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JAPAN
Aug 16, 2006

Agriculture ministry to promote ethanol

The agricultural ministry will launch a project to promote the use of ethanol, made mainly from sugar cane, as an additive to gasoline in response to soaring oil prices, officials said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2006

Intelligence works better than bullets

The British police, acting closely with intelligence agencies in the United States, Pakistan and perhaps elsewhere over many months, have foiled a major terrorist plot of blowing up numerous planes between Britain and America.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Writer sues to be Nikkei shareholder

Novelist Ryo Takasugi has filed a lawsuit against Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc., demanding the newspaper publisher allow him to hold shares in the firm after it had refused to do so and branded him an "outsider," his lawyers said.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Oji will ask Daishi Bank to sell its Hokuetsu stake

Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda will ask Daishi Bank President Kunito Ojima on Thursday to sell the bank's 2 percent equity stake in Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. to Oji, company sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2006

Princess to enter hospital Wednesday

Princess Kiko will enter a private hospital in Tokyo on Wednesday in preparation for her Caesarean delivery in September, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Aug 16, 2006

Flourishing on nutrients few

As the heat and humidity of summer build up, my favored relief is to head for the hills. Last weekend I even managed to slide down a snowbank, and that really cooled me off!
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2006

Prime ministers' Yasukuni visits

Following is a chronology of events related to prime ministers' visits to Yasukuni Shrine:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Firms find niche market turning office towers into dwellings

From the outside, the apartment building Kenny Sumitani recently moved into looks exactly like an office high-rise.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2006

New envoy appointed to Brazil

Veteran diplomat Ken Shimanouchi was appointed Tuesday as ambassador to Brazil, officials said.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2006

China, South Korea lodge protests yet again

the conscience of mankind." Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing summoned Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyamoto to the ministry and lodged a formal protest.
COMMENTARY
Aug 16, 2006

Japan far too vulnerable to Pyongyang's missiles

After North Korea's July 5 missile tests, Japan, for the first time since 1945, is asking America to beef up its military presence in Japan. Why? Because Japan's hedging and tardiness in relation to missile defense has left its cities more vulnerable than they need be. That risks encouraging Pyongyang...
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Kabu.com margin-trading fees to fall

Online brokerage kabu.com Securities Co. said Tuesday it will lower its fees for margin trading on Oct. 1, almost halving fees for trading value worth up to 500,000 yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Despite Oji's likely failure, M&As catching on

Japan appears to have entered a new era of mergers and acquisitions with Oji Paper Co.'s recent takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2006

Tanker spills tons of oil in Indian Ocean

A tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. is believed to have spilled about 4,500 tons of crude oil into the Indian Ocean after colliding with a freighter it was attempting to assist, the company said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2006

The U.N. acts, at last

One month after fighting began in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council last week passed a resolution calling for an end to the conflict. The resolution, which passed unanimously, was the subject of protracted negotiations and the compromises are evident in the final product. Both Israel...
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006

Farm ministry OKs 35th U.S. meatpacker

The agriculture ministry said Tuesday it has authorized a meatpacker in California to resume beef exports to Japan, the last on the list of 35 U.S. beef processors approved for exports to the Japanese market.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2006

Enshrine the war criminals at a separate site: Nakasone

The Class-A war criminals should be enshrined somewhere other than Yasukuni so future emperors can pay respects to the war dead at the shrine, former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone remarked Tuesday, saying the nation's leader must effect this change.
SUMO
Aug 15, 2006

Trips north, south, east and west -- oh, and unwanted amateurs!

While the dust was flying during the should they/shouldn't they (make Hakuho yokozuna and Miyabiyama ozeki) promotion debate that blew up following the Nagoya Basho, the sumo powers that be did what they so often do best and ignored the fuss.
BASKETBALL
Aug 15, 2006

Team Japan's heads held high despite loss as worlds approach

URAYASU, Chiba Pref. -- More than an hour after Japan and Senegal had completed their exciting exhibition basketball game at the Urayasu City Sports Park Gymnasium on Sunday several hundred die-hard fans remained at the arena.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 15, 2006

Powell to compete in Japan

Commonwealth champion and 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powell will compete at next month's Seiko Super track and field meet in Yokohama, organizers said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2006

Floating crane hits power line, causes Tokyo-area blackout

A raised construction crane on a barge moving downriver hit high tension lines Monday morning in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, causing blackouts in the capital and neighboring prefectures for nearly three hours that brought rush-hour transportation to a halt.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2006

Pair admit killing violent daughter

A couple were arrested Monday in the Tokyo suburb of Machida after they turned themselves in the previous evening, saying they killed their 21-year-old daughter, who had violently abused them, police said.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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