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EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2007

Auspicious start to mediation

More than a year has passed since a mediation process was introduced in district courts to settle labor disputes, especially between individual workers and companies. The system, which went into force in April 2006, utilizes the experience of people such as corporate personnel affairs experts and labor...
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2007

Canon shoots for top in SLR sales

Canon Inc. said Monday it expects two new cameras to help it reclaim the title of Japan's largest producer of digital single-lens reflex models by yearend.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 21, 2007

Kids' rights and cancer support

Coping after cancer M recently arrived in Tokyo from Hong Kong and, as a breast cancer survivor, is wondering where she can turn for support.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2007

Fukui to keep pushing for higher rates, defying Abe

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui may say no to an interest rate increase this week. It won't be his last word on the subject.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2007

Abe to lead huge biz entourage to India

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who says relations with India may become more important than Japan's links with the U.S. or China, will lead his biggest corporate mission to the South Asian country Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 21, 2007

'Hanko' fate sealed by test of time

A "hanko" personal seal is a necessary item for most adults in Japan, serving the same role as a signature in the West.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Aug 21, 2007

Censors unable to hide defeat: China escapee

In April 1945, Yukika Sohma and her four small children boarded a packed train in Mudanjiang in Manchuria bound for the port of Rajin in what is today North Korea. From there, the family took a crowded ship to Niigata Prefecture, then another train to Fukushima Prefecture to join relatives.
SOCCER
Aug 20, 2007

Spurs find form against Derby

LONDON (AP) Tottenham lifted the pressure on manager Martin Jol by scoring three goals in the first 14 minutes on Saturday on the way to a 4-0 Premier League victory over Derby.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 20, 2007

Time for BOJ to reflect on role in U.S. credit market meltdown

The problem with the U.S. subprime mortgage market — housing loans made to high-risk borrowers — had a global impact on markets this month, forcing monetary authorities in Japan, the United States and Europe to pump huge amounts of liquidity into money markets to prevent a credit crunch.
SOCCER
Aug 20, 2007

Becks starts first MLS game

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) David Beckham made his first Major League Soccer start, Giants Stadium filled back up for soccer and the Galaxy and Red Bulls filled the net at a near-record pace.
COMMENTARY
Aug 20, 2007

Know that the devil is in the derivative

LOS ANGELES — Although Warren Buffet does have — I reluctantly admit — more money than I do (like maybe $50 or so billion more?), we do share a pair of common traits. The first is that this internationally famous investment banker (known as the "Sage of Omaha") tends to favor cautious, carefully...

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji