, but the bottom-line profits show there is room to expand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 18, 2008
Couple conquer national, religious divide
Before Tetsuya Kato met Widya of Indonesia, an international marriage would probably have seemed highly unlikely to him. He only speaks Japanese and the farthest place he has ever been to is Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2008
'Anime' biz taps new inspiration
Astro Boy, created by animation pioneer Osamu Tezuka, is a superhero robot with a soft, adorable face, a feature that partly explains his global fame.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2008
Keidanren: Immigrant worker influx vital to halt labor shortage
Japan should expedite an increase in immigrant labor to engage in fields ranging from welfare to manufacturing, construction and agriculture to offset the shrinking domestic workforce, the nation's largest business lobby said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2008
Food maker pulls 'konnyaku' sweets
MannanLife Co., Japan's largest maker of "konnyaku" (devil's tongue) jelly, said it halted production and shipment of all products Wednesday after it was reported that 17 children and elderly people have choked to death on konnyaku jelly since 1995.
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Oct 8, 2008
Kimutaku — enduring heartthrob
Of Japanese male celebrities, actors Ken Watanabe of "The Last Samurai" and Masi Oka of "Heroes" are among the better-known overseas. But domestically, no one beats Takuya Kimura.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2008
Justice Ministry should 'respect' rulings on executions, Mori says
Justice Minister Eisuke Mori supports the death penalty because it helps maintain the social order and eases the mental pain of crime victims' families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 30, 2008
Obuchi ready to fight demographic woes
Yuko Obuchi, state minister for population and gender equality, pledged Monday to make her Cabinet colleagues aware of the seriousness of Japan's aging society and to ask them for cooperation at every opportunity.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 30, 2008
Is Hayao Miyazaki Japan's greatest film director?
How great is Hayao Miyazaki? Domestically, three of his movies are among the top five money-earners: His "Spirited Away" from 2001 outstrips even "Titanic" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Globally, his movies are the darlings of international film festivals. "Spirited Away" took the Golden Bear Prize, the highest award at the Berlin International Film Festival, in 2002, making it the first and only animated film to take the top honors.
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.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Political party Tsubasa no To investigated over election obstruction
Officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police raid the Tsubasa no To office in Tokyo on Monday.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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