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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2007

Ozawa threatens Abe's bills, demands his exit, election

attends an executive meeting at DPJ headquarters Friday in Tokyo with Naoto Kan (left) and Yukio Hatoyama. KYODO PHOTO
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 1, 2007

Minister set on Tourism Agency debut in 2008

Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba said he plans to establish the Tourism Agency in the next fiscal year to boost the government's goal of making Japan a friendlier nation to foreign guests.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 1, 2007

Adding insult to hot air at the Japanese BBQ

Some people blame global warming on farting cows, others blame it on farting vehicles. I blame it on Japanese BBQs.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2007

Nukaga exchange views with Paulson

New Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Friday that he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, shepherds of the world's two largest economies, have agreed to stay in close touch on developments in the global economy and the financial woes linked to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 1, 2007

The honorable language

Whenever the work and weariness of life fills my house with gloom, the one sure way to drive away the clouds and ring in the laughter is this:
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2007

Historic moment for Turkey

In a historic moment, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected and sworn in as Turkey's 11th president Tuesday. For the first time, a politician with a background in political Islam has become the guardian of strict separation of religion and state, the highest principle of the Republic of Turkey since...
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2007

Progress in China Airlines probe

The transport ministry's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission, the U.S. National Transport Safety Board and Boeing Aircraft Co. have made progress in their investigation of the fire and explosions on a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Naha airport on Aug. 20.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 1, 2007

Sekiko Kamata

Thirty years ago, the Kanagawa International Foundation came into being with the laudable aim of promoting Japan's cultural and artistic aspects to its region's audience. KIF set up the Minami Circle, which three decades later is still working in the interests of international friendship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 1, 2007

Amari looks to Africa to secure resources for Japan

Japan hopes to boost ties with African countries so it can secure supplies of much-needed rare metals and energy resources, amid heated competition with China and other emerging economies, trade minister Akira Amari said.
JAPAN / ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST
Sep 1, 2007

Nuclear doubts spread in wake of Niigata

Global competition for energy resources and tougher controls on greenhouse gas emissions have made Japan reliant on nuclear power. While the government and regional power utilities are quick to associate the word "safety" with atomic energy, several fatalities, accidents, coverups and earthquake threats...
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2007

Lower House might be dissolved if MSDF duty isn't extended: Ishihara

bin Laden and al-Qaida (are located), and the antiterrorism law is enabling activities to prevent narcotics from Afghanistan to be sold around the world and the money used for international terrorism," Ishihara told reporters in a group interview. "I think that the decision by the Diet (whether to extend...
COMMENTARY
Sep 1, 2007

Sarkozy offends in Africa

LONDON — The time was bound to come when France and the rest of the world would miss that old crook, Jacques Chirac, but who could have guessed that it would arrive so fast?
BASKETBALL
Sep 1, 2007

Palmer won't return to Evessa

Reigning bj-league MVP David Palmer will not re-sign with the Osaka Evessa for the upcoming 2007-08 season, the team announced on Friday. The 25-year-old forward was the sixth man for the Kansai team for the past two seasons, helping the club win two consecutive championships. The Evessa also announced...
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2007

Toyota announces goal of 10 million units in '09

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday that it plans to become the first carmaker worldwide to sell more than 10 million vehicles in 2009 thanks to vigorous sales in emerging economies, including China.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2007

JT plans more takeovers from 2009 for overseas expansion

Japan Tobacco Inc., the world's third-largest cigarette maker, will seek more takeovers from 2009 to build on the £7.5 billion purchase of Gallaher Group PLC, President Hiroshi Kimura said in a recent interview.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2007

Air Nippon 737 slat part turns up missing

Aviation inspectors found a key part missing from a Boeing jetliner during an emergency inspection prompted by the explosion of a similar plane on Aug. 20 in Okinawa, officials said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 1, 2007

Manga magic from a girl who uses her melon

Worth a reported ¥500 billion every year, Japan's manga industry is a serious business. But not so for Saki Matsuzawa, a budding 12-year-old mangaka (comic book artist) who has created her own adorable interactive storybook, "Meron Pan no Ichi Nichi" (titled in English as "A Day of the Melon Bread"),...
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2007

New minister looks to close the rural economic gap, aid LDP

post to be a bridge between the central and local governments," Masuda said in a recent interview. The 55-year-old former Construction Ministry bureaucrat is also state minister in charge of decentralization.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2007

Women ready for marathon

OSAKA — Collectively, Japanese people will repeatedly utter "good luck" over and over again on Saturday morning for five women: Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara, Mari Ozaki, Yasuko Hashimoto and Kiyoko Shimahara.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 31, 2007

Worlds notebook; Day 6

OSAKA — News and notes from Day 6 of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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