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COMMENTARY
Oct 16, 2006

Expect more shocks from North Korea

LOS ANGELES -- Today's level of anxiety and near-panic in the U.S. news media is amazing. It is almost as if America's leading journalists are thrilled to be writing about something other than Iraq finally. Thank you, Kim Jong Il -- we were all getting rather bored.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 15, 2006

From the center of Korean conflict

KOREA WITNESS: 135 Years of War, Crisis and News in the Land of the Morning Calm, edited by Donald Kirk, Choe Sang-Hun. Seoul: EunHaeng NaMu, 2006, 13,000 won/$13.83 (paper). To adventurous Western writers and journalists in the late 19th century, the opening of Japan in 1868 was an opportunity too good...
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 8, 2006

Japan Fashion Week tweaks time and place to suit style jet set

When Japan's beleaguered textiles industry belatedly decided to invest in organizing a fashion week to rival the best of Paris, Milan, New York and London -- and persuaded the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to back it -- they hoped a slick new event would garner valuable worldwide media coverage...
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2006

Economy looks strong as Abe takes reins

Japan got a double dose of good economic news Friday with the release of healthy industrial production and consumer price figures that underline continued recovery of second-largest economy in the world.
COMMENTARY
Sep 25, 2006

Sticky bureaucratic fingers

It used to be said that Japanese bureaucrats were first rate while politicians were third rate. That's no longer true, as evidenced by an appalling spate of scandals involving slush funds in the central and local governments.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2006

City Hall to appeal 'Kimigayo' ruling

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said Friday that City Hall will appeal Thursday's 12.03 million yen district court ruling against the "Kimigayo" directive, which obliges Tokyo's teachers to sing the national anthem before the national flag at school ceremonies.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2006

Waseda's Saito opts for college

Yuki Saito, who led Waseda Jitsugyo to its first title in a victory over Komadai Tomakomai at the national high school baseball championship last month, said Monday he has decided to attend university instead of playing pro baseball.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 9, 2006

The Japanese Chrysanthemum Thrown

Congratulations to Princess Kiko and Prince Akishino on the birth of their baby! While the fact that it is a boy is even greater news for the royal family, it's a shame for Japan. Looking for excuses not to face modern realities, Japan may now wallow in its past of allowing only male heirs of male lineage...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

Fans lift J-culture over language barrier

Global interest in Japanese entertainment continues to heat up. Quite literally.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Fans, patients, shop owners weigh in on Imperial birth

Amid heavy security Wednesday, the media, Imperial enthusiasts and well-wishers swarmed to prestigious Aiiku Hospital in Minato Ward, Tokyo, during the wee hours to wait for Princess Kiko to give birth.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Shares in baby goods take a dive after birth

Shares in baby goods makers tumbled Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first male heir born to the world's oldest hereditary monarchy since 1965.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2006

Paper makers race to raise output in wake of failed Oji bid

Oji Paper Co. abandoned its bid to take over Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. after an alliance was formed against it, forcing the company to change its strategy and giving rise to fears of a glut in the paper market.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2006

Tax panel scraps report that takes Tanigaki's tack

Ignoring the objections of some members, the government's Tax Commission canceled publication of a midterm report on tax issues for the first time since the tax panel was launched in the late 1950s, admitting Tuesday the decision was influenced by political considerations.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2006

Effort to beef up overseas TV

A government panel Monday began discussing ways to increase government and business cooperation for enhancing Japan's international television broadcasting capabilities and its ability to send information abroad, the communications ministry said.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 3, 2006

NHK's "The 88 Temples of Shikoku: Pilgrimage for Beginners" and more

As the title indicates, Nihon TV's variety show "The Sekai Gyoten News" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.) looks at astonishing news stories from all over the world. This week's installment looks at a woman who lost an amazing 182 kg.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

OhmyNews Japan service launched

The Japanese version of South Korean Internet news service OhmyNews was launched Monday, featuring articles from "citizen reporters" on topics ranging from politics to entertainment.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2006

Matsushita to sell cable TV stake to its rival J:COM

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said it agreed Monday to sell its controlling 56 percent stake in Cable West Inc., Japan's third-largest cable TV service, to industry leader Jupiter Telecommunications Co., known as J:COM.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 27, 2006

'Disguised contracting' gets proper airing in media . . . with results

The main front page story of the July 31 Asahi Shimbun was about the prefectural labor bureaus cracking down on major manufacturers for improper employment practices; in particular, something called giso ukeoi, or "disguised contracting."
COMMENTARY
Aug 19, 2006

Struggling for transparency in China

HONG KONG -- Following the Chinese press, one sometimes gets totally depressed and feels that there is no hope for the country, with its myriad problems. At other times, the opposite is true. This week, it is a mix. On different fronts, one sees a host of problems but, at the same time, it is clear that...
EDITORIALS
Aug 15, 2006

Heroic save in a long war

The good news is that British authorities thwarted a plot to blow up in midair around 10 airliners en route to the United States from Britain. The bad news is that the incident shows that the threat of an indiscriminate terrorist attack remains, reminding us that no nation or community can let up on...
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2006

BOJ Policy Board talks net no changes

The Bank of Japan decided Friday to maintain its 0.25 percent short-term interest rate as the central bank's assessment of economic and financial condition in the past month remained unchanged.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2006

Abe, Ban to hold brief talks before Hashimoto's funeral

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said he will meet South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon for "brief talks" Wednesday morning in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2006

Abe close to sewing up LDP majority

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe is close to gaining majority support among Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers, putting him in a strong position to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as LDP president and prime minister.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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