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BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Ministry again maintains upbeat economic assessment

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday kept its upbeat assessment of the economy for the May-July period, bolstered by strong sales of air conditioners and beverages amid the hot summer.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Aoki promoted despite July election blemish

Mikio Aoki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Upper House caucus, was promoted Monday without opposition to the position of caucus chairman.
Features
Jul 18, 2004

Universities put on a show

University museums have long been part of the cultural landscape in many western countries, serving not only academic communities but the general public too.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2004

Eight of 10 regions' economies up

The government said Friday it has revised upward its economic assessment for eight of the nation's 10 regions, citing brisk exports and a pickup in capital investment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 25, 2004

The heartbeat of Aomori

Remoteness is not without its attractions, especially in crowded Japan. And on the main island of Honshu, you would be hard pressed to find a place of human habitation further from the baying crowds than Aomori Prefecture. Curled like a pincer around Honshu's northern tip, Aomori, the capital, is a characterless...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 18, 2004

Acca: Italian cucina meets 21st-century Tokyo

Twenty-five years ago the idea of mixing Japanese and Western cuisines was tantamount to heresy. A decade or so back it was cutting-edge novelty, embraced (and then almost as quickly disparaged) as "fusion." These days, in Tokyo at least, it is fast becoming the postmodern standard. And the results can...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 5, 2004

Empowerment training draws interest across Japan

It is Saturday afternoon in Kamioka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Yuri Morita is bringing the first of a two-day seminar on empowerment issues to a close. The room is full -- some 60 women aged between late 20s and 60s, and a scattering of men.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Ministry upgrades regional economies

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday upgraded its quarterly assessment of the nation's regional economies for the third straight quarter, noting brighter signs were evident in personal consumption.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2004

Shooting at the top

Another reason to love Sofia Coppola: She had the good sense (and stubbornness) to refuse to do any more interviews while in Japan. Judging by her news-conference comments, she is better at making her films than talking about them -- no crime, that -- so it was a smart move to delegate the explaining...
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

Worker sentiment best since August '01

Business sentiment among workers with jobs sensitive to economic fluctuations rose in March to the highest level since August 2001, the government said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 9, 2004

Savor a city's soul

A rusted observation platform on the eastern edge of Nogeyama Hill commands views across central Yokohama -- from the Western houses on the Bluff to the Landmark Tower in the Minato Mirai district. At the hill's foot, behind the up-slope march of buildings, lies Noge, its inconspicuousness emblematic....
COMMENTARY
Mar 30, 2004

Irrational highway demands

The debate over privatizing Japan's four highway and bridge corporations has moved from the absurd to the ridiculous.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 18, 2004

Miyazato picks up Academic Award

The Japan Golf Association on Wednesday named Tohoku High School senior Ai Miyazato the Academic Award winner, honoring her as the most valuable student golfer in 2003 in the high school division.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2004

Obituary: Masami Kogayu

Masami Kogayu, former vice finance minister, died Tuesday of heart failure at his home in Tokyo. He was 72.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2004

Girls just wanna kill men

Fukuro Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Kaneto Shindo Running time: 119 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Kaneto Shindo thoroughly deserves the title of Grand Old Man of Japanese movies. Now 92, he has been a scriptwriter and director...
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2004

Former Toshiba inventor latest to sue

A former Toshiba Corp. engineer who says he invented two types of flash memory sued the electronics giant Tuesday for 1 billion yen over the transfer of patent rights.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Feb 28, 2004

David Neale

"I love doing many different things. That is a theme that dominates my life," David Neale said.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2004

Mind control may have been a factor but not a mitigating one

Mind control at the hands of Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara was a key defense argument for many of the 11 cultists sentenced to death and the six others handed life prison terms for carrying out Aum's heinous crimes -- an argument that had little if any effect.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 18, 2004

Yankees-Devil Rays tickets sold out; try 'Kids Day'

On Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m., I telephoned the number to call for information about getting tickets to the six professional baseball games involving the American League's New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tokyo Dome from March 28-31.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2004

'Haru-ichiban' bring early spring

The year's first warm gales, indicating the arrival of spring, were felt in parts of Japan on Saturday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Mercury plunges across archipelago, paralyzing traffic, trains, airplanes

Cold air over Japan brought subzero temperatures to many parts of the archipelago Friday morning, as blizzards paralyzed traffic in northern regions and areas on the Sea of Japan coast.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Railguns, missiles and lasers: Japan uses massive defense event to highlight shift
A mock-up of Japan's state-of-the-art railgun, which is currently undergoing testing, is displayed at the three-day DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

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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Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

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