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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 12, 2005

Emerson quits Reds

J. League first-division side Urawa Reds said Monday that Brazilian striker Emerson has joined Qatar's Al-Saad after refusing to return to the team.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

U.N. calls for antidiscrimination law

The government urgently needs to acknowledge that deep discrimination against minorities, Korean and Chinese residents and other foreigners exists in Japan, an independent investigator said Monday.
Japan Times
Features
Jul 10, 2005

Support groups to aid of all affected

When people become clinically depressed, it's not just they who suffer. Families of the depressed are deeply affected -- riding an emotional roller coaster -- and when a breadwinner is afflicted, as is often the case, financial struggles inevitably ensue. Worst of all, many families must live with the...
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2005

A year of autonomy for Iraq

It has been one year since Iraqis reclaimed control over their country in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion. It has been a long year, marked more by disappointment than hope. Political squabbles among Iraq's political leaders as well as an ongoing -- some would say escalating -- insurgency have...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Jul 8, 2005

YSL raises its flag again

In 1958, at the tender age of 21, Yves Saint Laurent took over the reins at the venerable couture house of Dior. From the outset hailed as a genius, then touted as no less than the savior of the French fashion industry, YSL is one of the world's most enduring fashion icons.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2005

Household income continued decline to 5.8 million yen in '03

The average income of a Japanese household dropped to 5.8 million yen in 2003, shrinking for the seventh consecutive year, according to a government survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2005

Cult leader loses murder appeal over false beliefs

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a 66-year-old cult leader who was sentenced to seven years in prison for murdering a sick man by attempting to cure him through supernatural means instead of proper medical treatment, according to the ruling made available Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2005

Trial opens over denial of secret accord with U.S.

A court battle opened Tuesday on a damages suit filed by a former Mainichi Shimbun reporter who claims his career was ruined after he was wrongly convicted for reporting on an alleged secret pact between Japan and the United States over the 1972 reversion of Okinawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 6, 2005

'Noises Off' finds the right director

While tragedy is universal, comedy tends to be far more culturally specific, and this is especially true with theater. When drama is transposed out of its vernacular, audiences can be expected to tune in more easily to a mournful melodrama or saga of self-destruction than to a humorous work with all...
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2005

Lawmaker's killer appeals to top court

A man sentenced to life in prison for murdering opposition lawmaker Koki Ishii has filed an appeal with to the Supreme Court, his lawyer said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2005

Yoshinoya sales surge, 'gyudon' or no

Yoshinoya D&C Co. said Monday that sales grew 9.6 percent in June from a year earlier, marking the first upturn since November 2002.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2005

Forum mulls ways to make racial discrimination illegal here

Citing racial slurs by politicians and biased news reports playing up an increase in crimes committed by foreigners, participants in a Tokyo symposium called Thursday for a legal framework that would eradicate racial discrimination in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2005

MMC recalls Liberos with hazardous tailgate bolts

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it is recalling about 209,000 Libero station wagons for free repairs due to defective mounting bolts in the tailgate that caused an injury last year.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2005

Tokyo CPI continues slide as prices of veggies, PCs fall

Consumer prices in Tokyo continued falling in June as vegetable prices plunged and deflation continued to dog telecommunications fees and computer prices, according to preliminary government statistics released Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Jul 1, 2005

Walking the path of a legendary poet

The accompanying 1830s woodcut print is the image of the great haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), rendered by Hasegawa Settan (1778-1843). Depicting a legendary scene in which the poet was inspired to pen one of his masterpieces, Basho is seated at his writing desk in a humble cottage thatched with...
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2005

Rescuing an ancient heritage

When colorful paintings were found on the ceiling and walls of the stone chamber of the Takamatsuzuka ancient mound in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, in March 1972, it caused a national sensation. The paintings, believed to date back about 1,300 years, stimulated intense public interest, creating an "archaeology...
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2005

UFJ shareholders challenge but give nod to merger

Shareholders of UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. approved on Wednesday their plan to merge in October, taking a big step closer to creating the world's largest banking group in terms of assets.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2005

Sentences final for Green Cross pair in HIV fiasco

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by two ex-presidents of the defunct Green Cross Corp. against a lower court ruling in an HIV contamination debacle, finalizing their guilty sentences.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 30, 2005

Changing values pose problems for terminal care in Japan

Several years ago, I read cancer surgeon Fumio Yamazaki's unforgettable book titled "Dying in a Japanese Hospital." Through case studies of his patients, he describes the final moments in the lives of terminal cancer sufferers. Invariably, just as a patient is slipping away, doctors battle to resuscitate...

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
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