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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 10, 2006

War's heroes and villains: Two sides of the same coin

For two days, on Aug. 18 and 19, 1966, Australian soldiers fought a battle at the village of Long Tan in South Vietnam. Though vastly outnumbered, they held their ground. Subsequently, they were given medals for bravery by the then-government of South Vietnam; and in May 1968, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2006

Sato Kogyo exec held over bid-rigging

Prosecutors on Friday arrested the chairman of Fukushima-based contractor Sato Kogyo Corp. on suspicion of rigging bids for a public sewage system project ordered by the Fukushima Prefectural Government.
EDITORIALS
Sep 9, 2006

Mr. Horie gets his day in court

Mr. Takafumi Horie, once the high-flying president of the Internet service firm Livedoor Co., who was known for his T-shirt-and-slacks attire, appeared in public this week in a suit and tie. This time he was in Tokyo District Court charged with violating the securities law. Reflecting not only public...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2006

METI submits criminal complaint on Mitutoyo

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry filed a criminal complaint on Friday against precision instrument maker Mitutoyo Corp. and its executives on suspicion of unlawfully exporting two measuring devices that could be used to make nuclear weapons to Malaysia in 2001, ministry sources said.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2006

Sojitz to increase exports of gadget that screens liquid

Trading house Sojitz Corp. said Friday its subsidiary Ebistrade Inc. will bolster exports of a device that can instantly determine whether a bottled liquid is flammable or not, as fears of in-flight terrorism boost demand.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2006

Horie's lawyer says client being framed

The chief lawyer for Takafumi Horie, on trial on charges of inflating the earnings of Internet services company Livedoor Co., is accusing prosecutors of framing his client.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 8, 2006

Taking J-rock values stateside

On the eve of the longest and perhaps most important tour of their almost decade-long career, Dir en grey were putting on a brave face.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Abe's conservative lineage runs deep

looked very much influenced by his grandfather in terms of foreign policy and the anpo," said Hirotsugu Akiu, a classmate of Abe's at Seikei University. When Abe was 6 years old, he often visited his grandfather's residence in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where rioters opposed to the new treaty set fire to pieces...
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2006

Canadian to run PR at Takefuji

Major consumer loan firm Takefuji Corp. has installed Canadian Christine Lavoie-Gagnon as head of its public relations section to capitalize on her international experience, company officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2006

Horie pleads not guilty to fraud

has called the first trial session a grand occasion (to make his case to the public), and I think he wore a suit to show that," defense lawyer Takai told reporters during the lunch break. If found guilty, Horie faces up to five years in prison, a fine of up to 5 million yen, or both.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2006

Toyota allies warned over low pay

Toyota allies warned over low pay
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2006

Project-bidding scandal spreads in Fukushima

A supporter of Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato allegedly played a crucial role in rigging bids for prefectural projects, sources said Saturday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 3, 2006

NHK's "The 88 Temples of Shikoku: Pilgrimage for Beginners" and more

As the title indicates, Nihon TV's variety show "The Sekai Gyoten News" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.) looks at astonishing news stories from all over the world. This week's installment looks at a woman who lost an amazing 182 kg.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2006

Merkel's reforms drift toward dead end

MUNICH -- A year ago, Angela Merkel, Germany's charming new chancellor, was in the final phase of her election campaign. The incumbent, Gerhard Schroeder, lagged so far behind her Christian Democrats (CDU) in public opinion polls that she thought she would win a landslide victory and could therefore...
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2006

Lessons from a paper chase

by Oji Paper Co., Japan's largest paper producer, for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., the nation's sixth-largest paper maker, was Japan's first-ever hostile TOB mounted by a major company against a domestic rival. The bid eventually failed as Oji President Kazuhisa Shinoda admitted Aug. 29 that the deal was...
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2006

Mitutoyo tied to Iran, North nuclear quests

Mitutoyo Corp., a precision instrument maker at the center of an export scam linked to weapons of mass destruction, has exported some 10,000 sensitive devices, most of them illegally, since around 1995 and in the process may have helped North Korea and Iran go nuclear, investigative sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2006

Truck theft exposes Nike customers

Sports gear maker Nike Japan Corp. has lost magnetic tapes containing personal data on its customers in the theft of a truckload of its products in Tokyo in August, police sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2006

Imperial rivalries are grist for media mill

Harumi Kobayashi has been an enthusiastic admirer of the Imperial family for more than a decade. She has followed the royals around the country, greeted them and taken their pictures. In fact, she has become such a familiar face at Imperial events that some members of the family respond specifically...
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2006

Cosmo reveals more refinery fiascos

Cosmo Oil Co. has revealed additional cases of failing to inform authorities of gas leaks and other accidents at its refineries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 2, 2006

Michael Gorman

A conventional way of life would never have suited Michael Gorman.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2006

Bangladeshi nets 1.7 million yen in Kyodo slander suit

The Tokyo District Court ordered Kyodo News on Thursday to pay 1.65 million yen in compensation to a 35-year-old Bangladeshi businessman and his Tokyo-based company for running reports in 2004 about their alleged links with the al-Qaida terrorist network.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2006

Sony unveils Bravia TVs for fall

Sony Corp. on Wednesday took the wraps off its new Bravia flat-panel televisions for the domestic market, hoping to consolidate a recovery in its mainstay electronics business during the yearend sales competition.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2006

Marubeni seen looking to sell part of Daiei stake

Trading house Marubeni Corp. plans to sell part of its equity stake in Daiei Inc. to Aeon Co. or Wal-Mart Stores Inc., eyeing a tieup with either of the supermarket chains, sources said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2006

Longtime basketballer Elphinston tapped as FIBA president

SAITAMA -- Bob Elphinston, whose involvement in basketball dates to 1961, was appointed to the post of FIBA President for the 2006-10 term, the FIBA Central Board announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Japanese believed among air-crash victims

A Japanese couple living in Kentucky were confirmed to be on the passenger list of a Comair plane that crashed Sunday in Lexington, killing 49 people, the Foreign Ministry said.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Mitutoyo used software to mask accuracy of nuke-related gear

Mitutoyo Corp. developed computer software in the early 1990s to make its three-dimensional measuring machines appear less accurate so they could bypass Japan's export regulations on products that can be used in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, investigative sources said Monday.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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