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JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Abe's conservative lineage runs deep

looked very much influenced by his grandfather in terms of foreign policy and the anpo," said Hirotsugu Akiu, a classmate of Abe's at Seikei University. When Abe was 6 years old, he often visited his grandfather's residence in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where rioters opposed to the new treaty set fire to pieces...
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2006

Congratulations to the Imperial Family

Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino, the second son of the Emperor and Empress, has given birth to a baby boy. We congratulate the couple, the Emperor and Empress and the entire Imperial family on the birth of the boy, who is third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne after the Crown Prince and...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2006

Can the IMF avert a global meltdown?

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- When world financial leaders meet in Singapore this month for the joint World Bank/International Monetary Fund meetings, they must confront one singularly important question: Is there any way to coax the IMF's largest members, especially the United States and China, to help...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2006

A.Q. Khan remains a hero in Pakistan

MADRAS, India -- If there is one man who can be held singularly responsible for nuclear proliferation, it has to be Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb. Khan was a metallurgist before he became a nuclear businessman. That's what he was: He ran a "Nuclear Wal-Mart," according...
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2006

Companies and parents, be vigilant

Injuries and deaths caused by appliances for daily home use have made headlines in recent weeks. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry may have had lapses in its efforts to prevent such accidents. Successive disclosures of such incidents must have made both the ministry and manufacturers conscious...
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Newborn prince to get 3 million yen stipend

, is shown sitting down with his mother, Crown Princess Michiko, and his brother, Prince Hiro, now Crown Prince Naruhito, in a garden at Togu Palace in Tokyo in October 1968. KYODO PHOTO
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Nihon Keizai wins award for Hirohito memo scoop

The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association announced Wednesday that the Nihon Keizai business daily has won its annual editorial division award for a July 20 scoop about a memo that indicated the late Emperor Hirohito was displeased with Yasukuni Shrine's 1978 enshrinement of the 14 Class-A...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Sep 7, 2006

Meat as modern art

I've pretty much stopped watching nature documentaries on TV because when an animal, say, a rabbit, is presented, and I see it born and then frolic and so on, I can't help developing feelings for it. Then -- and it usually doesn't take very long for this to happen -- a predator comes along and tears...
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Parliamentary secretary quits over bill

Masazumi Gotoda, parliamentary secretary in charge of financial services, said he resigned Wednesday to protest a draft bill to lower the ceiling on consumer loan interest charges because it would allow lenders to continue to charge up to 28 percent for nine years after the bill is passed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

"Bauduin"

Gallery Saoh Closes in 6 days
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Europe won't get PS3s until March

The launch of Sony's upgraded video-game console, the PlayStation 3, will be delayed until March in Europe but proceed as planned in November in Japan and the United States, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

Web gives niche interests a chance in the free market

Economists right back to Adam Smith in the 18th century have exalted the concept of the free market, where all commodities can be bought and sold without tariffs or subsidies. In Western neoliberal political thought, market freedom had become viewed by the 1980s as an extension of personal autonomy....
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Fast expansion planned for Uniqlo

Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Wednesday it will accelerate the opening of large stores across Japan, with 100 new outlets planned within the next three years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

"Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: 'Cursive II' and 'Wild Cursive' "

Nippon Cultural Centre Sept. 21-24
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Abe looking to beef up defense posture

Shinzo Abe, the runaway favorite to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, has big ambitions for Japan's traditional pacifist diplomacy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

Fans lift J-culture over language barrier

Global interest in Japanese entertainment continues to heat up. Quite literally.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Fans, patients, shop owners weigh in on Imperial birth

Amid heavy security Wednesday, the media, Imperial enthusiasts and well-wishers swarmed to prestigious Aiiku Hospital in Minato Ward, Tokyo, during the wee hours to wait for Princess Kiko to give birth.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2006

Politicians happy to put off royal debate

a stable Imperial succession is an issue of extremely grave importance," he said. Yukio Hatoyama, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, said it is now a time for celebration, not debate.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Yoshinoya chief announces gradual resumption of 'gyudon' mainstay

The fast-food chain that made its fame on a rice dish topped with American beef announced Wednesday that "gyodon" will return Sept. 18 after a two-year hiatus caused by the mad cow scare.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Shares in baby goods take a dive after birth

Shares in baby goods makers tumbled Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first male heir born to the world's oldest hereditary monarchy since 1965.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

State bodies ready to sell banking stakes

Government bodies tasked with buying shares from financial institutions are gearing up to sell their holdings amid the economic recovery, putting the finishing touch on years of efforts to stabilize the financial system.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Investment pacts eyed with Cambodia, Laos

Japan may begin negotiations on separate bilateral treaties with Cambodia and Laos to facilitate investment by Japanese firms, a government official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Insurers covering more suicide debt

There were 3,649 cases of suicide in fiscal 2005 that resulted in the person's consumer loan debts being paid off by their life insurance companies, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2006

MLB-NPB series set for November

To win the World Baseball Classic, Team Japan had to cross the Pacific Ocean and play in major league parks. Now the major leaguers are going to return the favor.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2006

MLB-NPB series set for November start

Major League Baseball has a black eye of sorts, and Ryan Howard is going to make it all better.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2006

Abe expresses intent to revise Constitution to exercise collective defense

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, all but certain to be the next prime minister, again expressed on Tuesday his strong ambition to revise the pacifist Constitution and maintain the right to exercise collective defense on specific occasions.

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