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Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 16, 2006

Dental 'charm school' puts bite on competition

The Omori Group is a booming dentistry franchise company that doubled its sales to 1.07 billion yen last year and now aims to double them again to 2 billion yen this year.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 15, 2006

Osim to sign deal as Japan coach

JEF United Chiba manager Ivica Osim will sign a contract with the Japan Football Association on July 21 to take the post of national coach, JFA President Saburo Kawabuchi said Friday.
BASKETBALL
Jul 15, 2006

Japan to face Iran at Kirin Cup

announced Thursday that the Japan national team's opponent has fallen changed from Lebanon to Iran in the Kirin Cup Basketball 2006 from July 19-22. Lebanon pulled out of the tournament because its team activities have been behind. Beirut, Lebanon's capital city, has been under attack by Israeli forces...
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2006

Kawashima to fight for WBC title

Japanese former WBC super flyweight champion Katsushige Kawashima will meet Mexican southpaw Cristian Mijares for the interim title on Sept. 18 at Pacifico Yokohama, boxing organizers said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

G8 statement will demand a freeze in North Korean missile launches

The Group of Eight meeting of major industrialized countries will issue a statement at their summit this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, expressing concern over North Korea's missile tests and demanding Pyongyang halt further launches, a government source said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Space-bound ex-Livedoor exec 'Dice -K' hit for huge tax dodge

Daisuke "Dice-K" Enomoto, a former executive of Livedoor Co. who has been training to become the first Japanese space tourist, is suspected of failing to declare some 3 billion yen in income from stock deals, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Paloma water heaters killing since '85

Water heaters manufactured by Paloma Ltd. have caused 17 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in 15 deaths between 1985 and 2005, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Tokyo, Canberra to do pension deal

Japan and Australia have agreed to sign a pension treaty so expatriates from the two nations will no longer have to make double pension payments, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Jiro Kawasaki said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Horie's next feat: trans-Pacific trip via wave power

Adventurer Kenichi Horie said Thursday he will embark on a two-month voyage in March 2008 from Hawaii to the Kii Channel in southwestern Japan in what would be the first attempt in the world to sail a boat propelled by waves.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Mercury tops 38 in many areas; three people die

Three people died Friday after a heat wave swept across Japan, sending temperatures above 38 in many locations in the Kanto and Tokai regions Friday, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Britain to get new Japanese studies center in September

Efforts by Japan experts in Britain to boost Japanese studies in the country will bear fruit this September with the opening of the National Institute of Japanese Studies in the new White Rose East Asia Center.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Plan to disband defense facilities agency is ready

The Defense Agency compiled a plan Friday for disbanding the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, whose senior officials were embroiled in bid-rigging.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2006

Mr. Putin takes center stage

Leaders of the G8 countries — the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Russia — will gather in St. Petersburg over the weekend for their annual summit. In the beautiful city, which Emperor Peter the Great founded in 1703 as his "window on the West," Russian President...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 15, 2006

Me and me: those extraordinary twins

On his deathbed in 1910, Mark Twain supposedly mumbled about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 15, 2006

Zidane -- a bit of the old cow

Many people have been left perplexed by the performance of French soccer player Zinedine Zidane in the 110th minute of the World Cup final. Provoked by Italian Marco Materazzi, Zidane turned around and head butted the Italian so hard, he knocked him down.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2006

Rich, elderly to gain most from interest rate hike

The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike Friday will likely increase interest income by about 420 billion yen, and the wealthy and elderly will benefit the most, according to a private think tank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2006

Matchmaker looks to cash in on population woes

For the government, the declining birthrate and delayed marriages are its biggest headaches as the graying of Japan accelerates.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 15, 2006

Alison Pockett

In 1995, Alison Pockett of Britain set up Magellan, her own personal financial advisory company, in Tokyo. She said, "When I came here, this country shocked me deeply, positively. I didn't expect so many opportunities to set up on my own and go as far as I could. There are so many things to do here....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 15, 2006

Grandmother inspires German cake cookbook

There are a lot of changes in Tania Kadokura's life right now. But that's OK, she says. "I'm used to change."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2006

BOJ terminates zero-rate policy

The Bank of Japan ended nearly six years of rock-bottom interest rates Friday, abandoning its "zero-interest-rate policy" and hiking the unsecured overnight call rate to 0.25 percent on the strength of Japan's steadily improving economy.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2006

Japan, Chile agree to continue FTA talks

Japan and Chile agreed to continue working to settle their differences on market access in goods, after wrapping up their latest round of talks Friday on a free-trade agreement, a Japanese official said.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

Bridge bid-riggers face fines, prison

Prosecutors on Friday asked the Tokyo High Court to fine 23 bridge builders and imprison eight former senior officials accused of rigging bids for bridge construction projects financed by the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp. and by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2006

S-LCD eyes next-generation panels

Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday their joint venture, S-LCD Corp., will begin mass-producing the world's most advanced liquid-crystal-display panels in autumn next year.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2006

'Comfort women' issue far from closed

NEW YORK -- V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, is putting the "comfort women's" crusade for reparations in its spotlight for 2006. As part of the activities, in the summer of 2006 the Global Campaign will include celebrity benefit performances of "The Vagina Monologues"...
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2006

State settles with emigrants to paradise lost

Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic decided to accept a government proposal to settle a court battle in which they sought compensation for hardships they endured after Tokyo duped them with false promises in a state-initiated emigration scheme in the late 1950s.
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. 
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.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
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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