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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 10, 2008

Pawing in enough to be a fat cat

The world's most coveted kitty wears just a bow, doesn't have a mouth to feed and has never been in trouble.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

Akihabara's denizens try to make sense of tragedy

A day after the senseless attack that took seven lives on their streets, members of the Akihabara community in Tokyo contemplated the damage done to their neighborhood's reputation, as well.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2008

A shift in priority to 'happiness'

Per capita gross domestic product is a highly valued as yardstick for measuring the degree of "affluence" enjoyed by the citizens of each nation. The figures of various countries are usually converted into U.S. dollars to determine how countries rank internationally.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 10, 2008

Chrome Hearts, Giraffe and Eley Kishimoto

Charmed, I'm sure Silver-accessories brand Chrome Hearts launched its Aoyama shop nine years ago, but has recently reopened its doors after a renewal that's given it a fresh charm — one that's much more than just something dangly for your bracelet.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

Post-Kyoto regime should impose binding commitments on all: Rudd

KYOTO — On his first visit to Japan since taking office last year, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Monday for an ambitious post-Kyoto Protocol in which both developed and developing countries adopt binding commitments.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 10, 2008

Why are so many Japanese choosing not to raise families?

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2008

Hot-hitting Lions storm past Giants

The Yomiuri Giants got the best of the Seibu Lions the first time around.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2008

Nissan to sell diesel X-Trail SUV in Japan

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it will introduce the X-Trail sport utility vehicle with a new diesel engine in Japan in September.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 10, 2008

Where did all the babies go?

Last Wednesday, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that Japan's total fertility rate (TFR) — the average number of babies born to women during their reproductive years — rose slightly to 1.34 for 2007, even though about 3,000 fewer children were born last year than in 2006. Two years...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

American finds his voice in the world of 'enka'

The world of "enka" ballads has been set on its ear with the historic debut of Jero, a 26-year-old black American from Pittsburgh whose sole passion since he was a child was to make the big time in the traditional crooning genre.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2008

Industry still not sold on cap-and-trade

While Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday presented his plan to introduce emissions trading on a trial basis as early as autumn, Japanese businesses remain skeptical about whether the cap-and-trade system is the best way to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

Emissions trading test run by fall: Fukuda

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda unveiled his new climate change initiative Monday, including an "experimental" debut of greenhouse gas emissions trading in Japan starting this fall, and also voiced his support for introduction of daylight saving time.
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2008

Baby step toward devolution

A government panel on devolution has submitted its first set of recommendations to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The primary aim of the recommendations is to enable local governments to flexibly meet the needs of local residents by breaking with national conformity. The panel is scheduled to submit further...
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

Experts ponder whether Kato felt disenfranchised from society

The deadly stabbing rampage Sunday in Tokyo's Akihabara district stunned the nation, but experts said the carnage was just another example of a young man unhappy with his lot in society.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2008

Expansion may be at end, data show

Japan's longest postwar expansion may be over, as record crude oil and raw material costs discourage companies from hiring and spending, according to a government report Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008

NGOs slam Fukuda's CO2 proposal as lacking substance

Environmentalists and nongovernment organizations were quick to denounce Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's new climate change initiative Monday, calling it "insufficient" and "lacking essence" for not proposing a solid midterm greenhouse gas reduction target.

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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