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BUSINESS / Q&A
Oct 23, 2008

Aso's team digging for 'buried funds'

With Prime Minister Taro Aso's government and ruling coalition lawmakers busy compiling a second economic stimulus package by the end of this month, the latest political catchphrase has become "Kasumigaseki maizokin," or buried funds in the Kasumigaseki district, the seat of the central government.
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2008

Pacification of Afghanistan

Regarding the Oct. 18 editorial, "Winning in Afghanistan": Afghanistan is larger in size than France and consists of rough mountainous terrain. It has no infrastructure worthy of the name and the population is hostile toward "unbelievers." To pacify a land like that will require a force of at least...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2008

Wakui-led Lions nab spot in Japan Series

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — While the excited Lions fans were giving big cheers, pitcher Hideaki Wakui was uneventfully doing his job.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2008

Nakamura lifts Dragons to win in series opener

Norihiro Nakamura was having a horrible postseason at the plate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2008

New health insurance system draws protest

Dozens of protesters outside the Diet called Wednesday for abolishment of the controversial health-care insurance system covering the "later-stage elderly" aged 75 and older.
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2008

A more self-reliant Japan

Regarding Robert Dujarric's Oct. 18 article, "Japan in a post-U.S. world,": I agree that Japan needs to chart a more self-reliant path. The financial decline of the United States has been hyped a bit too much and too much of the U.S. gains in southwest Asia have been ignored by left-friendly reporters....
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2008

LDP panel OKs bill for one-time holiday

A Liberal Democratic Party panel approved a bill Wednesday to make Nov. 12, 2009, a one-time national holiday to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2008

Circumstances of bribe-taking

Regarding the Oct. 15 article "Moriya asks for leniency over bribes": I find it hard to understand why former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya believes he should receive a suspended sentence. He didn't seem to have any problem taking millions of yen in kickbacks from a defense equipment trader in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2008

Tomoko Yoneda's photographs imply more than show

The classified ad in the Dec. 6, 1933, edition of The Japan Advertiser is as unremarkable as it is straightforward: Wanted to Buy Ukiyo-e prints by old masters. Also English books on same subject. Urgently needed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2008

'X' marks the spot for TV's odd couple

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 23, 2008

Inukai ready to face new challenges as president of JFA

On July 12, Motoaki Inukai became president of the Japan Football Association, bypassing four JFA vice presidents and one general secretary to land the most powerful job in Japanese soccer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2008

Kabuki mecca's days numbered

The Kabukiza Theatre, a Tokyo landmark and the mecca of the traditional performance art, will soon vanish to be replaced by a new office-theater complex despite pleas from architects to preserve the building.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2008

Craftsmanship and nationalism

'Utility" is conventionally held up as what separates crafts from art. But what practical purpose is served by the stained-glass panel by Christopher Whall, "Saint Agnes" (1901-10) in "Life and Art: Arts and Crafts from Morris to Mingei" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto? In truth, the Arts...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2008

Aso, Singh pledge cooperation, regional security; EPA eludes

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed Wednesday to cooperate on several issues, including regional safety, but fell short of signing an economic partnership agreement due to differences on trade.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2008

BOJ may pay interest on reserve deposits to stave off hoarding

The Bank of Japan may announce next week that it will start paying interest on reserves lenders deposit at the central bank to counter the global financial turmoil, Morgan Stanley said.
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2008

Changing worldview a good thing

Reading the first lines of the article "Japan in a post-U.S. world," I really wonder if the author seriously means this. What the United States is doing is trying to force everybody into the mind-set that it has. This can be seen in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2008

Fiscal health check

The internal affairs ministry has disclosed the financial health of the nation's local governments gauged by four indicators based on a 2007 law to prevent bankruptcy of local governments. All 47 prefectural governments have passed the test based on their fiscal 2007 account settlements. But the cities...
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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