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JAPAN
Jun 28, 2005

Nations told to form united front against human-trafficking

The government, hosting a seminar on human trafficking that has drawn officials from about 50 countries, called Monday for a unified stand to fight the problem.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 28, 2005

Citizen participation in international cooperation

A public symposium on how ordinary people can assist international cooperation activities based on the experiences of the European Union and Japan will be held July 14 in Yokohama.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 26, 2005

Japan gets a life and finally drags its heels into Live 8

There used to be a common expression that money used to send men to the moon could better be spent on feeding people down here on Earth. As if in response, funding for space exploration was eventually cut and more money was channeled into so-called development aid, the ultimate aim of which, we were...
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2005

Beijing, Seoul frown on fusion perks for Japan

China and South Korea are less than pleased with the perks Japan is reportedly getting for giving up on its bid to host the multibillion-dollar international nuclear fusion project known as ITER, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2005

New bullet train could be world's fastest

East Japan Railway Co. on Friday unveiled a new shinkansen in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, that will run at a speed of 360 kph, which may make it the world's fastest train.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 25, 2005

Democrat abroad shapes multimedia for export

Terri MacMillan is marvelous. Funny, outgoing, dramatic and driven, she has a heart of pure gold. Ask anyone who knows her. Come to think of it, it's hard to imagine this funky, articulate American has a single enemy -- except among hard-core Republicans, who must surely hate her guts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Jun 24, 2005

So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star?

Forget karaoke. Why sing along to an "empty orchestra" (which is what karaoke means in Japanese) when you could be the star -- center stage -- fronting your own live band? I am sure that many people who have perfected their "empty" performances must have dreamed of taking it a step further.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2005

Putting the Vietnam War to rest

Ten years after the two countries normalized relations, and three decades after the end of the Vietnam War, a leading Vietnamese official is visiting the United States for the first time. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's trip holds out hope that the two countries will put the war behind them. The vocal...
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2005

Europe's crisis deepens

There were no doubts that last week's European Union summit would be difficult. The EU leadership has been in uncertain territory since two national votes rejected the new constitution. Few anticipated, however, that EU leaders would compound their troubles with an ugly squabble over the budget that...
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2005

A debate-challenged legislature

The Diet has extended its regular session by 55 days through Aug. 13 to continue the debate on proposed postal reforms. The extension gives Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a make-or-break opportunity to realize his cherished dream of putting the unwieldy postal system under private management.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 19, 2005

Interleague action rates a good grade in first year of play

Japan pro baseball's fist interleague season will wrap up this weekend, as soon as they can make up a few games previously rained out.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2005

Inevitable need to be ready

Due to the geographic and geological characteristics of the Japanese archipelago, middle- to large-scale natural disasters can strike at any time. While military conflicts or terrorism may be thwarted through human efforts, typhoons and earthquakes are unstoppable, affecting all those residing in this...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 19, 2005

Man bites dogs like never before

Meeting Takeru Kobayashi is like coming face-to-face with someone who has slept with Julia Roberts or had a near-death experience: You long to ask what it felt like. How does it feel to cram 4 kg of food into your stomach in less time than it takes most people to walk to the pub?
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Journalist did not defame expert in tainted blood fiasco: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court overturned a high court decision Thursday, ruling that noted journalist Yoshiko Sakurai did not defame a late hemophilia expert in her writings about the infection of hemophiliacs with HIV from tainted blood products.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2005

Two teens held for junior high fire

Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a classroom at their Tokyo junior high school the day before the graduation ceremony in March because they wanted the event canceled, police said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jun 16, 2005

The unfinished business of recovery

Japan needs to keep up the momentum of economic reforms and accelerate them in the face of long-term challenges such as an aging population and increased global competition, scholars from U.S. business schools said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2005

High court ruling dooms Nireco poison pill plan

Nireco Corp., a high-tech control and measuring device manufacturer, said Wednesday it has scrapped plans to invoke what had been boasted as Japan's first poison pill scheme to ward off hostile takeover bids.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2005

Shareholders' meetings poised for takeover debates

The season for general shareholders' meetings is just around the corner, and a growing number of companies plan to use them to propose measures against hostile takeovers.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2005

Deciding on the best defense

Thanks to the recent high-profile battle between Fuji Television Network Inc. and Internet service provider Livedoor Co. over control of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc., the phrase "poison pill" has become a household word even in Japan.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 11, 2005

Eyes of rugby world on New Zealand as Lions fans fly in

Even though the final decision as to who will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup will not be made until November, the next few weeks will be crucial for the three countries hoping to host sport's third biggest event.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 11, 2005

'Artistic space consultant' unites walls and works

Nob Hagiwara is a brave man indeed. How many top-rank executives decide one day to chuck it all in and pursue personal goals? Not many -- and especially not in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges

The Tojo family had kept silent for a long time. But not any longer.
OLYMPICS
Jun 7, 2005

Murofushi, Tamesue picked for squad

Reigning Olympic champion Koji Murofushi and 400-meter hurdler Dai Tamesue are among the 39 Japanese selected to compete in the world championships this summer, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Info exchange on refugees rapped

Japan may explicitly legalize providing personal information on people seeking asylum to authorities in their country of origin, where they fear persecution, lawyers said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

Yo La Tengo: the band next door

Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley are a nice, mellow couple in their mid-40s from Hobokken, N.J. They like homemade peach pie, watching TV and going to the occasional baseball game. Oh, and they also founded one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last decade, Yo La Tengo.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2005

Man allegedly held women captive for months at two flats

Police served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on a 24-year-old man who allegedly held a 23-year-old woman captive for about four months last year.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past