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JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

Demand for China gas drilling data reasonable: energy chief

Japan's demand that China hand over concrete data on its ongoing gas drilling projects in a disputed sea zone is not unreasonable because it pertains to sovereignty, according to a senior Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2005

Imaoka's grand salami cuts Giants down to size

Makoto Imaoka hit a grand slam Thursday and Shinjiro Hiyama followed with a solo blast as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers broke open a big lead in the opening frame en route to a 7-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2005

Japan nixes North's demand for reactor

Japan will not accept Pyongyang's demand for a light-water nuclear reactor because it would be used to produced atomic weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2005

Trespassing case is political, activists tell court

Three peace activists on trial for trespassing at a Self-Defense Forces housing compound where they had been distributing antiwar leaflets told the Tokyo High Court on Wednesday their arrest and indictment is a form of political suppression and their case should be dropped.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2005

Centenarians to hit 25,606 by October

The number of centenarians in Japan will set a new record of 25,606 by the end of the month, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said ahead of Respect for the Aged Day.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2005

Support for Koizumi Cabinet hits 59%

Public support for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet rose to 59.1 percent this week, up 11.8 percentage points from last month, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
Sep 12, 2005

'Assassin' Koike bests 'rebel' Kobayashi

Environment Minister Yuriko Koike wrested the Tokyo No. 10 district seat in Sunday's election from former Liberal Democratic Party member Koki Kobayashi.
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 11, 2005

Predict election winners and get a reward

An Internet site has been offering rewards of up to 100,000 yen for predicting the winners in Sunday's House of Representatives election.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2005

Japan to send Afghan poll monitors

Japan to send Afghan poll monitors
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2005

Komura to be Meiji Yasuda president

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. is finalizing a decision for the company to promote Senior Managing Director Masato Komura to the presidency, succeeding Ryotaro Kaneko, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2005

Train crash report lays main blame on speeding

An interim report on the deadly April 25 crash of a speeding commuter train on West Japan Railway Co.'s Fukuchiyama Line touches on the driver's apparent erratic behavior but leaves many questions unanswered.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami