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Sep 17, 2005

With playing days over, Baggio considers coaching

Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio is looking forward to a coaching career which may include a stint at a J. League club or as Italian national team boss, he said at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2005

All eyes on rival consoles as game exhibition begins

CHIBA -- The nation's largest game exhibition opened Friday at the Makuhari Messe convention hall here, with industry chatter focused squarely on an upcoming war between the new game consoles of Microsoft Corp., the Sony group and Nintendo Co.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

NHK to cut 10% of ranks, go after fee nonpayers

NHK is finalizing plans to chop its workforce by about 1,200 over a three-year period beginning in fiscal 2006, and may take legal action against viewers who fail to pay their fees, sources said Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2005

Independent brushstrokes

A commonly heard accusation is that Japanese oil painters are followers rather than innovators. It is a criticism that has been made against many early adopters in this country -- be they filmmakers, fashion designers, chefs or rock musicians -- and one that has even come from painters' compatriots....
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2005

Koito plans Saga plant as Kyushu car output rises

Koito Manufacturing Co. will set up a plant in Saga Prefecture to make automobile lights to accommodate planned production boosts in Kyushu by Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers, company officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2005

SDF to upgrade, deploy new radar to detect missiles

The Defense Agency will improve its missile surveillance network by deploying four new radar units and upgrading seven others by fiscal 2009 to detect ballistic missile launches in North Korea, agency officials said Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2005

Commercial launchpad abroad urged; Kiribati eyed

A space industry advisory panel at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has proposed in a report that Japan build a rocket launchpad abroad, in addition to the one currently being used on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, METI officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2005

Toyota boosts precrash safety system

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has improved its precrash safety system by adding a driver-monitoring function that warns of an imminent collision when the driver is not looking straight ahead.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2005

Koizumi's bare-knuckle power play may soon haunt him

Sunday's election for the Lower House stands out as abnormal, but not because of its abruptness. Many surprise elections have been held before. On March 14, 1953, for instance, then Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, who was president of the Liberal Party, dissolved the Lower House following the passage...
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2005

Ishihara turns to Taipei as Beijing exits forum

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will visit Taiwan on Tuesday to discuss ways to run a forum for major Asian cities, following the recent withdrawal of Beijing from the network, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2005

Attack evacuation plans go high-tech

The government plans to develop a computer system that can immediately calculate appropriate public evacuation plans in the event of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack, or an attack on a nuclear or petroleum facility, according to official sources.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2005

Crucial time for U.S.-China-Japan ties

SINGAPORE -- This week will be crucial for the U.S.-China-Japan relationship as U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao begin their summit in Washington on Wednesday, five days ahead of a key general election for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Bush's closest ally in...
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2005

Budget overallocated 10 billion yen; Finance Ministry tops wasteful list

Government ministries and agencies reported more than 10 billion yen in overallocated or unused funds in fiscal 2004, suggesting that loose budget management is aggravating the nation's huge budget deficits, according to official reports made public by Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2005

Pilots on global flights face rigorous English exam

Pilots of Japanese airlines working international flights will be required to pass a national English exam to avoid accidents due to miscommunication with air traffic controllers, transport ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2005

TBS to issue 20 billion yen in new shares to partners

Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. announced Wednesday that it will issue 20.6 billion yen in new shares to major ad agency Dentsu Inc. and several of its other business partners to raise money for new projects.
Sep 1, 2005

Defense Agency wants 5 trillion yen

The Defense Agency on Wednesday requested 4.89 trillion yen in the fiscal 2006 budget to increase the capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces to counter threats to national security, including acts of terrorism, missile attacks and natural disasters.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2005

New rocket with bigger payload to launch in '08

The science and technology ministry plans to launch sometime in fiscal 2008 a rocket that can carry a payload 50 percent larger than the current H-IIA rocket.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2005

It's now a case of what clicks with voters

As campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for the Sept. 11 election, attention is focused on voters and their priorities.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2005

Foreign Ministry to seek 11.9% boost for ODA

The Foreign Ministry will request an 11.9 percent year-on-year increase in its budget for official development assistance for fiscal 2006, ministry officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2005

Airlines to get 14 new slots at Haneda; JAL snubbed

The government will boost the flight capacity of Haneda airport on Oct. 1 by giving domestic carriers 14 daily departure and arrival slots to meet increasing demand, the transport ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2005

LDP heavyweight raises possibility of hiking consumption tax in 2007

A senior Liberal Democratic Party official hinted Sunday the consumption tax will have to go up in fiscal 2007 to help finance future social security costs.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2005

Government looking to boost adoption rate

The welfare ministry plans to dispatch staff across the country who specialize in finding foster parents for kids separated from their biological parents because of abuse or other problems, it was learned Sunday.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 28, 2005

Intelligent Design: One chance encounter explains it all

Ijust happened to be reading the Kansas City Star the other day when a fascinating article caught my eye. The Star reported, in its Aug. 2 edition, that the Kansas Board of Education has approved a draft of new science standards proposed by supporters of so-called Intelligent Design.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 27, 2005

Hiroji Koide

When he was barely turned 30, Hiroji Koide became vice chairman of the International Exchange Committee of the Japan Chamber of Commerce. That marked the beginning of his active participation in public affairs, which still continues more than 46 years later. He is a jovial, outward-looking Nagano man,...
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
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.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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