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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006

"Makoto Wada: The Year of Manga"

HB Gallery Closes in 6 days
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2006

Softbank to add clarity to 'zero yen' promo ads

Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change the content of its advertisements, possibly by this weekend, in response to an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission into whether the firm's "zero-yen" campaign was misleading.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2006

Kimura exec who cooked the books can walk

The Tokyo District Court sentenced former Kimura Construction Co. executive Akira Shinozuka to a suspended one-year prison term Wednesday for window-dressing the firm's 2004 financial statements.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006

Make the most of this year's celebration of practical art

Once again, Tokyo welcomes the design world with open arms into its streets, shops, cafes and galleries -- all under the umbrella of Tokyo Design Week, which encompasses four different yet complementary events: Tokyo Designer's Week, 100% Design Tokyo, Design Tide and Swedish Style.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2006

Japan stands firm with sanctions on North Korea

Japan will continue the economic sanctions it leveled against North Korea despite Pyongyang's apparent about-face on returning to the multilateral talks to end its nuclear threat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference Wednesday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 2, 2006

WBC, Nichibei on collision course?

Cannibalism, baby. It's all the rage in baseball this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006

"Emmanuelle Antille: Tornadoes of my Heart"

Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya Closes in 6 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006

Love, Peace & Money?

Tokyo Design Week brings together international and local designers, manufacturers, retailers and entrepreneurs for a raft of exhibitions, gatherings and design-related events, and, of course, parties -- wherever designers get together, a party is not too far away. But apart from the civilized pleasure...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 2, 2006

Joe Bryant and Apache reaching out to community

It's 10:45 on Tuesday morning. Tokyo Apache coach Joe Bryant and his players are busy preparing for another day in the gym. They bring the necessary attire -- sneakers, baggy shorts, jerseys -- and, of course, their basketballs. They have a special audience, too.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 1, 2006

NBA moving to crack down on Cuban

NEW YORK -- Behind closed doors at last week's NBA Board of Governors meeting, a special session was convened to chastise Mark Cuban for behavior unbecoming that escalated to an everyday low during the NBA Finals last June.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 1, 2006

NFL owners showing ignorance by nixing Japan for regular-season games

The oversight was about as subtle as a cockroach on a white rug.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2006

MLB stars hope to prove themselves during Nichibei

The plane has landed, and the first battle has begun.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2006

Temples grope for gimmicks to stay relevant, flush

The Kamiyacho Open Terrace cafe in central Tokyo has all the trappings of a trendy establishment -- good coffee, homemade desserts, an airy terrace.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2006

Abe says he will tackle Constitution, including Article 9

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to revise the Constitution, including the war-renouncing Article 9, because he believes it has become outdated over the 60 years since the end of the war, a government official quoted him as saying Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2006

Hunt for war dead a race against time

and Shoko Okuno talk about the September memorial service they held on New Guinea for their father, who died there amid fighting in 1944, during an Oct. 18 meeting in Yokohama of the nonprofit organization Pacific War History Museum. AKEMI NAKAMURA PHOTO
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2006

Dolphin kill dogged by mercury, activists

Nearly every day since the first week in September, fishermen have been driving pods of dolphins into quiet coves near the village of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, to kill them for their meat, whatever the mercury content, or sell them to marine parks.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2006

Bid-rigging remains a problem

The recent arrest of a former Fukushima governor shows that bid rigging involving local government heads and officials continues. Local governments must devise a new system for public-works projects that ensures transparency in the bidding process.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes