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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 29, 2005

Could Brown's next stop be New York?

NEW YORK -- Before somersaulting into some of the specifics and subtitles of Wednesday's draft, Knicks president Isiah Thomas asked if I would be so kind as to accentuate the Detroit Shock's WNBA record comeback Sunday, reducing a 25-point deficit to beat the L.A. Sparks.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 25, 2005

Agents continue making huge sums for doing very little work

LONDON -- The following story is, I promise, absolutely true, but you will understand why I have not used the names of the player, agent, club or manager concerned.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 21, 2005

Are you for or against whaling?

Yuka Saito Finance, 23 Anti, because I don't think we need whale to eat. I've never eaten whale, but I've heard that it doesn't taste too good. There are lots of other things that we can eat besides whale, I think.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2005

Shinsei aims for new online services, CEO-in-waiting says

Shinsei Bank Ltd. plans to offer new online banking services in a few months, the next president and chief executive officer said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Tsutsumi accepts guilt as trial starts

Former real estate and resort tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi pleaded guilty Thursday to insider trading and falsification of financial reports concerning Seibu Railway Co. shareholdings.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2005

Solution to bank-card crimes eludes legislators

The ruling coalition's bill on bank-card crimes offers a quick and effective solution to what has become society's largest problem in recent years, according to Yoichiro Esaki, head of the Liberal Democratic Party subcommittee dealing with the issue.
Japan Times
Features
Jun 12, 2005

Retro points to a rosy retail future

When the four floors of the Nakano Broadway shotengai opened for business in October 1966, resident retailers went for a high-class image in the hopes of attracting a wealthy clientele.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2005

Fujita gets Goldman Sachs-Mori aid

Fujita Corp. said Wednesday a fund led by Goldman Sachs and Mori Trust Co. agreed to inject 41 billion yen in fresh capital, making the U.S. investment bank and its partners the troubled construction firm's largest shareholder.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 31, 2005

Residency, repairs, finance and printing

Permanent Residency You've probably addressed this question before, but if you could enlighten me once again, I'd be grateful, indeed.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Odakyu chief, group execs to resign over phantom shareholder coverup

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. said Monday that its chairman and group CEO Kunio Toshimitsu will resign on June 10 to take responsibility for its coverup of phantom shareholders.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
May 22, 2005

Rambo comes marching home

"I broke down on the flight back from Vietnam, went crazy, shouting, screaming. It took several men to restrain me. . . . For years it was all I could think about, going home. Then when it finally happened, I snapped."
BUSINESS
May 20, 2005

Daikyo sees red after following state-backed reconstruction

Struggling condominium builder Daikyo Inc. said Thursday it fell into the red in the business year that ended March 31, affected by its withdrawal from noncore businesses under a state-backed reconstruction plan.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2005

'Indoor dogs' on rise as small pets become part of the family

"Beware of Dog" signs are becoming increasingly rare as a growing number of people choose to keep their pets inside with them and not outside to guard the house.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2005

Longevity bonds can help retirees prosper

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut -- Living a long time is one of our deepest wishes, and medical and economic progress offers the hope that it will be fulfilled. Some scientists say that the average human life span could reach 90 years or more by midcentury. But what if our wish is granted? What good is a longer...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

Narita to extend runway, but which way?

The transport ministry is in a dilemma over whether to extend Narita International Airport's "interim" second runway northward or pursue its original southward plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2005

Day-laborers give way to budget tourists

OSAKA -- The Airin district in Nishinari Ward here is well known as a hub for day-laborers. It's a working-class neighborhood that is quite unlike Osaka's upscale Umeda district or the neon jungle of Shinsaibashi.
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2005

Bankruptcies below 14,000 for first time in 13 years

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in fiscal 2004 fell to 13,276, slipping below 14,000 for the first time in 13 years, private credit research firm Teikoku Databank said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Building firms scrap merger plan

Construction firms Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. and Fujita Corp. have scrapped a planned merger, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

End to deposit guarantee: How will it affect you?

The nearly decade-old blanket guarantee on bank deposits is to end Friday, reflecting an improvement in the creditworthiness of banks due to active bad-loan disposal efforts.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2005

Interest in diversification grows ahead of 'payoff' deadline

What is the best way to diversify your assets in an economy with rock-bottom interest rates, faltering bank security and Friday's termination of the government's full guarantee on savings accounts?
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2005

Tokyo land prices grow for first time in 14 years

Land prices at five commercial areas in Tokyo edged up an average of 0.5 percent in calendar 2004 for the first increase in 14 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2005

End to deposit guarantee symbolic more than strategic: economist

The upcoming removal of the government's decade-long unlimited guarantee on bank deposits is not expected to drastically change the financial portfolio of the average household, said Paul Sheard, chief economist for Asia at Lehman Brothers.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2005

Foreign CEO signifies a more globalized Japan

First it was Mazda, then Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. Now it's Sony.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2005

Tertiary industry activity up second year

The tertiary industry activity index gained 2.2 percent in 2004 from the previous year for the second straight yearly rise, with the index registering its highest score since 1988, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2005

Tax offices start accepting '04 returns

Regional tax offices nationwide began accepting 2004 income tax returns Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2005

Showa Denko pretax profit up 63%

Chemical maker Showa Denko K.K. said Wednesday its consolidated pretax profit in 2004 jumped 63.2 percent from the previous year to a record 38.91 billion yen as sales grew 7.4 percent to 740.71 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2005

Foreigners fail to make cut in contest to be Daiei sponsor

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan has weeded out foreign-led consortiums from its list of candidates to sponsor struggling retailer Daiei Inc., according to sources.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Jan 16, 2005

There's white gold on them thar African isles

'Where there's muck, there's brass." In the north of England "brass" means "cash," but the old adage about dirt and money still rings true. And you don't get much muckier than an overcrowded seabird colony on a small Atlantic island.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2005

BOJ to speed up bill replacement program on counterfeit worries

South Korean police said Friday they have launched an investigation after a visitor from Japan was found to have used several hundred counterfeit 10,000 yen bills at a casino in Seoul. The man, an ethnic Korean who runs a real estate business in Japan, exchanged 420 bogus 10,000 yen bills at a hotel...
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes
A J-10C fighter jet
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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