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JAPAN
Aug 30, 2006

Aso pitches training program for peace-building efforts

Foreign Minister Taro Aso proposed a training program Tuesday for peace-building activities in Asia.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2006

Simplifying disaster communications

Since Japan lies in the path of typhoons, wide areas of the nation suffer from floods and landslides every year. Cloudbursts also wreak havoc in limited areas. Accurate information is crucial in preventing injuries, deaths and property damage when disasters strike. In a welcome move, the Ministry of...
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2006

Noted temple to get first overhaul since 1609

Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, will take apart and repair its main hall for the first time since it was built in 1609, it was learned Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2006

MUFG to fully own group brokerage

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to turn Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., a group brokerage, into a wholly owned subsidiary, MUFG said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2006

Oji's play for Hokuetsu effectively over: Shinoda

Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda admitted Tuesday his company's takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. has been thwarted.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2006

ASDF's duties for U.N. in Iraq set

Japan and the United Nations have exchanged a document on the Air Self-Defense Force's airlift support for U.N. activities in Iraq, Japanese officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2006

Jobless rate dips as offers hit 14-year high

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in July from 4.2 percent in June, while the ratio of job offers to job seekers in July marked the highest level in 14 years, according to government data released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2006

Daiwa succeeds with Hinode TOB

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Tuesday its takeover bid for the Osaka-based brokerage Hinode Securities Co. has been successfully completed, paving the way to make the target a subsidiary.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 30, 2006

Gene finds help to 'unroll' humanity

The English word "evolve" comes from a Latin word, used years before the familiar Darwinian connotation took over, meaning "unroll." As individuals, we don't evolve -- it's genes that evolve -- but as our lives unroll, we can see and feel the influence of natural selection at every stage, from birth...
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2006

Narumi China plans management buyout

Narumi China Corp., a wholly owned ceramics unit of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with the parent firm to conduct a management buyout of Narumi next month in partnership with an investment fund of China's Citic group.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2006

Russia to free two fishermen Wednesday

Russia will release on Wednesday two of the three Japanese fishermen it is detaining over alleged illegal fishing near disputed islands off Hokkaido, the Foreign Ministry said.
SUMO
Aug 29, 2006

Hakuho looking to garner promotion

Promotion-chasing ozeki Hakuho heads up the east side again as the Japan Sumo Association on Monday announced the rankings for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Monk with JCP fliers ruled not trespassing

The Tokyo District Court acquitted a Buddhist monk Monday on charges of trespassing at a housing complex in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, while distributing fliers for the Japanese Communist Party in December 2004.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Ishihara crime fight serving Big Brother, stoking xenophobia?

A former deputy chief of Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's task force on public safety is questioning some of the projects the metropolitan government has been promoting.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2006

Takahashi to extend stay in Italy

The NEC Red Rockets said Monday they will have national team member Miyuki Takahashi spend her second season with Italy's Vicenza.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Social Insurance Agency punishes 1,752 employees

The Social Insurance Agency announced punishment of 1,752 employees Monday over a scandal in which they improperly exempted people from national pension dues to claim better performances in collecting the premiums.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Education, jobs focus for Tanigaki

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki will call for enhanced public schooling and tax incentive measures for companies willing to employ senior citizens as part of his platform for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, sources have said.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Paloma hit with emergency recall order

, spokesman for Paloma Industries Ltd., faces reporters Monday at the company's headquarters in Mizuho Ward. KYODO PHOTO
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Koizumi off to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan on energy quest

we must not just be digging for resources and should also think about the environment, such as employing green technologies to enhance efficiency and save energy. I think these are the fields where Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have expectations on Japan for cooperation," he said. Koizumi was scheduled to...
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Japanese believed among air-crash victims

A Japanese couple living in Kentucky were confirmed to be on the passenger list of a Comair plane that crashed Sunday in Lexington, killing 49 people, the Foreign Ministry said.
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2006

LeBron has America's young guns shooting

Indisputably wise beyond his years, more confident than his peers, LeBron James lounged comfortably in front of cameras and microphones at a Tokyo hotel on Monday afternoon, gazed at the assembled crowd and uttered one short sentence that reveals the true essence behind his success.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Ozawa seeks re-election as DPJ head

Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa told other senior party lawmakers Monday he intends to seek re-election in the opposition party's leadership race in late September, party officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Second Kansai runway no cure

OSAKA -- Kansai International Airport has earned international praise for its clean lavatories and other services, but its goal of being a major Asian hub appears to be sinking and the controversial, costly, hard-fought second runway set to open in less than a year appears unlikely to turn things around....
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

OhmyNews Japan service launched

The Japanese version of South Korean Internet news service OhmyNews was launched Monday, featuring articles from "citizen reporters" on topics ranging from politics to entertainment.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Mitutoyo used software to mask accuracy of nuke-related gear

Mitutoyo Corp. developed computer software in the early 1990s to make its three-dimensional measuring machines appear less accurate so they could bypass Japan's export regulations on products that can be used in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, investigative sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Japan's infrastructure aid to Mideast is helping to build hope, rabbi says

KYOTO -- Chief Rabbi David Rosen, considered one of the world's leading experts in the field of interfaith dialogue, believes Japan, by providing infrastructure assistance, is playing a vital role in the Middle East despite the oft-leveled criticism its contributions are mainly financial and not military...
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly turned down a request from the U.S. to cease imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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