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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2008

Steps eyed to triple foreign students here

The government, hoping to boost the ranks of foreign students in Japan to 300,000 by around 2020 from 118,500 at present, unveiled steps Tuesday that include simplifying immigration procedures and allowing candidates to complete admission and accommodations applications in their own countries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Jul 30, 2008

New compact Lumix makes room for better summer memories

More sensor: Increasing the number of pixels in a digital camera's sensor without increasing the sensor's size is an underhanded act designed to sell more cameras, and in that regard, Panasonic is as guilty as any compact camera maker. But the Japanese electronics giant is earning early points for parole...
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2008

Tokyo Gas expects full-year loss

Tokyo Gas Co. forecast a full-year loss Tuesday on increased import costs, reversing its previous profit outlook.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2008

Nomura posts unexpected first-quarter loss

Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's largest brokerage, posted on Tuesday an unexpected first-quarter loss as trading profit slumped and it recorded additional provisions for bond insurers.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2008

Sumitomo profit up 52% on metals

Sumitomo Corp. posted a 52 percent gain in first-quarter profit as demand increased for metals, construction equipment and ship leasing.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2008

Credit Sarkozy for working to revive a club

OXFORD, England — Maybe it is time to be a bit more generous to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and look at the outcome of what he does rather than the way he does it.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2008

Reality of delisting North Korea

It may be premature to discuss the results of the recent six-party talks at this stage. One reason for that is that all observers agree that North Korea's nuclear report is not complete. No consensus has been reached on a method of verifying the credibility of the report.
COMMENTARY
Jul 29, 2008

New hope for overcoming autistic disorders

NEW YORK — Just published findings from Harvard Medical School and other U.S. institutions have shed new light on the genetic basis for autism.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 29, 2008

Past shortcomings motivating factor for many 2008 Olympians

According to conventional wisdom, people forget the runnersup, but they remember the champions.
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2008

Olympians get spirited sendoff

Four years after Japan's best-ever performance in the Summer Olympics — a 37-medal effort in Athens — the nation is gearing up for 2008's biggest sporting extravaganza in style.
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2008

More good lawyers needed

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Nichibenren) has made an emergency proposal to slow down the government's plan to increase the number of successful applicants in the annual national bar exam to 3,000 by around 2010. Nichibenren said that since the current system of nurturing legal professionals...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 29, 2008

Asa might not have been all there, but Haku certainly was

When yokozuna Asashoryu withdrew from the July 13-27 Nagoya Basho on Day 6, public opinion was largely split.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2008

Toyota cuts this year's worldwide sales forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday it has lowered its global sales target for the year to 9.5 million units, down from the initial plan of 9.85 million, reflecting sluggishness in the U.S., Japanese and European markets.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years