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BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2008

Sentiment of 'economy watchers' tumbled to six-year low in January

Japanese merchant sentiment fell to a six-year low in January as stagnant wages forced consumers to crimp spending, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008

Ex-banker pleads not guilty to defrauding Chongryon

An ex-bank official associated with former public security agency chief Shigetake Ogata pleaded not guilty Friday to fraud, denying that he took part in an investment scam to swindle the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon out of the ownership of its Tokyo headquarters building.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2008

TSE glitch halts Topix futures trade

The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trading of Topix index futures Friday because of computer problems.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 9, 2008

Egypt routs Cote d'Ivoire to make final

KUMASI, Ghana (AP) Amr Zaki scored a pair of second-half goals Thursday and defending champion Egypt beat the Cote d'Ivoire 4-1 to return to the final of the African Cup of Nations.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008

Boy's dad relieved four finally arrested

A day after the former master of the Tokitsukaze sumo stable and three of his disciples were arrested, the father of the 17-year-old novice they allegedly beat to death said Friday that he was relieved the four were finally in custody.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2008

Breaking the monopoly on econ theory

WASHINGTON — For 25 years, the so-called Washington Consensus — comprising measures aimed at expanding the role of markets and constraining the role of the state — has dominated economic development policy. As John Williamson, who coined the term, put it in 2002, these measures "are motherhood...
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2008

Japan Tobacco stands to lose billions due to 'gyoza' food-poisoning scare

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it may lose billions of yen in earnings due to the food-poisoning scare linked to pesticide found in made-in-China frozen "gyoza" dumplings imported by one of its subsidiaries.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 8, 2008

Perryman, Peñate and Pinsalocks rock Shibuya

Feb. 3 saw the launch of "Future Lounge," a new radio show on InterFM hosted by Guy Perryman and syndicated to stations in Osaka (FM Co.Co.Lo), Fukuoka (Love FM) and Nagoya (Radio i). The show focuses on fresh new music from around the globe and is broadcast every Sunday night, 9-11 p.m.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 8, 2008

Taking a dive into the past

Day trips out of Tokyo are usually down south to Kamakura for hiking, out west to Hakone for the hot springs, or — for the ambitious — the shrines and temples of Nikko to the north.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 8, 2008

Shorty Cat

Adding some spice to this month's Wild Wacky Party event, held to mark the 18th anniversary of Japanese punk ladies Lolita No. 18, South Korea's Shorty Cat are bound to cause a few cold sweats.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2008

Harmony (in his head)

An eight year hiatus is a long time for a filmmaker, especially for someone as iconic in indie film as Harmony Korine.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 8, 2008

Steve Reid Ensemble "Daxaar"

Western musician goes to Africa to record original compositions with native artists. No, it's not Damon Albarn making a followup to "Mali Music" (2002), a pop-infused stab at African tunes, but Bronx native and Swiss resident Steve Reid. The drummer, composer and bandleader — and former Black Panther...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2008

'The Kite Runner'

Horror movies, especially those of the J-Horror kind, often try to scare us with vengeful ghosts. The real ghosts in our lives, though, aren't those who crawl out of TV screens but the ones who haunt our memories. These ghosts exist as regrets, and trying to exorcise them can be a long and painful process....
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2008

Immigration-abuse suit is dismissed by court

The Tokyo District Court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday filed by three foreigners who demanded ¥31.66 million in combined compensation from the government for physical abuse, emotional suffering and medical neglect allegedly inflicted at the hands of immigration officials.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2008

'L Change the World'/'Team Batista no Eiko'

Movies, as an astute producer once told me, are news. Much of the medical news recently, from Japan and elsewhere, has been scary, including stories about out-of-control viruses and out-of-their-minds doctors and nurses who kill instead of cure their patients. So why make yet another dull J-Horror pic...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 8, 2008

Aussie tucker, real ale and Michelin favorite Don Alfonso comes to Tokyo

Australian buffet The Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Urayashi City, Chiba, near Tokyo Disney Resort, is holding an Australian buffet fair at its Grand Cafe restaurant throughout February.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2008

Teachers win lost pay over 'Kimigayo'

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay ¥27.5 million in lost wages to 13 former high school teachers who were denied postretirement re-employment because they refused to sing the national anthem.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 8, 2008

Elias in homage

Brazilian jazz pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias will perform songs from her latest album, "Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans," when she visits Tokyo this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2008

Games equestrian age record looms?

Japan effectively won the right Thursday to participate in the dressage equestrian competition at the 2008 Olympics, and one of the riders will be Hiroshi Hoketsu, who is set to become the oldest-ever Japanese participant in the Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 8, 2008

Watt's going on — a punk at 50

Mike Watt doesn't look like a punk. With his fondness for plaid shirts and bushy mustaches, he looks, actually, more like a regular working-class guy — a steel worker, or a sailor like his father.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Feb 8, 2008

O Ceu de Suely

Director: Karim Ainouz
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2008

JAL to pay ¥48 million in employee-data suit

Japan Airlines Corp. agreed Thursday to pay ¥48 million in compensation to 194 former and current flight attendants who alleged that JAL, its largest labor union and five of the union's executives illegally collected and managed private information on them.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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