search

 
 
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2006

Education policy on trial

In the spring of 2004, a retired teacher urged parents attending a Tokyo high school graduation ceremony to remain seated during the playing of the national anthem. Last week, the Tokyo District Court fined him 200,000 yen for "obstructing" the ceremony.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Mitsui, Shochiku plan content service

Trading house Mitsui & Co. and movie producer Shochiku Co. said Tuesday they have formed a business alliance for content-downloading services for mobile phones and personal computers.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Baby boomers asked to cure farming exodus

The government expressed hope Tuesday that baby boomers, who will begin retiring next year, will take an interest in becoming farmers and help revive the moribund agricultural sector.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Energy paper stresses need for 'resource diplomacy'

Japan needs to proactively pursue stable energy supplies through "resource diplomacy," because oil prices worldwide are expected to remain high due to the sharp rise in energy demand projected for rapidly growing economies, notably China, the government said Tuesday in its annual energy report.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

MUFG to pay back funds owed to government Friday

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. on Friday will complete the repayment of public funds funneled to the bank in the late 1990s, the company said, becoming the first megabank to fully repay its debts to the government.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

FT questions fairness of arrests

The Financial Times raised questions in its lead editorial Tuesday about whether financial authorities are being even-handed in their arrest of investment fund chief Yoshiaki Murakami for suspected insider trading.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Japan said not ready for Iran oil halt

OSAKA -- Japanese oil industry experts warned Tuesday the country would be ill-prepared to deal with the impact an attack on Iran could have on the flow of Middle Eastern crude.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2006

President Hosni Mubarak still waging wars at home

CAIRO -- The decision by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government to try two senior judges for blowing the whistle on vote rigging in last autumn's parliamentary elections has rocked the country. Massive crowds have gathered to support the judges -- and have caught Mubarak's regime completely unaware....
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

U.S. pressures Japan to resume preparation for triangular mergers by '07

The United States urged Japan on Tuesday to make appropriate preparations, in terms of taxes and qualifying securities, for introducing easier conditions next May for facilitating mergers and acquisitions.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Sony has high hopes for its first digital SLR

Sony Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first digital single lens reflex camera, the Alpha DSLR-A100, in its first product rollout since acquiring the Konica Minolta Group's digital SLR division earlier this year.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2006

Aneha faces more claims of misdeeds

Police filed an additional report with prosecutors Tuesday on their investigation into disqualified architect Hidetsugu Aneha's fabrication of earthquake-resistance data for a condominium complex and a budget hotel, both of which were later found to be susceptible to damage in a strong quake.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006

Sales of imported vehicles fall 4.8%

Sales of new imported vehicles, including those made by Japanese carmakers abroad, fell 4.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 19,611 units, down for the third consecutive month, according to preliminary data an industry group released Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 7, 2006

Have-nots put elite twits to shame

Right now, on one side of my house there is a profusion of green growing things and golden daffodils; on the other side there's the remnants of a huge bank made by the snow that fell off our roof. In the sunshine, that will vanish today.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2006

Several envoys support raising abductions at G8

The government Tuesday stepped up pressure on North Korea, drumming up international support for its position on the abductions of Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2006

Carp trade Kimura to Giants

Utility player Takuya Kimura will join the Yomiuri Giants from the Hiroshima Carp in exchange for outfielder Shinsuke Yamada, the two Central League clubs said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2006

Bills aimed at making noise

The Diet has begun discussions on two separate bills submitted by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, and by the No. 1 opposition party, to specify procedures for holding a national referendum to amend the Constitution.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 6, 2006

Ex-Olympic team captain retires

Tomoko Yoshihara, captain of the Japanese women's volleyball team at the 2004 Athens Olympics, announced her retirement on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2006

Thaksin best underscores fatal flaws of his kind of rule

HONG KONG -- Thailand's "democracy" is in limbo. Judges of the country's three top courts have decided that April's elections were unconstitutional, and new ones must be held. The Election Commission set October for new elections, but the judges said the commission has no power to set the date and its...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2006

Murakami arrested over insider trading

Outspoken investment fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami was arrested Monday for alleged insider trading linked to his investment fund's purchase of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. shares between late 2004 and early 2005.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2006

Japan firms lag in cybercrime fight

Japanese companies are less prepared to fend off Internet-based cybercrime than their counterparts in other major countries, according to a survey released Monday by IBM Japan Ltd.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2006

Glitch delays main bullet train line

Some Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains were delayed Monday morning after an automatic train control system twice failed to properly send departure signals to trains at Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2006

Murakami fund to sell Hanshin stake to Hankyu

The investment fund led by Yoshiaki Murakami announced Monday that it is selling its shares in Hanshin Electric Railway Co., paving the way for Hankyu Holdings Inc.'s takeover bid for Hanshin.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 6, 2006

Cleaning, ID checks, 'Kimigayo'

Help! Louise writes is looking for a good housekeeping crew or individual in Saitama. She sees ads for the Tokyo area, but not locally.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 6, 2006

What is your opinion on the new immigration law?

Mayumi Hirai Care worker, 34 In Japan, the threat of terrorism is not as great as it is in other countries such as the United States. It is a very peaceful, safe place. However, I do think we need these kinds of measures to protect this safety.

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