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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2007

Baby boomers' pension demands met with new bonds issues

With nest eggs that hold the promise of fresh demand, the many baby boomers starting to retire this year may be a boon for manufacturers, travel agencies and banks, but it is another story for the financially troubled local governments on the hook for paying retirement allowances to their employees....
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2007

DPJ goes on offensive with two new bills

The Democratic Party of Japan began testing its mettle Thursday as the top force in the Upper House by submitting during the Diet's extra four-day session two bills aimed at challenging ruling bloc-penned laws.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2007

Eyes turn to how DPJ wields new clout

and Yukio Hatoyama beam Sunday as they place a flower signifying a win next to a name on the DPJ's list of candidates at party headquarters in Tokyo. SATOKO KAWASAKI PHOTO
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2007

New warning on oil

Brace for another energy crisis. A new authoritative assessment forecasts sharply higher demand that will raise prices and increase reliance on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and unstable regions for oil supplies. While some experts dismiss the analysis as alarmist, we need...
COMMENTARY
Jul 14, 2007

New York Times vs. reality

LONDON — The New York Times has been wrong on Iraq for so long that it has become a tradition, and they respect tradition at the Times. Its Monday (July 9) editorial calling for an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq caused a great stir in the United States: "It is time for the United States to leave...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2007

'The Fountain'

Is it possible to feel a love so great that the chains of death cannot bind it? Of course we don't know, but the feeling of love — that one, true love — can be so powerful that it's tempting to think that two souls, so united, will meet again. Whether that's in this world or the next, nobody knows,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2007

Political funds law can stand as is: Abe

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday the heavily criticized Political Funds Control Law needs no further revision and again voiced support for his new farm minister, Norihiko Akagi, who like his predecessor is under fire over reported expenditure claims.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2007

Kyuma exits over A-bomb gaffe

made a grave decision as a politician and a Cabinet minister," Abe told reporters. "I respect his decision." Kyuma's resignation comes as the already beleaguered Abe prepares to lead his Liberal Democratic Party into the July 29 House of Councilors election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2007

Toyota releases new Noah, Voxy

Toyota Motor Corp. started selling Wednesday new versions of the Noah and Voxy minivans to lure buyers as the domestic market contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EAST ASIA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 4, 2007

U.S. presidential election casts long shadow

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CULTURE / Music
May 11, 2007

Elliott Smith "New Moon"

Mystery still surrounds the death of Elliott Smith. Was it his own hand that plunged a knife twice into his chest at home on Oct. 21, 2003, or someone else's? While Smith may not have left a suicide note to clear things up, he did leave an awful lot of unreleased material — like a singer-songwriter...
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2007

Britain opts for new nukes

Britain has decided to renew its nuclear deterrent. A parliamentary vote last month sharply divided the ruling Labor Party, forcing Prime Minister Tony Blair to rely on opposition Conservatives to pass the measure. Mr. Blair made his case by arguing that international uncertainty required Britain to...
COMMUNITY
Mar 13, 2007

Coaching helps women avail of new opportunities

Ritsuko Hatano, an energetic sales manager, has steadily climbed the career ladder after she graduated from university a decade ago.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2007

Japanese interest in Macau reaches new heights

MACAU, China -- Macau is definitely a hot spot these days, not just as a tourist destination but also as a focal point for international diplomacy and security.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 26, 2007

New Reds boss Osieck looking to succeed in ACL

SAITAMA -- To look for a perceptible change in the Urawa Reds this coming season, one will have to turn to their attempts to win the Asian Champions League because new coach Holger Osieck insists he won't be changing a winning formula on the domestic front.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2006

Lucky breaks in new budget

The fiscal 2007 draft budget, the first one compiled under the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reduces the amount of new debt, lifting hopes for the nation's financial reconstruction. But the reduction is mainly due to lucky circumstances -- not because of strenuous efforts to cut spending....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 21, 2006

New show offers breakthrough installation

About a month ago at Tokyo's Shugoarts, photographer Yasumasa Morimura gave a performance in which he coopted the speech author Yukio Mishima gave from the balcony of the Self-Defense Force headquarters in Tokyo in 1970 before committing ritual seppuku inside the building. In his performance, Morimura...

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years