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JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

Obituary: Mutsuki Kato

Former Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Mutsuki Kato died of heart failure Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 79.
EDITORIALS
Mar 2, 2006

'Black eye' for Philippine democracy

"People power" has a long history in the Philippines. Mass protests have unseated two presidents. The current president, Mrs. Gloria Arroyo, who came to office on the tide of the second uprising, is determined not to be the third. Last week, she declared a state of emergency to quash a coup. She has...
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

U.S. agent suspected of tax evasion

The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau suspects a man helping a U.S. company negotiate contracts for its cell-phone patents with Japanese makers hid more than 1 billion yen in income and evaded 400 million yen in taxes from 2001 to 2004, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

Management strife threatens JAL's dominance

Internal struggles have long been the norm at Japan Airlines Corp., but the management row that surfaced in February goes beyond the usual factional strife.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2006

Diplomatic reposturing in the Mideast

SINGAPORE -- Certain Middle East nations are repositioning themselves diplomatically, a move that holds great significance in the international arena.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 2006

Solving the energy puzzle

LONDON -- Energy security and politics do not mix well. Energy security requires huge long-term investment, freedom from political interference and social tranquillity. Politicians live in the short term, love to interfere and tend to deliver nasty surprises that economic forecasters usually fail to...
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

China whipped past Japan in wind power in '05: report

China topped Japan in generating wind power in 2005, with China's capacity increasing 65 percent from the previous year to 1,260 megawatts, the Global Wind Energy Council said in a recent report.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 2006

Blow to Philippine democracy

MANILA -- In democracies, governments have a constitutional right, even an obligation, to protect the democratic order against the enemies of the state. In line with this basic principle, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo recently justified the imposition of emergency rule as a preemptive action against...
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

Strife-ridden JAL removes Shinmachi from its helm

Japan Airlines Corp. announced Wednesday that JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi will be relieved of his post and be replaced by Senior Vice President Haruka Nishimatsu.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

Japan, China to discuss undersea gas row again

Japan and China will hold talks on disputed undersea gas deposits next week in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

Mexican envoy praises fruits of FTA

Japan's second free-trade agreement, the one with Mexico that is approaching its first anniversary, has been a big success with a 30 percent jump in bilateral trade, Mexican Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabanas said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 2, 2006

"Thank You Art Day"

Nationwide On March 9
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

45% of A-bomb survivors have thyroid disease: study

Forty-five percent of hibakusha have developed some form of thyroid disease since their exposure to radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, according to a study by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

City's collection of health-care premiums is legal: top court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a man demanding reimbursement of his health insurance premiums who claimed the manner in which his city collected the fees was unconstitutional.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 2, 2006

"Yamaguchi Katsuhiro "Pioneer of Media Art"

Teatrine Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Closes in 21 days
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

The worst is over

The "worst is behind" for Japan's once moribund economy, but neighboring China must do more to balance its breakneck growth rate and allow its currency to become more flexible, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Tim Adams warned Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 2, 2006

TIF pushes theater's borders

With guest productions from as far afield as Kuwait, Israel, Germany and the United States, this year's 12th annual Tokyo International Arts Festival (TIF) is delivering a challenging program of theater and dance from some of the world's leading dramatists. In doing so, TIF -- held for the first time...
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

LDP panel OKs expat vote expansion

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel endorsed a proposal Wednesday to expand the scope of national elections in which people living overseas can vote, LDP officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 2, 2006

"10 x 10"

BBS Shop Closes in 42 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 2, 2006

Mortensen, Bello jump into the deep end

Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello, co-stars of "A History of Violence," show up for an interview at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo looking like, well, if not an item, close enough friends that they could be mistaken for one. (They even finish each other's sentences.)
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

JR East gives fastest train on rails test run for media

East Japan Railway Co. unveiled its newest model shinkansen, the Fastech, to the media during a test run Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2006

Arakawa says winning gold is like dream come true

Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa said Tuesday it seems as if she is living in a dream after returning home with the gold she won in the women's figure skating at the Turin Games.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 1, 2006

Raptors made Suns GM Colangelo an offer he couldn't refuse

NEW YORK -- Unlike everyone else who leaves Arizona in a hurry, Bryan Colangelo didn't head for the hills south of the border.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006

Japan aiming for top spot in first round of World Baseball Classic

Make no bones about it. Japan more than plans to make it to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji