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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.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2007

Minamata claims still on hold

In September 2006, an experts' forum submitted a report to the environment minister, stressing the urgent need for the central government to take the initiative in setting up a new, permanent framework to aid all victims of Minamata disease, including unrecognized and latent victims.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2007

Fugitive gets 15 years for killing partner

would die," they stated, adding that Maeda bore great responsibility for "using pseudonyms for two years to remain at large and rebuffing the advice of friends to turn herself in."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007

Toyota loses sales race to GM in third quarter

Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Oct 23, 2007

Kazuhiko Hashiguchi

JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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