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JAPAN
Jan 24, 2006

The world according to 'Horiemon'

Following is a list of remarks by Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie about money, corporate acquisitions and other topics since his emergence in 2004 as what many saw as a young, confident mold-breaker in Japan's hidebound corporate world:
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2006

Livedoor execs admit falsifying financial data

Senior Livedoor Co. officials have admitted during voluntary questioning that they disseminated false financial information regarding group companies but did not believe their actions were illegal, investigative sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2006

Snow-related death toll rises to 104

The death toll from snow-related accidents rose to 104 since December when a fisherman in Otaru, Hokkaido, drowned after falling overboard Thursday probably during snow removal efforts around the port, according to a Kyodo News survey.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2006

JAL may ax Vegas, some L.A. flights by autumn

Trouble-plagued Japan Airlines is close to stopping service on four international routes by this fall, including one from Kansai International Airport to Los Angeles and others from Narita airport to Las Vegas, sources said Thursday.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past