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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 1, 2006

How seriously do you are take the recent North Korean missile tests?

Kumiko Teacher, 24 I am concerned about how Koreans are treated after something like this. After the tests, a Korean ship was refused entry into Japan. There were Korean students returning home. They grew up here, Japan is their country too.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2006

ANA weathers fuel price storm; sales, profit soar

All Nippon Airways Co. shrugged off higher jet fuel prices, reporting Monday that sales and operating and net profit all hit record highs in the first quarter of 2006.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 1, 2006

Can NHK justify its huge collection costs?

NHK spends a massive 76.9 billion yen per year on its fee collection system, which equates to some 12.4 percent of the national broadcaster annual operating income.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2006

Grampus Eight victory has Norwegian flavor

CHIBA -- Norwegian striker Frode Johnsen marked his Nagoya Grampus Eight debut with two goals in a 3-2 victory away to JEF United Chiba on Sunday evening.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2006

Kawabuchi gets new 2-year term

The Japan Football Association reappointed Saburo Kawabuchi on Sunday to a new two-year term as president of the country's soccer body.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

People facing deportation join for group effort

A group of foreign nationals facing possible deportation for overstaying their visas vowed Sunday to work together to seek permission to remain in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Unusually long rainy season appears over

This year's rainy season lasted longer than usual, but it seems to have ended Sunday in most of Japan except the Tohoku region, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Researchers set to test potential bird flu vaccine

Researchers at two universities will test the effectiveness of a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 variety of bird flu virus by infecting vaccinated and unvaccinated monkeys.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2006

A time for every age group

Many pundits agree that the most important challenge Japan faces is how to deal with the problem of falling birthrates and an aging population. Among direct, specific proposals for solving the problem are measures to increase birthrates and reform the pension and medical-care systems.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2006

Sympathy for a racehorse

The world's compassion is notoriously quirky. Just consider where it has been directed over the past couple of months, a period as replete with tragedy and disaster as any in recent memory. Another lethal tsunami struck Indonesia. The sectarian slaughter in Iraq worsened, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Officials look at extending Indian Ocean refueling law

Government officials are considering seeking an extension of the special antiterrorism law for another year so Japan can continue to refuel U.S. and other nations' ships in the Indian Ocean involved in military operations in Afghanistan, sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Tanigaki nixes targeted tax breaks

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Sunday indicated his opposition to applying reduced rates to food and other daily necessities if the consumption tax is hiked from the current 5 percent.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 31, 2006

America: a democracy and an empire

NEW YORK -- One thing that has receded from public debate as a consequence of the disaster that is America's war against Iraq is talk of the United States as an empire. During the onrush to the invasion and for some time afterward, one popular comparison was with the Roman Empire. Another, of course,...
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Another hospital halted care in last moments

A hospital affiliated with the Kinki University School of Medicine discontinued care for six severely ill newborn babies in 1996 and 1997 after they were judged to be incurable, a doctor who used to work at the university said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 31, 2006

War criminal's kin urges next leader shun Yasukuni

A grandson of former Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo, who was convicted as a Class-A war criminal after World War II, says Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's successors should refrain from visiting Yasukuni Shrine.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2006

Oji won't seek injunction to stop Hokuetsu's capital increase

Oji Paper Co. does not plan to apply for a court order to block a capital increase plan by Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., which is an obstacle to Oji's hostile takeover bid for Hokuetsu, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2006

Is bigger better for European Union?

See related story EU membership sharpens Central, East Europe's competitive edge
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2006

EU membership sharpens Central, East Europe's competitive edge

See related story Is bigger better for European Union?
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 31, 2006

BOJ should have based hike on consumer needs, worldwide inflation trend

The Bank of Japan raised the unsecured overnight call rate from virtually zero to 0.25 percent at the end of its July 13-14 Policy Board meeting and hiked the official discount rate from 0.1 percent to 0.4 percent.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Lawyers eye cult rape accusations

. South Korean authorities have put Jung, 61, on an international wanted list on rape charges.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Osaka hospital stopped care for dying newborns

Yodogawa Christian Hospital in Osaka discontinued efforts to prolong the lives of eight babies between 1999 and 2005 with the consent of the parents when doctors determined the newborns would die within one to two hours.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2006

Obituary: Yoshinori Aboshi

Yoshinori Aboshi, the archaeologist who in 1972 discovered the renowned Takamatsuzuka tomb in his home village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, died of cancer Saturday night, his family said. He was 78.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 30, 2006

Kawasaki clings to lead atop J. League

High-flying Kawasaki Frontale maintained their slender lead atop the J. League first division on Saturday despite being held to a 1-1 draw away to 10-man Oita Trinita on Saturday.
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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