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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 25, 2005

Izu's Shimoda basks calmly in past glories

Jutting south from Mount Fuji into the Pacific, the Izu Peninsula has something of a holiday air about it. The warm Kuroshio current flowing northward lends the peninsula a mild climate, and its position close to the suture lines of shifting tectonic plates means that rugged Izu has no lack of geothermal...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

EBC frets corporate law amendment

The European Business Council in Japan issued an annual white paper on the nation's business environment Thursday that recommends changing an article in the revised corporation law it fears could make the structure of some European companies here illegal.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 25, 2005

Adult: "Gimmie Trouble"

As empowering as it is for bedroom music-makers, the inexpensive analog synth/drum machine methodology doesn't offer much in the way of range, and as far as pop music goes it's rarely even made it to the living room. Adult., an electronica duo from Detroit, added a guitarist last year and though Sam...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

Trade surplus shrinks 28.8% as high oil prices boost imports

Japan's trade surplus shrank 28.8 percent in October from a year earlier to 822.1 billion yen, marking a seventh straight month of decline, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2005

Niigata taiko troupe taps ancient traditions

One of Japan's best-loved taiko (Japanese drumming) groups, Kodo, is performing throughout Japan in December. Based on Sado Island, Kodo started out in 1981 and has since performed all over the world. Each year, Kodo ushers in the end of the year with a bang with their "December Concert" series. The...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

GameCube fall halves Nintendo profit

Nintendo Co. said Thursday its group operating profit for the six months to Sept. 30 dived 51.0 percent on smaller sales of its GameCube video console and ballooning development costs for its next-generation Revolution console.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 25, 2005

Psychedelic radar 11.25

Saturday, Nov. 26
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2005

Cabrera to stick with Seibu

Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera will return to the Pacific League club for a sixth season under a new deal expected to run through the 2007 season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2005

Swallows' Miyamoto to head players association

Yakult Swallows infielder Shinya Miyamoto is set to take over from Atsuya Furuta as Japanese baseball players association president, baseball sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2005

Bill to bill firms for asbestos ills

The government has compiled a bill calling on companies to pay about 8 billion yen per year and local governments to pay about 1 billion yen per year to fund allowances for people suffering asbestos-linked health problems and for the next of kin of those who died from such maladies.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 24, 2005

Cerezo continues unbeaten tear, now level with Gamba

Cerezo Osaka extended its unbeaten run to 14 league matches and moved level on points with local rival Gamba Osaka at the top of the J. League after a 1-1 draw with Oita Trinita on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2005

A frustrating trip for Mr. Bush

Heads of state travel either to get a respite from domestic problems or to get photo opportunities that make them look like leaders. By those standards, U.S. President George W. Bush must be frustrated by his recently concluded eight-day Asia tour. He neither escaped increasingly contentious and bitter...
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2005

ACCJ seeks fair play for Japan Post competitors

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan has urged the government to make sure private-sector firms will be able to compete on an equal footing with the four postal entities to be spun off from Japan Post.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2005

Hayabusa landed on asteroid but didn't leave probe

The Japanese space probe Hayabusa successfully landed on the asteroid Itokawa, located about 290 million km away from the Earth, during its landing attempt Sunday, but did not drop the equipment for collecting surface samples, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2005

Kurodas walk in park for reporters

Yoshiki Kuroda and his wife, Sayako Kuroda, former Princess Nori, took a walk in a park Wednesday morning in Tokyo as reporters watched them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 24, 2005

Artifacts so old they're modern

Civilization seems to have its own enormous bell curve. If you go back a few hundred years, everything looks old, quaint, dated. The aesthetic of those times immediately tells you that people were looking at the world in quite a different way from you. However, if you keep the pedal of your time machine...
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2005

Czech hiker found dead on Fuji

A Czech college student who disappeared after falling on Mount Fuji earlier this week was found dead Wednesday, police said.
COMMENTARY
Nov 24, 2005

Time for U.S. to leave Korea

When U.S. President George W. Bush was in Pusan last weekend for the APEC summit, he and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun agreed upon a "strategic dialogue" at ministerial level on security issues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 24, 2005

Stand-outs at TDW

With TDW taking over the city, there were plenty of chances to get lost among the abundant design goodies while exploring some of Tokyo's most noteworthy design addresses. From the massive lineup of concepts and products, here are a few that stood out:
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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