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EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2005

Some hope from the G8

It is easy to be cynical about G8 summits. The annual meetings of the heads of state of the leading industrialized nations are equal parts political theater, photo opportunity and security nightmare. Each summit produces a lofty statement that echoes its predecessors, is invariably bland despite (or...
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2005

Thai woman admits selling girl into sex trade

A Thai woman in Kanagawa Prefecture has been arrested on suspicion of selling a teenage Thai girl to a woman who manages prostitutes, and a Japanese man in Tokyo was taken into custody for introducing the girl to another man for purposes of solicitation, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2005

AIDS time bomb is Asia: Kobe forum

KOBE — Medical professionals, scholars, community leaders and those who are HIV positive from around Asia and the Pacific gathered Friday in Kobe to begin a five-day conference on the region's growing HIV/AIDS crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 1, 2005

Macau charms with blend of history and modernity

As a location where East meets West and with its historic streets blending into the modern city landscape, Macau retains a distinctive, mysterious charm that appeals to travelers.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2005

Foreign investment hit record 4 trillion yen in '04

Direct investment in Japan by foreigners jumped 90.3 percent in fiscal 2004 from the previous year to a record 4.027 trillion yen, with capital inflow from the United States swelling more than sevenfold, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jun 30, 2005

"Silverfin," "Baby Touch Playbook"

"Silverfin," Charlie Higson, Puffin Books; 2005; 372 pp. For James Bond's legions of males fans (this possibly includes your father), Charlie Higson's "SilverFin" is news of the best kind. Not for this reviewer, though, who belongs to the female half of the planet and whose grouse is that there are already...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2005

A painter of his time?

When Alfred H. Barr (the founder of the Museum of Modern Art, New York) was sketching out the shape of modern art in the 20th century -- its movements, influences and directions -- he drew a kind of family tree showing how all the different "isms" connected to one another in an evolutionary way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Jun 29, 2005

Hidden gems in clay

Any new publication on Japanese ceramic art in English is a welcome addition to the few books on the subject. Like "Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Pottery from the Gisela Freudenberg Collection" currently showing in Frankfurt, Germany, many of these publications coincide with exhibitions and serve to...
COMMENTARY
Jun 26, 2005

The beginning of empathy?

HONOLULU -- The strains in the Japan-South Korea relationship are far too deep-rooted for any single summit meeting to assuage. Rather, the objective of any summit should be setting the proper tone for bilateral relations. By this yardstick, the meeting Monday between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2005

Voting to be held on Miyake Island for first time in five years

Residents of Miyake Island will vote in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election July 3, the first balloting there since a major volcanic eruption forced a total evacuation five years ago.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2005

Yokomine misses spot in Women's British Open

Teenage golfer Sakura Yokomine missed out on a place in the Women's British Open, the fourth and last of this year's major tournaments in women's golf, Japanese golf officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 24, 2005

A prize catch for travel merchants

First impressions of a Japanese provincial town can be so thoroughly dispiriting as to make you inclined to believe that the developer of the station area set about his task grimly determined to bring a whole new meaning to the concept of drabness. And so it is upon alighting at Omi Hachiman Station...
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2005

Secret data on reactor inspections leaked to Internet

Confidential information on nuclear power plant inspections was posted on the Internet recently by a virus in the computer of an employee contracted to do the inspections, Mitsubishi Electric Co. said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2005

Putting the Vietnam War to rest

Ten years after the two countries normalized relations, and three decades after the end of the Vietnam War, a leading Vietnamese official is visiting the United States for the first time. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's trip holds out hope that the two countries will put the war behind them. The vocal...
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Toshiba exec voted TSE chairman

The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday officially elected Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro as its first chairman, following a shareholders' meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / A GENERATION CLOCKS OUT
Jun 22, 2005

Manufacturers face mass reduction in skilled ranks

For manufacturers, the mass retirement of baby boomers will mean losing leagues of highly skilled workers still indispensable even in this age of automation and computerization.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2005

America's flexible notion of sovereignty

LONDON -- On May 9, in an interview in Moscow on CNN U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said "the United States, of course, recognizes that North Korea is a sovereign state."
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2005

A debate-challenged legislature

The Diet has extended its regular session by 55 days through Aug. 13 to continue the debate on proposed postal reforms. The extension gives Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a make-or-break opportunity to realize his cherished dream of putting the unwieldy postal system under private management.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 19, 2005

Noguchi in Sapporo half marathon

Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi will run in next month's Sapporo International Half Marathon, marking her first appearance in a competitive road race since her victory in Athens last summer, organizers said Friday.
Japan Times
Features
Jun 19, 2005

Tomb raver

Teenage years are often a time of confusion. But for one 37-year-old who goes by the pen name Kajipon Maruko Zangetsu, it was a time of torment due to family problems and a majorly broken heart.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 18, 2005

Mix-up sees Mitsuya dropped

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations scratched long-distance runner Yu Mitsuya on Friday from the list of athletes who have been named for this summer's world championships after a review of its selection process.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 17, 2005

Tribes: An African heart beats in Kagurazaka

Not so long ago, Kagurazaka was one of this city's most traditional neighborhoods, its alleys still echoing from the days when it was an important geisha district. Though some of its old character survives, these days it has much more of an international nature -- especially when it comes to dining out....
COMMENTARY
Jun 16, 2005

The gulf between Bush, Roh

LOS ANGELES -- I'm sorry, but President George W. Bush just doesn't get South Korea and he doesn't understand its president, Roh Moo Hyun, either. And I doubt he ever will.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2005

Two nabbed for Ginza jewel heist

Two citizens of Serbia and Montenegro have been arrested in the country by Serbian police in connection with a 3.5 billion yen jewelry heist at a store in Tokyo's Ginza district in March 2004, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 16, 2005

Worlds of nature are just a click away

Although I've only just packed away my skiing gear (the remnant snowfields have crept too close to the peaks to make the physical cost of carrying heavy boots and skis so far uphill worth the downhill benefits), and though mountain cherry blossoms have only recently begun to shed their petals here in...
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2005

Koizumi says he's mindful of Asia on Yasukuni

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi claimed Monday he is in fact mindful of Japan's Asian neighbors when he visits Yasukuni Shrine — trips that are denounced by China and South Korea.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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