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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2006

Issues no factor in LDP election

The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election officially kicked off Friday with three candidates vying for the job, but it doesn't look like party members are going to vote according to their platforms.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2006

Three candidates vie for the top job

The following are profiles of the three candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 9, 2006

The Japanese Chrysanthemum Thrown

Congratulations to Princess Kiko and Prince Akishino on the birth of their baby! While the fact that it is a boy is even greater news for the royal family, it's a shame for Japan. Looking for excuses not to face modern realities, Japan may now wallow in its past of allowing only male heirs of male lineage...
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2006

Royal families send congratulations

Royal families and governments around the world sent congratulations to Japan on Wednesday over the birth of a baby to Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Sep 8, 2006

Dover Street shop storms into Tokyo

When it comes to revolutionary retail concept stores in Japan, there's no getting away from Tokyo's Aoyama district. That area's latest major opening comes from none other than Japan's epoch-making fashion house Comme des Garcons.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Shares in baby goods take a dive after birth

Shares in baby goods makers tumbled Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first male heir born to the world's oldest hereditary monarchy since 1965.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2006

MLB-NPB series set for November

To win the World Baseball Classic, Team Japan had to cross the Pacific Ocean and play in major league parks. Now the major leaguers are going to return the favor.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2006

Abe expresses intent to revise Constitution to exercise collective defense

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, all but certain to be the next prime minister, again expressed on Tuesday his strong ambition to revise the pacifist Constitution and maintain the right to exercise collective defense on specific occasions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2006

Question of next prime minister still taxing issue

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi succeeded in shrinking the political pork barrel by privatizing the powerful post office monopoly and weaning politicians from their heavy reliance on public works to boost the economy.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 5, 2006

Nuptials and moldy tatami

B&B Angelie asks what kind of business licenses are needed to open a Bed & Breakfast here in Japan. "I went to the local city office and walked away with tons of information on opening a ryokan . . . which is not what I had in mind at all."
COMMENTARY
Sep 4, 2006

Declining sources of pride

The 9/11 terrorist attacks five years ago added a new page to world history, posing a new threat to global security. Following the attacks, the Bush administration in the United States demanded that the international community choose between democracy and dictatorship, between good and evil. Calling...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 3, 2006

Toeing the line may take a name-change for the LDP

It's September, and Japan is in the grips of selection fever. This month Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi steps down, and the ever-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose a new president. To all intents and purposes, due to the party's parliamentary dominance, selection of an LDP leader is...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 2, 2006

Michael Gorman

A conventional way of life would never have suited Michael Gorman.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2006

Postal privatization details eyed by April

The postal privatization headquarters will ask Japan Post Corp. to provide details by the end of April on how it intends carry out its privatization, officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2006

Get with e-ticket program: IATA chief to airlines

The head of the International Air Transport Association on Thursday urged Japan to catch up with industry trends by speeding up implementation of e-ticketing and getting rid of its fuel tax on domestic flights.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Koizumi off to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan on energy quest

we must not just be digging for resources and should also think about the environment, such as employing green technologies to enhance efficiency and save energy. I think these are the fields where Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have expectations on Japan for cooperation," he said. Koizumi was scheduled to...
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2006

Religion 'not limiting' women in Iran

KYOTO -- Born into an educated, politically active family in Iran, Fatemeh Hashemi defies the image of Muslim women often held in Japan.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 27, 2006

Letters on high school arms, the WBC and Kaz in Colorado

Wayne: I am a big fan of Japanese high school baseball and was at Koshien for the wonderful tournament recently, but I am very disappointed high school coaches/administrators (and parents) allow their pitchers'/sons' arms to be abused for potential short-term gain.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 27, 2006

TBS's "Message," TV Tokyo's "Dawn of Gaia" and more

Aug. 28 marks the 53rd anniversary of the very first broadcast of a television commercial in Japan, and as a way of commemorating the event TBS has produced a special two-hour drama, "Message" (Monday, 9 p.m.), about Toshi Sugiyama, who is considered the most innovative TV commercial director in the...
Japan Times
LIFE / DISABILITY IN JAPAN
Aug 27, 2006

Teamwork trounces deafness

This story is part of a package on "Disability in Japan". The introduction is here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 26, 2006

Doreen Simmons

Quite simply, Doreen Simmons is unique.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2006

North Koreans refused entry for conference

Japan denied visas to six North Koreans seeking to attend a religious conference because of tightened restrictions imposed after Pyongyang's missile tests last month, an immigration official said Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Aug 24, 2006

Crafting the tea demon in Hagi

Psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), in his theory of self-actualization, said, "If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 24, 2006

The 'fools' dance'

'O doru aho ni miru aho, onaji ahonara odorana son son (Dancing fool and watching fool. If both are fools, then dance, or you'll lose big)."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2006

U.S. beef ban over but it seems otherwise at stores

It's been weeks since Japan ditched its import ban on U.S. beef and the first shipment went on sale, but American beef is nowhere to be seen at supermarkets here -- except for the five Costco stores.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2006

JAXA aims for supersonic passenger jet within six years

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to develop a prototype supersonic jet that is quieter and more fuel efficient than the retired Concorde within the next six years, officials said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 23, 2006

Worlds are latest stop for Simon

HIROSHIMA -- If evaluating basketball talent is your job, the FIBA World Championship is a good place to be.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2006

Lawyer flood looms amid litigious trend

In past years, 25-year-old law school graduate Hiroyuki Ichikawa would have been facing an almost impossible task -- a bar exam with a 97 percent failure rate.

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