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BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2006

Art of defense key to the bj-league championship

Defense rules in basketball, a stale cliche that rings as true in the bj-league as it does elsewhere in the hoops world.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2006

Tax revenues up 24% in December

National tax revenues increased 23.8 percent in December from a year earlier to 2.939 trillion yen due to growth in stock dividend-related income tax, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2006

Full-time workers up 0.5% in '05

The number of full-time workers rose 0.5 percent in 2005 from the previous year to 32.18 million for the first increase in eight years, the government said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2006

U.S. Navy puts maritime pirates on notice

HONOLULU -- In ordering a U.S. Navy destroyer to capture and board a suspected pirate ship on the high seas in the Indian Ocean, the United States has fired a warning shot across the bow of would-be terrorists who might lash up with pirates in the Asia-Pacific region.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2006

Yamato appeals Japan Post ruling

Yamato Transport Co. filed an appeal Wednesday with the Tokyo High Court against a lower court's dismissal of its request that Japan Post stop the parcel delivery service it's offering in a tieup with Lawson Inc.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2006

Miyake evacuees mark first year back

Residents of Miyake Island pledged Wednesday to rebuild their lives in a ceremony marking the first anniversary since they returned home after volcanic eruptions in September 2000 forced their evacuation.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2006

Police collar 'quack-upuncturist'?

An self-styled acupuncturist and his assistant were arrested Wednesday for allegedly practicing medicine without a license in Tokyo, police said.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2006

696 yen last week, Livedoor plummets under 100 yen a share

Livedoor Co. stock on Wednesday sank below 100 yen for the first time, compared with nearly 700 yen just before the Internet services firm was raided Jan. 16 over an alleged accounting fraud.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2006

PAULA MODERSOHN-BECKER: A Requiem, not a festival

The exhibition of Paula Modersohn-Becker's paintings, and of artists associated with her, at the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is titled, "A Short, Intensive Festival." The overall emotional atmosphere generated by these paintings, however, is closer to a wake or a funeral than a...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2006

GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY: Reconfiguring your pasts

It is mostly an unremarkable location, except for the fact that it is in a bit of a shambles. Something has obviously taken place here, but the smooth surfaces and sharp edges of the architectural detail simply do not offer up any artistic intention.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 2, 2006

Bana steps up to the plate

Director Steven Spielberg has avoided the usual press tour for his new film, "Munich," and who can blame him? The film speaks for itself, and anything he said could have pinned him down fatally when this film requires a certain ambiguity to work. And you can imagine the questions he would have gotten:...
BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2006

Johnson changes roles for Saitama

The Saitama Broncos, struggling through the bj-league season, announced on Tuesday that head coach Charles Johnson will become a player/coach beginning in February. The league office said a player/coach is not authorized to coach while playing.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2006

Sugiyama tossed out in 1st round at Toray Open

Local favorite Ai Sugiyama was knocked out in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday after a 6-3, 6-0 drubbing to teenager Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Montenegro.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2006

'Gender-free' hard to define, harder to sell

Last year's cancellation of lectures on human rights in Kokubunji, Tokyo, has pitted key feminist scholar Chizuko Ueno and free-speech advocates against conservatives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government opposed to the use of "gender-free" -- a term whose definition varies but somehow conjures up negative...
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2006

Asada accepts top athlete award from FSAJ

Figure skater Mao Asada smiles after accepting the 2005 Japanese sportsman of the year award, given by the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan, from Japan Times sports editor and FSAJ president Jack Gallagher.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2006

Turin travelers urged to be careful

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Japanese visiting Turin, Italy, during the Feb. 10-26 Winter Olympics to be careful, avoid crowded places and take sufficient safety precautions.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2006

Cops crack theft ring; 43 arrested

A total of 43 people including Japanese and Chinese nationals have been arrested on suspicion of being members of a theft ring responsible for stealing 580 million yen in cash and valuables over the past 2 1/2 years, police said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2006

Violations found at 70 Toyoko inns

Toyoko Inn Co. illegally renovated 70 of its hotels in 25 prefectures, according to a Kyodo News tally based on findings by local authorities through Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2006

To be effective, Hamas must change

Aresounding win by Hamas in Palestinian parliamentary elections threatens to upend the Middle East peace process. The surprise victory confirms many of the more troubling speculations about the immediate impact of democracy in the region. But winning elections carries risk for radical groups, too: The...
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2006

Fuji Photo plans to ax 5,000 jobs, reduce its film lineup

Fuji Photo Film Co. said Tuesday it will cut 5,000 workers, one-third of its image product division, due to the rapidly shrinking photo-film market.

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