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EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2007

A swamp of a property deal

The arrest of Mr. Shigetake Ogata, former head of the Public Safety Intelligence Agency, on suspicion of fraud in connection with an unsuccessful attempt to buy the headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents of Japan (Chongryun) begs the question "why?" — if prosecutors'...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2007

EU project prevents conflict in Africa

PARIS — The European Union's military mission to ensure free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shown what the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) can achieve in Africa.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2007

Collins hopes Kiyohara can return next April

After winning the first game of their July 3-5 series against the Chiba Lotte Marines, the Orix Buffaloes lost the final two games. When the dust settled, two games wasn't all they lost.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2007

Sales tax hike would need voter OK via Lower House poll

If the government hopes to raise the 5 percent consumption tax, it will have to gain voter approval in the next House of Representatives election, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2007

Nagano boasts oldest right whale fossil

Researchers at a museum in Nagano Prefecture possess fossils at least 5 million years old belonging to a cetacean species known as right whales, making them the oldest fossilized remains of the mammal in the world, officials said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2007

Diet session lacked depth

With the extended Diet session over, the nation's political focus has shifted to the July 29 Upper House election. Regrettably, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito resorted to forceful Diet tactics during the extended session, depriving the Diet of chances to discuss important...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 7, 2007

Kyoko Mimura

"Recognizing some kind of beauty goes beyond all borders," Kyoko Mimura said.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2007

Softbank outpaces DoCoMo, KDDI

Softbank Corp., owner of Japan's third-largest wireless carrier, added more users than its rivals in June for the second month in a row after offering the cheapest rates.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2007

Expansion likely to be sustained, Fukui says

Japan's economic expansion will probably be sustained and the central bank will adjust interest rates by carefully studying the economy and prices, Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui said Friday at a quarterly meeting of BOJ regional branch managers in Tokyo.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 7, 2007

How a look out to sea can help you determine lodging rates

Just as I was jogging down the beach past Amano-san's house, I saw her in her yard with a hoe, turning up the grass. I winced each time the hoe cut into the ground, digging up another patch of green, but she was working very hard at this. I suppose dirt is easier to take care of.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2007

Tokyo yen traders top Merc in sales

Yen sales by Japanese mom and pop investors this week exceeded professional traders' bets against the currency on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 7, 2007

Jawing over Japanese jaws

"Let's talk," says my wife. Her euphemism for, "Shut up and listen."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 7, 2007

'Bad-boy papa' puts kids on track to fame, glory

The doors to Seisaku Watanabe's workshop cum salesroom cum clubhouse in west Tokyo's Inagi stand open to all. Waving from inside, he motions passersby to drop in, take a look, have a chat.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2007

Buffaloes happy with their end of Yoshii-to-Marines deal

Sometimes things come full circle pretty quick.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight