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JAPAN
Sep 19, 2006

Obituary: Koshiro Ishida

Former Komeito Chairman Koshiro Ishida, who helped establish a coalition government in 1993 that put a temporary end to the Liberal Democratic Party's nearly four-decade monopoly on power, died Monday morning, his family said. He was 76.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2006

A positive U.S.-ROK summit

While Japan has focused on the modernization of its alliance with the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has been seeking a new equilibrium in its relationship with Washington, too. The maturing of South Korea's economy and political system, and the coming to power of a new generation have shifted...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 19, 2006

How will people remember the Koizumi era?

COMMENTARY
Sep 19, 2006

Ugly finale to bogus pretexts

The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on New York's World Trade Center by Islamic militants has come and gone, leaving some glaring contrasts in its wake.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Sep 19, 2006

O-kyaku

Dear Alice,
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 19, 2006

End of the Lion

The mythmaker Jim Frederick TIME Magazine The most difficult aspect of reporting on Koizumi was confronting the fixed, immutable and monolithic "Koizumi Myth." What started as a campaign plank -- "Koizumi is a reformer and a rebel who is destroying the LDP and reinvigorating Japan" -- somehow became...
LIFE / Language
Sep 19, 2006

Rougher language behind face-value meanings

First of a two part series
SUMO
Sep 18, 2006

Asa overwhelms winless Tamakasuga

Yokozuna Asashoryu put on a sumo clinic to defeat Tamakasuga to stay in a share of the lead with two rank-and-filers at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Sep 18, 2006

Higashio, Apache eager to build strong fan base

On Sunday afternoon, ex-baseball hurler Osamu Higashio stepped onto an unfamiliar field, a hardwood court, not a soft baseball field.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2006

Corporate profits up but pay down

Companies' pretax profits have expanded by more than 80 percent during the economic upturn starting in February 2002, but wages per employee have declined slightly, an analysis by Kyodo News shows.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2006

Chronically hungry children of America

NEW YORK -- While it is normal to expect high levels of hunger and poverty in a developing country, it may come as a surprise to observe such conditions in one of the richest countries in the world. The Food Bank for New York City recently reported that nearly 20 percent of children in the city rely...
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2006

Share of urban wealth

While the gap between the haves and have-nots -- which is believed to have widened under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration -- has become a political issue, another economic gap deserves attention. This is the gap between the nation's business and economic centers and the countryside....
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2006

Chimp's TV career may violate law

The Environment Ministry has opened an investigation to determine if a private zoo in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, is violating the species preservation law by frequently putting a male chimpanzee on TV, ministry sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2006

N. Korea seen as Japan's 'biggest threat'

missiles (to deliver them) have been the biggest threat to Japan," he said. "We should deal with these issues as a priority matter." Suzuki, 68, said it is "reasonable" for Japan to impose sanctions on North Korea and consider tightening them in reaction to the launch of seven missiles including a long-range...
JAPAN / LASTING IMPACT
Sep 18, 2006

Aum's crimes marked start of growing public safety fear

Last in a series
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2006

TSE to expand daily range in 2009

The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to expand the maximum daily allowable trading range for individual stocks in 2009 when it introduces a new computerized trading system, TSE sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2006

Weighing Israel's way of war

There are two alternative models for examining conflicts. Model One assumes that there are at least two parties who disagree over facts, causes, consequenc- es and the best way forward. Both sides are wrong, with neither being entirely blameless. Both will have to live with each other, no matter how...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 18, 2006

China's tight yuan grip signals shortcomings as a global team player

Revaluation of the yuan, along with high oil prices, deceleration of the U.S. economy, and the euro's rise against the, yen was among the major topics discussed at the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting in Singapore over the weekend.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji