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BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2008

LPG merger eyed to boost competitiveness

Japan Energy Corp., the oil refining unit of Nippon Mining Holdings Inc., said Thursday it is holding talks with Osaka Gas Co. and Itochu Corp. to combine their liquefied petroleum gas businesses.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2008

Reporter loses bid to clear his name over secret Okinawa reversion deal

The Tokyo High Court rejected a damages suit Wednesday by a former journalist who claimed his reputation was ruined by an illegal conviction over his reporting on Japan's secret agreement with the U.S. to pay for the reversion of Okinawa in 1972.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2008

Fujifilm eyes Net photo-book service as sales of film drop

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. will enter the online photo-book publishing business in August as the traditional camera-film market continues to shrink.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2008

It's official: Toshiba pulls plug on HD DVD

Toshiba Corp. announced Tuesday it will completely shut down its HD DVD operations, ending a battle with Sony Corp.'s rival Blu-ray system to become the industry standard for next-generation DVDs.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2008

Top court sides with Korean hibakusha

Sweeping aside a high court ruling backing the city of Nagasaki's refusal to pay medical benefits to a South Korean A-bomb survivor, the Supreme Court on Monday granted the relatives of the deceased hibakusha ¥827,900.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2008

Ministry hopes 1880 ¥2 coin fetches 10 million times that

An 1880 Japanese gold coin, 16.97 mm in diameter and weighing 3.33 grams, is expected to fetch a record high price of around ¥20 million when the debt-ridden Finance Ministry puts it on the auction block this Sunday.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2008

Mills agree to 65% iron ore price surge

Japanese Steelmakers led by Nippon Steel Corp. agreed Monday to a 65 percent increase in annual iron ore prices, a steel company official said, setting a global benchmark for prices of the raw material used in steelmaking.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Feb 17, 2008

Taking to the streets of tomorrow

Listen carefully and you might detect the slight whir of this car's motor, a little wind noise and a faint thrum from the tires. Could this be the sound of driving in the future? Will our streets one day be whisper-quiet even as they teem with traffic? Mitsubishi's electric mini-car, due on the market...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 17, 2008

Veterans Kudo, Rhodes approaching longevity milestones

Among players within reach of milestones this season are two guys making the most of their longevity: Yokohama BayStars left-handed pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo and Orix Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 15, 2008

Evessa retain title as kings of the road

It takes all of two seconds to understand the biggest reason why the current bj-league leaders are, well, the league leaders.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 15, 2008

In the pink at Kinosaki Onsen

Pink, hot and naked: All those who go to Kinosaki Onsen end up in scalding water, both crustaceans and tourists alike.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 15, 2008

Le Pré Verre: French freres serve up 'bistronomie'

It's always a pleasure to find a new restaurant that doesn't quite fit into any of the comfortable, well-worn categories. That's certainly the case at the excellent Le Pré Verre, which opened last November in the designer-sleek Gyre building on Omotesando-dori.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2008

Flowers back for a second bite of Shinsei Bank

Christopher Flowers is back in Tokyo, eyeing a second opportunity to make money from Shinsei Bank Ltd.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2008

Omron to establish auto parts factory in Eastern Europe

Omron Corp., the country's largest maker of laser radars for cars, will build an auto parts factory in Eastern Europe within three years as it seeks to win new customers in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008

Sweets makers using more than chocolate to woo

Valentine's Day, whose star product is chocolate, is no longer a business opportunity for Western-style producers only.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008

U.S. base proponent takes Iwakuni mayoral race

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — Voters here Sunday put hopes for economic revitalization ahead of concerns about a U.S. military base by electing Yoshihiko Fukuda, a former Liberal Democratic Party member of the Lower House, as mayor.
Japan Times
LIFE
Feb 10, 2008

Eyewitness: Burma from the inside

Burma's Bloody September came home to people in Japan with the slaying of veteran freelance photojournalist Kenji Nagai on Sept. 27, 2007 in Yangon during a mass demonstration. The video clip showing him being gunned down by a Burmese soldier at point-blank range was repeatedly aired, arousing public...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Feb 10, 2008

BMW's elegant hooligan

Renowned for its high- performance cars, BMW has long had trouble shaking the image that it's a builder of slightly quirky but sensible motorcycles for wealthy, bearded men.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008

Noda wins 'madonna' turf war as LDP shunts Sato to Tokyo

A political dispute between two "madonna" lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party both contesting a ticket to run for Gifu's No. 1 district finally came to an end Friday after the party announced that Yukari Sato will run for Tokyo, rather than Gifu, in the next Lower House election.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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