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JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Iwojima training site moving

Japan and the United States have agreed to relocate the site for flight drills by U.S. carrier-borne aircraft from Iwojima Island in the Pacific to a permanent site in Japan in fiscal 2009 at the earliest, Tokyo sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

METI's Asia-Oceania FTA pitch surprises but is predictable

Trade minister Toshihiro Nikai's announcement earlier this month that Japan plans to start talks with 15 other nations in 2008 to create an Asia-Oceania free-trade zone took many by surprise -- not only experts but also those within government -- sparking speculation about the ministry's true intentions....
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

China shipping ban may breach U.N. treaty: Abe

A reported Chinese ban on ship traffic around disputed gas fields in the East China Sea could violate the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Portuguese-language texts aid Brazilian kids

are helping Brazilian children at Japanese elementary schools.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Idemitsu Kosan to up prices 2.1 yen

Idemitsu Kosan Co., a major oil distributor, said Monday it will raise prices of gasoline, diesel oil and other petroleum products by 2.1 yen per liter starting Friday due to higher crude oil prices.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

METI upgrades economies of Kanto, northern regions

The government said Monday it has revised its economic assessment upward for four of the nation's 10 regions for March based on a steady recovery trend.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2006

Zuleta hit with 10-game suspension for charging mound

Pacific League chairman Tadao Koike said Monday he has smacked a 10-game suspension and 300,000 yen fine on Softbank Hawks infielder Julio Zuleta for charging the mound in a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Slow wage growth hurts confidence

Consumer confidence dipped in March, registering the first decline in three months as households worried about slow wage hikes, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Industrial production drops 1.2%

Industrial production slipped a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent in February from the previous month, unchanged from a preliminary report, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 18, 2006

What is your favorite Japanese show?

Yoko Miyazaki Clothing sales, 22 "Ai Nori" (basically a "gokon" traveling from country to country on a pink bus) If someone loves another person, they have to try their best to win their love. It shows how Japanese have friendly and romantic relationships.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Apr 18, 2006

Sound trucks

Dear Alice,
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Obituary: Reiko Chiba Tuttle

Reiko Chiba Tuttle, the widow of Tuttle Publishing Co. founder Charles E. Tuttle, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital, according to literary agent Tuttle-Mori Agency Inc. She was 90.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 18, 2006

Stylist Meets,' M.A.C. cosmetics for men, Juicy Couture . . .

Taste-makers
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

Skymark gets route despite safety worries

The transport ministry on Monday approved Skymark Airlines Co.'s application to begin flights between Tokyo and Sapporo despite recent safety problems at the airline.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 18, 2006

Musical match for Japan Goliath

Tetsuo Tanaka has been protesting his dismissal from an electronics company for a quarter of a century. Now his struggle, one of the longest one-man campaigns in Japanese history, is to be the subject of a documentary
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006

METI sends division chief to Canon

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry dispatched on Monday a division chief in charge of commodity derivatives to work at Canon Inc. as part of a government program to promote personnel exchanges with the private sector.
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 18, 2006

Japan hopes to grow coral around disputed Pacific outcrop

Japan will begin studying ways to foster the growth of coral reefs near two islets at the center of a territorial dispute with China, a government official said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 17, 2006

Meisho Samson stuns at Satsukisho

FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. -- Meisho Samson and Dream Passport turned the tables on the top picks in the Satsukisho on Sunday at Nakayama with a surprise one-two finish that had the crowd checking their programs for names.
Rugby
Apr 17, 2006

Japan pummels Arabian Gulf in World Cup qualifier

Japan demolished the Arabian Gulf 82-9 on Sunday, giving the host three points in its qualifying campaign for the 2007 rugby World Cup.
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.
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.
‘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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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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