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JAPAN
Jan 31, 2006

Yen fall, Dow rise send TSE to 65-month high

The key Nikkei stock index rose Monday to end at a fresh five-year, five-month high on buying prompted by the yen's fall against the dollar and recent strength on Wall Street.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2006

SESC probes Livedoor for shady trading in takeover

The securities watchdog has been probing the possibility of insider trading related to Livedoor Co.'s takeover of a used automobile dealer, sources said Saturday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 29, 2006

Understanding, visiting and living in North Korea

NORTH KOREA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: An interpretative Guide, by J.E. Hoare and Susan Pares. Global Oriental, 2005, 253 pp., including index, references/bibliography, b/w illustrations, £14.95 (paper). Jim Hoare opened the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2001 and was the first British diplomat and charge...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 29, 2006

Nihon TV dramatizes Harutoshi Fukui's best-selling novel "Sengoku Jietai" and more

On Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at 9 p.m., Nihon TV will present a two-part dramatization of Harutoshi Fukui's best-selling fantasy novel "Sengoku Jietai (Warring Nations Self-Defense Forces)," which was adapted as a big-budget movie last year.
Japan Times
Features
Jan 29, 2006

Cultures combined in the mists of time

Adopt "a correct view of history," China and South Korea demand of Japan. Fair enough. We can all agree on the merits of a "correct view" of anything. The difficulty is to define "correct.''
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2006

Livedoor nemesis now rescuer

Livedoor Co. on Friday asked Fuji Television Network Inc. to support its efforts to recover during the two firms' first executive-level talks since prosecutors raided Livedoor's offices on Jan. 16 over alleged Securities and Exchange Law violations, Fuji TV President Koichi Murakami said.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2006

No single recipe for facing challenges of globalization

T here are multiple ways for companies to stay competitive in a globalized world, and even firms in what are often perceived as sunset industries have the potential for success, scholars and business executives said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006

Individual investors frazzled in wake of 'Livedoor shock'

Yoshikazu Tsugiyama is devastated that his Livedoor shares have nosedived.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006

Bravia, Vaio sales buoy Sony earnings forecast

Sony Corp. said Thursday it revised its earnings forecast for the full year through March 31 from a net loss of 10 billion yen to a net profit of 70 billion yen, buoyed by stronger-than-expected sales of Bravia TVs and Vaio PCs over the holidays.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 27, 2006

Japan's future up for discussion

With the Japanese government edging closer to revising war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution and Japan's Self-Defense Force prolonging their mission in Iraq, American filmmaker John Junkerman brings the timely documentary "Japan's Peace Constitution (Eiga Nihon-koku)" to the Roppongi events and...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 27, 2006

Visual- kei goes traditional

It isn't only Demon Kogure's appearance -- as extravagantly coiffed and heavily made-up as befits any visual-kei singer -- that makes him an unlikely candidate to be presenting a lecture-style concert on hogaku (traditional Japanese music). Kogure -- or His Excellency Demon Kogure as he prefers to be...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 27, 2006

Provocative dance

Led by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, Ballet Preljocaj has become one of the best-known contemporary dance troupes in France. Preljocaj studied classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance under Merce Cunningham, and also spent a year in Japan studying Noh theater.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2006

China toxin spill Hokkaido-bound?

A chemical spill in a river that has already caused an ecological disaster in parts of China and Russia could eventually reach the sea and wash ashore in Japan, researchers warn.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2006

Chanter's 'harem' of 10 in Tokyo investigated

Police said Wednesday they are investigating a 57-year-old man who is apparently living in Tokyo with 10 women in their 20s and 30s and a baby.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2006

Access to courts no given under freedom of press, judge rules

The Tokyo District Court dismissed a journalist's suit Wednesday over the press club system and government discrimination against freelance reporters, ruling media access to court proceedings does not fall under freedom of the press.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2006

Horie resigns from Livedoor board

Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie, who stepped down as the Internet firm's president Tuesday, resigned from the boards of all Livedoor group firms Wednesday, the company said.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2006

Horie involved in buyouts, execs now say

Livedoor Co. executives, including Ryoji Miyauchi, the Internet company's No. 2 man, have reversed themselves and are now telling prosecutors that President Takafumi Horie was involved in corporate takeovers currently under scrutiny, investigative sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jan 25, 2006

Congressional group aims to improve U.S.-China ties

HONG KONG -- Quietly and without fanfare, an organization has been formed that may help smooth the course of the development of relations between the United States and China. This is the U.S.-China Working Group in the House of Representatives, set up in mid-2005 and now includes 35 members of congress....
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2006

Kerosene prices hit record high

The average retail price of kerosene hit a record high 1,354 yen per 18 liters in January, up 103 yen from the previous month, according to the results of a monthly survey released Monday by an industry body.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2006

Cross-eyed over abuses by North Korea

HONOLULU -- Among the policy differences dividing the United States and South Korea, one that stands out is divergence over the issue of North Korea's abuses of the human rights of its own citizens.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 23, 2006

Regional cooperation with Japan belies focus on Yasukuni problem

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in his first news conference of the year, argued that Yasukuni is not a diplomatic issue, rebutting claims that Japan is being isolated in Asia because of his repeated visits to the war-related Shinto shrine.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2006

Something wiki this way comes

'W ikipedia": Anyone looking for information online in the last few years is bound to have come across this funny word. Type any search term into Google, and a Wikipedia entry will probably pop up somewhere on the first page or two. On "Japan," for example, the Wikipedia entry comes in an impressive...
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2006

Livedoor execs admit falsifying financial data

Senior Livedoor Co. officials have admitted during voluntary questioning that they disseminated false financial information regarding group companies but did not believe their actions were illegal, investigative sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 22, 2006

Yokohama: model city for the nation?

'Change Japan -- from Yokohama."
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2006

Tokyo, Seoul ink bilateral crime pact

Japan and South Korea signed a bilateral treaty Friday to facilitate and speed up their cooperation on criminal investigations, government officials said.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2006

Kanebo asks ex-Ascii chief Komori to step in as president

Struggling personal care and cosmetics maker Kanebo Ltd. said Friday it will appoint as president Tetsuo Komori, the 47-year-old ex-president of computer information magazine publisher Ascii Corp.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2006

Defusing the Iran nuclear crisis

Iran has resumed nuclear-fuel research, causing serious concerns in the international community. On Monday, representatives from three European nations -- Britain, France and Germany -- as well as the United States, Russia and China met in London to discuss the matter. With the European Union and the...
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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