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BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2006

Business impact of oil prices rings alarm bells at METI

The government will conduct an urgent survey on the impact of soaring crude oil prices on Japanese companies, bringing forward the regular survey schedule, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2006

Patent Office hands out IP awards

Academics, corporate leaders and companies were among recipients Tuesday of the Japan Patent Office's 2006 intellectual property rights system awards.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2006

Nationwide raid on Aum turns up appeal for 'calm'

The Public Security Intelligence Agency raided 11 Aum Shinrikyo facilities across the country Tuesday and said it found an internal document calling for a "calm response" if cult founder Shoko Asahara is put to death.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2006

Y. Takahashi suffering muscle strain, comeback unknown

Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi was diagnosed with a slightly strained muscle Monday requiring about three weeks of recovery, officials of the Central League club said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2006

France refuses to face economic facts

It is hard to find a silver lining in the clouds that hover over France's economic future. Months of sustained political protest by French students forced a humiliating defeat on the Paris government, obliging it to withdraw a package of labor reforms that would have made it easier to fire first-time...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2006

Kanemura deactivated after waylaying by Zuleta

Nippon Ham Fighters starter Satoru Kanemura was removed from the active roster Monday after suffering injuries in an attack by Softbank Hawks infielder Julio Zuleta in a game the previous day.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Koike back after outworking men

Environment Minister Yuriko Koike, resuming her official duties Monday after recovering from acute pneumonia, said she had "worked too hard" because women are not recognized in the political community unless they work 10 times as hard as men.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Repeat robber who killed gets life prison term

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 65-year-old man to life in prison Monday after convicting him of six crimes, including the 2004 robbery-murder of a restaurateur and attempted murder of a Tokyo subway employee.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

'War dead' vet living in Ukraine

A former Imperial Japanese Army soldier has been found living in Ukraine, officials at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Ministry seeks better local-level tests for cancer

The health ministry hopes to improve the quality of cancer exams offered by local governments that now vary greatly by region, ministry officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2006

No wonder Chavez makes Bush uneasy

NEW YORK -- When the hated despots of nations like Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan loot their countries' treasuries, transfer their oil wealth to personal Swiss bank accounts and use the rest to finance (in the House of Saud's case) terrorist extremists, American politicians praise them as trusted friends...
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Huser president facing criminal investigation

Police will launch a criminal investigation of Susumu Ojima, president of condominium developer Huser Ltd., and could arrest him as early as next month over a building constructed with quake safety data faked by architect Hidetsugu Aneha, sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

New moneyed class spends big at luxury retailers

Evidence that the economic recovery is creating a "new wealthy class" while leaving others to struggle is showing up in department stores and other luxury retailers that are outperforming their convenience store cousins.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Japan, Indonesia resume talks on free-trade agreement

Japan and Indonesia started their fourth round of official negotiations Monday on a bilateral free-trade agreement, with the goal of reaching a basic accord by midyear by accelerating talks.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2006

Dark side of structural reform

Most economic pundits still support the idea of free competition in the market as the key principle of the society. As Japanese society becomes increasingly Americanized, however, a number of "fakes" have appeared in the market.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Top court looks to reject posthumous in vitro paternity

The Supreme Court has recently made a move that suggests it may change a 2004 high court decision acknowledging a woman's dead husband as the father of their son, who was born via in vitro fertilization after the father died, using frozen sperm.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Iwojima training site moving

Japan and the United States have agreed to relocate the site for flight drills by U.S. carrier-borne aircraft from Iwojima Island in the Pacific to a permanent site in Japan in fiscal 2009 at the earliest, Tokyo sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

METI's Asia-Oceania FTA pitch surprises but is predictable

Trade minister Toshihiro Nikai's announcement earlier this month that Japan plans to start talks with 15 other nations in 2008 to create an Asia-Oceania free-trade zone took many by surprise -- not only experts but also those within government -- sparking speculation about the ministry's true intentions....
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

China shipping ban may breach U.N. treaty: Abe

A reported Chinese ban on ship traffic around disputed gas fields in the East China Sea could violate the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Portuguese-language texts aid Brazilian kids

are helping Brazilian children at Japanese elementary schools.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Idemitsu Kosan to up prices 2.1 yen

Idemitsu Kosan Co., a major oil distributor, said Monday it will raise prices of gasoline, diesel oil and other petroleum products by 2.1 yen per liter starting Friday due to higher crude oil prices.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

METI upgrades economies of Kanto, northern regions

The government said Monday it has revised its economic assessment upward for four of the nation's 10 regions for March based on a steady recovery trend.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2006

Zuleta hit with 10-game suspension for charging mound

Pacific League chairman Tadao Koike said Monday he has smacked a 10-game suspension and 300,000 yen fine on Softbank Hawks infielder Julio Zuleta for charging the mound in a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Slow wage growth hurts confidence

Consumer confidence dipped in March, registering the first decline in three months as households worried about slow wage hikes, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Industrial production drops 1.2%

Industrial production slipped a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent in February from the previous month, unchanged from a preliminary report, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said 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. 
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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