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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 3, 2006

Abe's three-run homer off Matsuzaka lifts Giants over Lions

Shinnosuke Abe hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Seibu Lions 4-2 for their third straight win.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Nissan and Suzuki seal mutual car-supply deal

Nissan Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. announced Friday they will expand their existing partnership by supplying minicars, minivans and pickup trucks to each other both at home and abroad.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Monetary base off by record 15%

Japan's monetary base plunged 15.3 percent in May from a year earlier, its biggest ever year-on-year decline due to a sharp fall in current account deposits at the Bank of Japan, the central bank said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Murakami probed over NBS share deals

Prosecutors are investigating the Murakami fund for possible insider trading in connection with its Nippon Broadcasting System share transactions last year, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Hankyu's tender stays on course

Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi on Friday ruled out the possibility of his firm changing its public tender offer for Hanshin Electric Railway Co. shares and said it would no longer negotiate with Murakami fund, the top Hanshin shareholder, on the issue.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2006

Myanmar thumbs its nose

Myanmar's military government has decided to extend again the house arrest of prodemocracy activist and Nobel laureate Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi. The decision is another sign of the contempt the Yangon government has for the international community. Ms. Suu Kyi should be released immediately and the government...
COMMENTARY
Jun 3, 2006

America's next enemy is . . .

WASHINGTON -- Peace is boring. How else to explain America's seemingly incessant search for a new enemy?
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2006

20% of Japan's population over 65

2005 saw the number of Japanese age 65 and older topped 20 percent of the total population for the first time, according to a government white paper released Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 3, 2006

Theodore Skillman and Paul Guilfoile

In May 2004, 26 people representing six international schools in the Kanto area met and formed the first International Alumni Council, Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Sompo Japan chief resigns; 6.5 million yen error revealed

The president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. resigned Friday to take responsibility for the firm's misconduct that resulted in a business suspension order, while the insurer announced it mistakenly collected 6.5 million yen in premiums due to a clerical error.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2006

LDP wants to allow military projects in space programs

A panel of the Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill that would allow Japan to use space for military purposes within the realm of self-defense, shifting from the current stance that space projects only have civilian roles, party officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2006

LDP panel split on Imperial succession

A panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party looking into Imperial succession issues Friday presented two conflicting proposals in a draft report — allowing females to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne and preserving the current male-line succession.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 3, 2006

Just say it ain't so, Joe

At times in my life I have been vain enough to imagine my name up in lights, embossed upon a novel or even typed beneath the head of a newspaper column. A good one, I mean.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Narita South Wing open

The refurbished South Wing at Narita International Airport's Terminal 1 opened Friday amid high hopes from the airport's operator and All Nippon Airways Co., the terminal's main tenant, that the improvements will attract more passengers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 3, 2006

Be Japanese -- love the whole firework

The first time I was ever asked to go see a fireworks display with someone I said, "Sure, why not?" I obviously did not exude enough enthusiasm. Fireworks are such a big deal in Japan they warrant festivals where young women don summer kimono and eat from food stalls on the street among thousands of...
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Tanigaki hints at G8 finance agenda

Group of Eight finance ministers are expected to focus on rising energy prices and ways to address global current account imbalances when they meet next week in St. Petersburg, Russia, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2006

Marines get better of Swallows

CHIBA -- Whatever the secret is, the Chiba Lotte Marines have interleague play figured out.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2006

Italian Rossi stays with Yamaha

Defending world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will remain with Yamaha for the 2007 season, the Japanese manufacturer announced Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2006

Chaos in East Timor

Violence has engulfed East Timor, Asia's youngest and poorest nation. The situation has exposed deep divisions in the country and threatens to unseat the government of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri. Neighboring countries have sent troops to help restore stability, but any military solution will only be...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2006

Serb tragedy needs epilogue

PRAGUE -- Serbia's long tragedy looks like it is coming to an end. The death of Slobodan Milosevic has just been followed by Montenegro's referendum on independence. Independence for Kosovo, too, is inching closer.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2006

ShinGinko has 20.9 billion yen loss

ShinGinko Tokyo Ltd., a bank the Tokyo Metropolitan Government founded last year aimed at small companies, said Thursday it posted a net loss of 20.9 billion yen in its first business year to March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2006

BTMU buys $180 million Bank of China equity stake

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on Thursday became the first Japanese bank to take an equity stake in a Chinese bank, purchasing $180 million in Bank of China shares as it listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange the same day.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2006

IHI, Marubeni cement Vietnam deal

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. and Marubeni Corp. said Thursday they have jointly landed a Vietnamese order to build a cement factory on the premises of an existing plant in Bim Son, Thanh Hoa Province.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2006

MOS turns green, stops putting burgers in plastic bags

In a move aimed at conserving energy, MOS Food Services Inc. announced Thursday that it will stop giving customers plastic bags to carry their purchases in by July 1, saving an estimated 352 kiloliters of petroleum annually.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2006

90,650 people disappeared in 2005

The National Police Agency said Thursday that 90,650 people left their homes and were unaccounted for last year, falling 5.6 percent from the previous year for the third year of decline.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2006

Workers shed coats, ties for '06 'Cool Biz' season

This year's "Cool Biz" casual attire campaign kicked off Thursday with men across Japan, from politicians to office employees, urged to leave their coats and ties at home during summer to help cut back on power consumption for air conditioning.

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