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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2006

Records far from Ronaldo's thoughts

DORTMUND, Germany -- Ronaldo may have broken Gerd Mueller's long-standing World Cup goals record on Tuesday, but the Brazilian said he hadn't given it much thought.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jun 29, 2006

Japan fans flock to their 'other' football team

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- The Japanese are long gone from the competition, but there is plenty for football to be played.
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2006

A wise man's vision of Pax Asia Pacifica

HONOLULU -- "Are the United States and East Asia ready for the creation of a 'Pax Asia Pacifica' as a logical successor to the 'Pax Americana,' which has provided peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region for decades?" This question was foremost on former Philippine President Fidel Ramos' mind when...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2006

A friend of African dictators?

LONDON -- Who would have thought that the Chinese Communist Party would become sensitive to world opinion? Strange as it may seem, Western criticism of China's growing involvement in Africa has triggered outpourings of justificatory articles in CCP-controlled media as well as trips this year by Chinese...
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2006

Bad weather kept May retail sales rise to 0.1%

Retail sales inched up 0.1 percent in May from a year earlier to 10.56 trillion yen after a 0.8 percent fall in April, as bad weather affected sales of summer clothing and food, and vehicle sales were weaker than the previous year, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2006

JAL says sorry but no dividends

The management of Japan Airlines Corp. told shareholders Wednesday that they would not be able to pay a dividend this year and vowed to stabilize the trouble-plagued carrier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2006

Koizumi-Bush friendship one for the ages

What has been touted as the best Japan-U.S. relationship in the postwar era started with a cowboy movie and will end with an Elvis Presley museum.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2006

WTO: a call for 'enlightened negotiators'

The current multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are approaching the moment of truth. The major gridlock among key players, such as Japan, the United States, the European Union and Brazil seems, however, difficult to be unlocked at the series of ministerial...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2006

Judgment in Phnom Penh

PRAGUE -- Three decades after the Khmer Rouge killed a quarter of Cambodia's 7 million people, a court to try the most responsible surviving leaders is set to open its doors.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006

"Strange Kinoko, Chie Ito Solo Performance -- I Will Dive In"

Theatre Tram July 6-9, 7:30 p.m. with 3 p.m. matinees on Sat. & Sun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006

Japanese artists meet Duchamp's 'bride'

Given Marcel Duchamp's pivotal role in the history of modern art, you could say that connections could be drawn between his work and that of any other artist. In Japan, his controversial ideas have definitely had a strong influence on modern art, both before and since World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jun 29, 2006

Shonen Knife cuts the cake

I recently caught up with guitarist/vocalist Naoko from Shonen Knife, arguably the most famous Japanese band in the world, as they celebrate their 25th anniversary this year.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2006

Average household income rises first time since 1998

Average annual household income rose 0.1 percent from a year earlier to 5,804,000 yen in 2004 for the first rise in eight years, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's national livelihood survey released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2006

Budget cuts win grudging, qualified OK

The government and the ruling coalition have finally agreed on spending cuts -- at least 11.4 trillion yen over the next five years -- but only after overriding the objections of top Liberal Democratic Party executives in the House of Councilors.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2006

Government must tighten belt

The government has approved a crucial part of an economic policy plan that will serve as a basis for the compilation of the fiscal 2007 budget, following an agreement struck between the government and the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006

"Tetsuya Noda Works 2000-2005"

Fuji Television Gallery Closes Saturday
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2006

Uribe raises hope for Colombia's future

PRAGUE -- A leftwing tide has supposedly been sweeping Latin America. But President Alvaro Uribe's re-election in Colombia may not only have begun the process of reversing that tide; it has perhaps also shown conservative and liberal parties across the continent a way forward -- one that may soon be...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 29, 2006

Posies blossom as fans continue to pop up

Shonen Knife didn't make much of an impression overseas until the release of a 1989 tribute album that included versions of their songs by the likes of Sonic Youth and Red Kross. Coincidentally, the whole Seattle rock scene went global shortly thereafter, pulling into the spotlight bands that happened...
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2006

21% fewer nonbank lenders in '05

There were 14,236 registered nonbank lenders in Japan at the end fiscal 2005, which ended March, down 20.9 percent from the previous year, as many consumer credit firms shut their doors in the face of tighter regulations, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006

Clay captures the motion of organic forms

Seeming to peer out the window of the gallery is a brightly colored red and blue polka-dot blob. For a moment the amorphous shape looks like it is slowly crawling up the wall, till further inspection suggests that the piece is actually still -- or is it? Such is the work of Japanese ceramic artist Chiho...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006

"Olafur Eliasson -- Your Constants are Changing"

Gallery Koyanagi Closes in 9 days
OLYMPICS
Jun 28, 2006

Tokyo plans 'compact' 2016 Games

The Tokyo metropolitan government announced its bid plans Monday to host the Summer Olympics in 2016, when it hopes to host arguably the most compact Games in recent Olympic history.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jun 28, 2006

Divers must be dealt with

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- The extravagant fall by Italy's Fabio Grosso over the body of Lucas Neill which gave Italy the last-minute penalty it needed to beat Australia on Monday was once again proof that playacting players can and do prosper at this World Cup.
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2006

Japan hopes for Trinidad friendly

The Japan Football Association is in talks with Trinidad and Tobago as potential opponents in an international friendly on Aug. 9 -- the first match for Japan's new national coach, JFA President Saburo Kawabuchi said Tuesday.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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