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JAPAN
Nov 30, 2005

Charity swim event to aid Thai tsunami orphans

Two foreign athletes who survived the South Asian tsunamis last year will hold a charity swimming event in Thailand on Dec. 24 to raise funds for Thai children who lost parents in the disaster.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 30, 2005

'Secret' dolphin slaughter defies protests

Japan's annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins began Oct. 8 in the traditional whaling town of Taiji on the Kii Peninsula of Honshu's Wakayama Prefecture. These "drive fisheries" triggered demonstrations, held under the "Japan Dolphin Day" banner, in 28 countries. The protests went almost entirely...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 30, 2005

'Monster' gene defect may counter deadly affliction

Want to have huge muscles but are too lazy to go to the gym? There could soon be a way.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 28, 2005

Tax reforms must sustain positive economic cycle

The Japanese economy is on the path toward a full-scale recovery driven by the private sector. The next major challenge for the nation is to its rebuildfiscal health, which is now the worst among the key industrialized countries.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 27, 2005

Sikorski's release, expansion and playoff ideas fill mailbag

Thanks to all readers of the "Baseball Bullet-In" for your e-mails and interest in Japanese baseball.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 27, 2005

Cerezo on top, but wild finish looming

YOKOHAMA -- The chase for the J. League title will go down to the final day of the season after Cerezo Osaka moved to the top of the table on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos as Gamba Osaka dropped to second after going down 2-1 at home to JEF United.
Japan Times
Features
Nov 27, 2005

Too much of a good thing

Humans are wholly dependent on nature's cornucopia for food, clothing, shelter, many medicines, beer and wine -- to name just a few of life's essentials and pleasures.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 26, 2005

Keane's baggage may scupper his dream move to Celtic

LONDON -- In August, you would probably have been able to name your own odds against both Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and captain Roy Keane seeking new employment midseason. One half of any such bet has already come up trumps, and unless United beat Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday week,...
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2005

Asahara still has pull: agency

The Public Security Intelligence Agency filed a request Friday with the Public Security Examination Commission to keep Aum Shinrikyo under surveillance for another three years.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Top court upholds surrogate ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a suit in which a couple had requested that authorities register as their children the twin babies they had via an American surrogate mother, upholding a ruling issued by the Osaka High Court.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

40 billion yen fiasco sidelines low-margin forex brokers

A total of 34 low-margin foreign-exchange brokers were ordered to suspend operations after legal restrictions on the business were toughened in July, and most of the 40.2 billion yen in their client deposits has become irrecoverable, a survey showed Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2005

Zebari urges extension of GSDF deployment

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Thursday urged his Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso, to keep the Self-Defense Forces troops deployed to Samawah, a Foreign Ministry official said.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2005

Eagles pick up pitcher Sikorski

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Monday they have acquired right-hander Brian Sikorski, who was released by the Yomiuri Giants earlier this month.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

Nissan picks builders for new HQ

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it has chosen an architect and two major contractors to design and construct its new head office in Yokohama.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

Biometric systems popular with condo buyers

With crime rising, an increasing number of condominiums are being equipped with biometric security systems able to identify people by scanning their faces, fingerprints or other physical characteristics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Nov 22, 2005

Bob Sliwa

Bob Sliwa, 50, who hails from Massachusetts, has lived in Japan for 22 years. He is the Advance Design Director at COBO Design Co., Ltd., one of the biggest industrial design firms in Japan, and a judge for the Japan Car of the Year Award. He followed the success of his 2004 book "Lexus ga Ichiban ni...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 22, 2005

The 'IC you' card

People are still reeling from September's LDP landslide election, realizing that Koizumi can essentially legislate whatever he wants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2005

China far way from becoming global technology powerhouse

China has come a long way to show "pockets of excellence" in some fields of science and technology, but it still has a long way to go before it can become a full-blown innovative power, a China expert at a U.S. think tank told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 20, 2005

Inaugural Konami Cup a great way to end the 2005 season

The first Konami Cup Asia Series, held Nov. 10-13 at Tokyo Dome, gets high marks from this chair for its organization, execution and quality of play.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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