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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 12, 2008

Galaxies beyond on the Hamanasu

Have you ever taken a ferry in Japan? The English word feri (ferry) is used in Japan only for boats carrying vehicles. Passenger ferries are just called fune (boats). There are many long-distance ferries passengers can board, however. Traveling by ferry is for those who prefer to travel around Japan...
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008

Hospital doctors feeling the strain

Whenever Naoshi Tamura is on a night shift at Ota Hospital in Tokyo, the surgeon works 36 consecutive hours with little sleep, seeing patients during the daytime and treating those transported to the emergency room at night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

Say 'Cheese!' Omron shows off smile-measuring device

New technology from electronics and health-care company Omron Corp. can measure the breadth of a smile.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2008

Conservatives win again in South Korea

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak got a boost this week from parliamentary elections that gave fellow conservatives a majority in the National Assembly. The results provide a modicum of relief for "the bulldozer" but he is still going to have to struggle to implement his policy agenda. Ironically,...
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

Nomura group to buy into Ashikaga Bank

A consortium led by Nomura Holdings Inc. signed an agreement Friday with Deposit Insurance Corp. of Japan to purchase shares of Ashikaga Bank Ltd., paving the way for the government-owned regional bank to become private again July 1.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008

Ruling coalition agrees to free up road revenues

The government and ruling coalition said Friday revenue from gasoline and other auto-related taxes will be freed up for purposes other than road construction from fiscal 2009, which starts next April.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008

Fukuda, Fillon to push emissions talks at U.N.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda agreed Friday to further promote bilateral cooperation on a varied economic agenda, in particular their push to combat global warming, the main topic of the Group of Eight summit in July in Hokkaido.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

Subprime losses lower Mizuho profit forecast

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Friday revised downward its forecast for business 2007 to ¥310 billion in group net profit from its initial ¥480 billion due to losses stemming from the U.S. subprime loan crisis. It was the third downward revision for the business year.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008

U.S. to notify Japan about any deserters

The United States will immediately notify Japan if a service member in the country deserts or otherwise goes absent without leave and will authorize police to take that person into custody if found, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

MHI, Areva to supply nuclear fuel

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan's largest maker of industrial machinery, will team up with Areva SA of France in supplying nuclear fuel as part of efforts to expand its atomic energy business, the two companies said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 12, 2008

Playin' the look-alike game

It's a game my wife plays whenever she's bored.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 12, 2008

Liverpool exposed Arsenal's weaknesses in real belter

LONDON — A victory for substance over style, strength over style, power over passing — call it what you want, but it is Liverpool not Arsenal which will play Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

Developers seek to keep Tokyo ahead of rivals

The government picked two areas Friday in central Tokyo for development, seeking to revive the capital's attractiveness as a financial hub and fight off competition from Asian rivals Hong Kong and Singapore.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2008

Regional role for China's yuan

It is likely that a renminbi (RMB) area emerges in East Asia.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 11, 2008

Playoff spots on line as season wraps up

It's a sign of strength, an indication of quality players and stellar coaching, that three bj-league teams enter the season's final weekend tied for the league's top record.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2008

Utsumi could outshine veteran hurlers on Giants this season

YOKOHAMA — Tetsuya Utsumi might have given the struggling Yomiuri Giants the boost they needed.

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