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BUSINESS
May 20, 2006

Beef safety audit passes muster

The U.S. has resolved most of Japan's concerns about U.S. beef processors, Japanese government officials said Friday, clearing the way for Japan to lift its import ban on U.S. beef.
JAPAN
May 17, 2006

Bid to address Congress has Yasukuni proviso

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's contentious visits to Yasukuni Shrine are a matter of religious freedom, the government said Tuesday, rejecting criticism leveled by a powerful U.S. congressman.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2006

Singapore no 'heaven,' Yosano tells Murakami

Financial Services Minister Kaoru Yosano warned high-profile fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami on Tuesday against expecting to have free rein in Singapore, where his core fund recently relocated.
JAPAN
May 13, 2006

Obituary: Yoshiyuki Kamei

Former agriculture minister Yoshiyuki Kamei died of pancreatic cancer Friday at a Tokyo hospital, his office said. He was 70.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2006

Bridgestone may close U.S. plant

Compiled from Kyodo, AP
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2006

Nioka has record breaking night

Tomohiro Nioka homered three times and became the first player in Japanese baseball to hit grand slams in consecutive at-bats as the Yomiuri Giants walloped the Chunichi Dragons 15-4 in the Central League on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 1, 2006

12 sacked for taking coffee money

OSAKA (Kyodo A West Japan Railway Co. subsidiary has fired 12 workers and reprimanded 21 others for pocketing at least 5 million yen from sales of coffee served aboard sleeper express trains, the company said Sunday.

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From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past