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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2007

Turkey's army won't invade

PRAGUE — Just when the smoke from Turkey's domestic political conflicts of the past year had begun to clear, another deadly attack by Kurdish separatists on Turkish soldiers has the government threatening military attacks inside northern Iraq. That prospect raises risks for Turkey, Iraq and the United...
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2007

Nissin reduces profit forecast 37%

Nissin Food Products Co., the maker of Cup Noodles, lowered its full-year profit forecast by 37 percent, saying a price increase to cover the rising cost of wheat is cutting sales.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2007

NEC plans to build new power chip plant

NEC Electronics Corp. said it will spend ¥5 billion building a power chip factory to meet demand for semiconductors that control the flow of electricity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 24, 2007

Asimo steps closer to Honda's Astro Boy goal

Honda's humanoid robot Asimo is so amazingly graceful for a machine that it's hard to believe there isn't a man inside that walking spacesuit.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2007

MMC on Russia roll

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. may increase vehicle sales in Russia by 40 percent next year as a ninth consecutive year of economic growth boosts demand for automobiles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 24, 2007

Japan traces robots' past, future

"Robots will become the Ford Model T of the 21st century," says Japanese scientist Hirohisa Hirukawa.
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Oct 24, 2007

Vivisectionist recalls his day of reckoning

Eleventh in a series
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Oct 24, 2007

'Gore's Nobel Prize is wonderful'

As soon as the rumors began that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovern- mental Panel on Climate Change were being considered for a Nobel Peace Prize it was easy to predict at least one thing: Win or not, the commentators, pundits and bloggers were going to have a field day.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 24, 2007

Little red damselfly

* Japanese name: Beni-itotonbo * Scientific name: Ceriagrion nipponicum * Description: The clue's in the name: This insect is small (just 35 mm long) and red — although the females, which are a slightly duller orange, or even brown, don't sport the vivid vermilion of the males. The four wings are...
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2007

Nomura looking to hire Asia property bankers

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire more real estate bankers in Asian markets outside Japan, adding resources to growing areas as it exits unprofitable U.S. operations.
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2007

Lunar shot in the arm for U.S.

As an American citizen who supports space exploration, I welcome the news that Japan has successfully placed a spacecraft in lunar orbit. The U.S. lunar program has been moribund since the last Apollo mission, and the benefits of lunar exploration, intellectual and practical, have been forgotten. I...
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2007

Missile defense funds a waste

Regarding the Oct. 16 article "Russia opposes Japan missile defense": Japan should also voice its opposition. Why squander more money on a protective scheme that may or may not work?
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2007

Nakatani aping Bush's logic

Regarding the Oct. 16 article "LDP's Nakatani calls foes of MSDF mission 'terrorists' ": I found the logic of security panel head Gen Nakatani similar to that used by the Bush administration in leading the charge into the muck of war in the Middle East with the catchphrase "You're either with us or...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2007

Ministry finds IDs of hep C patients

and Vice President Takeshi Komine (right) face reporters at the health ministry Monday. KYODO PHOTO
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007

Wal-Mart set to pay ¥100 billion to take over ailing Seiyu

U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will launch a ¥100 billion takeover bid to make its struggling Japan unit Seiyu Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary and speed up its turnaround drive.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2007

Bilateral history text project tries to heal old scars

Can history textbooks jointly written by countries with pasts full of conflict serve as catalysts for reconciliation?
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2007

MSDF knew of oil error since '03

The Defense Ministry admitted Monday that some Maritime Self-Defense Force officers were aware of an underreporting "mistake" concerning the amount of fuel Japan provided to the U.S. in 2003 but failed to report it to their seniors for more than four years.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2007

Quality care with less

A government plan to save on medical costs by reducing the number of hospital beds dedicated to long-term convalescence is causing anxiety for patients and their families. If the health ministry carries out the plan carelessly, it could lead to the loss of people's trust in the nation's medical system....
Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2007

A month away to bigger hassles

Thank you, Hong Kong Immigration. Last week I received a "HKIA Frequent Visitor Card" that lets me use the special, facilitated-entry immigration channel when I visit Hong Kong on business. By contrast, in Japan, I will be suddenly treated like a suspected criminal and/or terrorist from Nov. 20 -- even...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 23, 2007

Ships out at sea or troops in a war zone?

The special antiterrorism law that expires Nov. 1 is the hottest dispute in domestic politics and could even determine the fate of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his administration.

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