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Natsuko Fukue
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2008
It's a cakewalk for Tokyo's newest doughnut maker
Yoshihisa Yamada, at 44 a holder of an MBA from Harvard, quit his job as president of Rakuten Travel Inc. and established Neyn, a handmade doughnut shop in Tokyo's Akasaka district last month.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2008
Gagloev says he threw sumo bouts
Former sumo wrestler Soslan Aleksandrovich Gagloev, who was fired by the Japan Sumo Association for possessing marijuana in August, said he was forced to take bribes to throw matches during competition.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2008
Aso's win greeted in low-key fashion
When Taro Aso was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party on Monday, he got a low-key welcome from his supporters outside LDP headquarters in the Nagata-cho political quarter of Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2008
Japan must address suicide's social angle to stop it, experts say
Suicide should be recognized as a social rather than individual problem, and the government and society need to take proactive measures to prevent it, panelists at a suicide symposium in Tokyo recently said.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2008
Osaka education board bugged by employee
An employee of the Osaka prefectural board of education planted a covert listening device in mid-June at its office in Chuo Ward, the board said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2008
Japan's education system cost-effective: OECD
Japan's public education system is one of the most cost-effective in terms of student performance, a senior official of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2008
Foreign health officials tour facility
Thirteen foreign health care officials taking part in a training program in Japan took a tour Monday of Kaikaya, a day-care center operated by game maker Namco Ltd.in Yokohama, to experience entertainment-oriented care.
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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2008
Make-my-day T-shirt craze gives unsung Fukuda belated celebrity
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's public support was pretty weak for most of his roughly one year in office. But since announcing his resignation Monday, his popularity seems to be recovering — at least for T-shirts bearing his likeness.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2008
Change-bent public pines for leadership
Perplexity, apathy and hopes for a strong leader.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.

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