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EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2005

Airbus queuing up for a future

A irbus, the European plane maker, recently unveiled the Airbus A380, a superjumbo jet designed to transform the way people fly. The plane is a technological masterwork. It is the world's largest commercial jet, and accommodating it will be no small task for airports around the world. The decision to...
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005

MMC execs resign as automaker gets 540 billion yen bailout

Ltd. MMC's latest plan includes no specific steps for increasing profits, he said. But MMC chief financial officer Hiizu Ichikawa said that external consultants have reviewed the plan and claimed he was confident it would work.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005

Ex-NHK chief Ebisawa, aides pass on adviser posts amid viewer outrage

, declined to be an adviser to the broadcaster.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005

Population up 0.05% in 2004

Japan's population rose to about 127,687,000 in 2004, up by 0.05 percent from a year earlier, according to a preliminary government report on estimated demographic shifts obtained by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2005

Sony operating profit down 13% on poor electronics sales in quarter

Sony Corp. said Thursday its operating profit dropped 13 percent on a year-on-year basis to 138.2 billion yen in the October-December period, dragged down by weak sales of conventional televisions and portable audio products.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2005

Mitsubishi Heavy chief to take reins at MMC

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Chairman Takashi Nishioka is set to double as chairman of struggling carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp., sources close to the Mitsubishi group said Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 27, 2005

Koji Nakata cleared by club to join Marseille

Japan international midfielder Koji Nakata said Wednesday he will transfer to French club Marseille after a breakthrough in talks the same day with Kashima Antlers president Hiroshi Ushijima.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2005

Trimming a lifetime perquisite

The Japanese public has expressed anger over the fact that members of the Diet are entitled to such fat pensions. In response, a parliamentary panel has recommended that there be at least a 70-percent increase in premiums and a 30-percent cut in payouts. These proposals probably will take effect in fiscal...
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005

NHK boss exits as viewers stop paying

Faced with a rising number of people refusing to pay viewer subscription fees due to embezzlement scandals, NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa tendered his resignation Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2005

Digital machines replacing conventional photo booths

Coin-operated digital photo booths that offer high-quality passport and other photos are spreading.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005

Panel: Is a woman's place on the throne?

A private advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi kicked off discussions Tuesday on the Imperial House Law, with the central theme to be whether and how a female could ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2005

Sales tax increase would aid social security: Tanigaki

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki indicated Tuesday that an increase in the consumption tax will be considered as an option to cope with the nation's swelling social security costs.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 25, 2005

Koji Nakata's move to Marseille hits snag

Koji Nakata's hopes of a move to French club Marseille have been put on hold after talks between the Japan international midfielder and his J. League team Kashima Antlers proved inconclusive.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2005

JR East to safeguard tracks against quakes

East Japan Railway Co. said Monday it will spend at least 50 billion yen to 60 billion yen during four years from fiscal 2005 on antiquake measures such as reinforcing elevated lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2005

Livedoor getting ready to launch Internet bank with regional lender

Livedoor Co., a provider of Internet and computer network-related services, said Monday it will team up with a bank in Yamaguchi Prefecture to launch an online bank this year.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2005

MMC's Okazaki, other top execs to resign

Yoichiro Okazaki, chairman and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., will resign to take responsibility for poor earnings results following a string of defect coverups and recalls, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2005

Lowered standards eyed for foreign-language tour guides

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry plans to review the highly competitive certification exams for professional foreign-language guides in a bid to boost the number of certified guides available to tourists, officials said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

U.N. eyes lead role in tsunami alert system

. Based in Hawaii, it is used by 26 nations, including the United States and Japan. The Japanese delegation said it would try to play a leading role through this system.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

NTT gives up on IC card pay phones

NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. said Thursday they will abolish 50,000 public pay telephones that accept IC-embedded phone cards by March 31, 2006.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2005

Cash reward offered to ski medalists

All Japanese skiers who win a medal of any color at the world championships will receive cash bonuses starting this season, the Ski Association of Japan said Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2005

Zico's deal renewed

The Japan Football Association said Friday it has renewed the contract of national team coach Zico until mid-December 2005 to keep the Brazilian at the helm for the Asian final-round qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2005

Ono making speedy recovery

Japan midfielder Shinji Ono, who underwent endoscopic surgery on an injured left ankle, started rehabilitation Friday and is making a quicker than expected recovery, soccer officials said.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 14, 2005

North Korea picks Ri, An

Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Ri Han Jae and Albirex Niigata midfielder An Yong Hak have been named to the North Korean national team for the upcoming final-round World Cup qualifier against Japan, the two J. League teams said Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 13, 2005

Koji Nakata gets tryout with Olympique Marseille

Japan and Kashima Antlers midfielder Koji Nakata will get a tryout with French club Olympique Marseille on Wednesday or Thursday, Marseille said on its official Web site on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 12, 2005

What's in a name? The good, the bad and the absurd

From the (e-)mail bag, Patrick O'Mara from Washington, D.C., sent the following message: "I'm writing as a new fan to the game; my wife got me into (baseball) this past season, when the Red Sox finally overcame the Yankees. My question is why do they call it the "World" Series?
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2005

Japan to work on svelte spy satellite

Japan wants to scale down the size of its spy satellites to enhance their maneuverability and hopes to launch a small fourth-generation satellite by around fiscal 2010, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2005

Kamei may seek Koizumi ouster over postal reform

Shizuka Kamei, an influential member of the Liberal Democratic Party member, said Sunday he may seek Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's dismissal as head of the LDP if he proceeds with postal privatization.
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."
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
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.
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.
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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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
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