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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2005

Call them illegal, but they're also heroic

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- "Being that you are an alleged expert in language, you should know the difference between legal and illegal," the reader stated in his e-mail, as he reacted angrily to one of my articles on immigration.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2005

Door wide open for resolving Korean nuclear issue

HONOLULU -- There is no country in Asia, indeed in the world, that behaves like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Since its founding more than a half century ago, the DPRK has pursued a different course, always troubling. For 13-15 years it has been the very center of Northeast Asian...
COMMENTARY
Jun 20, 2005

Politicos feeding off turmoil

MANILA -- These days the political class in the Philippines is preoccupied with other things besides governing. Attention is focused on what one commentator has termed "the worst crisis any administration" has ever experienced. The opposition is orchestrating turmoil and openly calling for the ouster...
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2005

Koizumi, Roh to meet Monday with aim of easing tensions

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will meet with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul on Monday in a bid to mend soured bilateral ties, the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2005

The G8 agrees on debt relief

Group of Eight finance ministers agreed last weekend to write off more than $40 billion in debt owed by the world's poorest countries. The agreement is a critical first step in efforts to help lift these nations out of grinding and enduring poverty. The deal is only a beginning, however. Success will...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 12, 2005

Thanks to the efforts of many, baseball remains intact despite merger

You may be reading this column between 7 a.m and 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 11, 2005

Punshiment for Bowyer over Dyer incident has gone too far

LONDON -- It is with the heaviest of hearts that this correspondent sticks up for Lee Bowyer, the Newcastle midfielder who would undoubtedly figure in most supporters' top five least popular players.
COMMENTARY
Jun 11, 2005

Slots, cops, and deception

LAS VEGAS -- The Japanese have been kicking around the idea of building American-style casinos in Japan for four years now. The Parliament Committee on Casinos with 100 Diet members has been gathering information on casinos, and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has been a major proponent of the idea. In...
COMMENTARY
Jun 11, 2005

Poor losers fan Filipino disenchantment

MANILA -- To characterize the public mood in the Philippines as depressed is no exaggeration. According to recent surveys, pessimism about economic prospects is on the rise, and a majority of Filipinos believe their quality of life has deteriorated in the past year. A recent Asian Development Bank survey...
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2005

Sharon wants visit after Gaza pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's visit to Japan, initially planned for June, will probably take place in the fall at the earliest, Japanese government sources said Friday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 8, 2005

Playing World Baseball Classic in spring or fall makes no sense at all

Do you ever come up with an idea that you think is really great?
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Japan's UNSC bid dealt blow by U.S.

Japan will probably postpone submitting a resolution to expand the U.N. Security Council in light of an objection aired last week by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Ministry sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 8, 2005

EU muddles forth with market intact

LONDON -- The proposed European Constitution was decisively rejected by French voters on May 29 and by the Dutch on June 1. The constitution has been ratified by other European states including Germany, which did not hold a referendum, and by Spain, which did. In theory, the referendums in France and...
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Kono warns Koizumi about Yasukuni visits

House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono indirectly urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday to stop visiting Yasukuni Shrine, Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers said.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges

The Tojo family had kept silent for a long time. But not any longer.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2005

Wolfowitz reassures World Bank

Mr. Paul Wolfowitz has taken the helm of the World Bank. His nomination was marked by numerous protests and concerns; his tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense worried many who feared that he would turn the organization into an arm of U.S. foreign policy or that he did not understand its mission....
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2005

Key figures in Cole-Chelsea soap opera going unpunished

LONDON -- When England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was accused of holding contract negotiations with Chelsea behind the backs of his employers, the Football Association, he claimed he was not having talks with the club, he was merely listening.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 2, 2005

Better left on the shelf than a downtrodden wife?

It used to be that unmarried, single women over the age of 25 were made to feel rather uncomfortable. The phrase "hari no mushiro (sitting on needles)" springs to mind.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2005

FTA said good for Indonesia's firms

Trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa told visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday that Tokyo will discuss ways to help nurture Indonesia's small companies and human resources during talks for a bilateral free-trade agreement, a Japanese official said.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Japan and Russia again fail to arrange date for Putin visit

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov failed Tuesday to set a date for President Vladimir Putin's long-delayed visit to Japan as the two countries remained "poles apart" over the bilateral territorial row.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2005

Progress with North Korea?

A series of meetings provide reasons for cautious optimism regarding negotiations over North Korea's nuclear-weapons program. The prospect of substantial assistance from the South to the North permitted the resumption of long-stalled inter-Korean talks, while the United States and North Korea had a direct...
BUSINESS
May 21, 2005

Nakagawa to settle FTA in Malaysia

Trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa will visit Malaysia on Sunday to try to make a breakthrough in negotiations on a bilateral free-trade agreement, ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2005

Japan, Malaysia to meet in attempt to bridge FTA gaps

Japan and Malaysia will try to bridge the remaining gaps in negotiations for a bilateral free-trade agreement during a vice-ministerial meeting in Malaysia starting Tuesday, according to a top Japanese trade official.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2005

Takara, Tomy agree to merge in 2006

Takara Co., Japan's No. 2 toy maker, and Tomy Co., the third-largest, said Friday they have agreed to merge March 1 next year.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 8, 2005

Nearly all agree Kuehnert wasn't given fair shot by Eagles

The week of April 25-30 was not a good one for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles or Marty Kuehnert.
COMMENTARY
May 3, 2005

Journalism turns deadly in the Philippines

MANILA -- Many Filipinos are proud of the freedom the press enjoys in their country but this rosy picture has been tarnished by the killings of a number of journalists. With 13 Filipino journalists killed last year and four media workers murdered so far in 2005, the Philippines -- according to the Brussels-based...
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

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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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