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BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

MFG sees sharp rise in net profit

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., the country's second-largest banking group by assets, said Monday its group net profit for the first half of fiscal 2005 through September rose 44.7 percent from a year earlier, as the economic recovery boosted the financial health of its corporate borrowers.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

Government stays upbeat on economy

The government remained upbeat on the economy in its latest monthly report released Monday, citing pickups in personal spending and capital investment and improving employment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 22, 2005

Spore's lighting solutions, Kenichiro Ohmori's Ice Partition, My Shade chair, Ryu Line Black Series, Metaphys' Factory

The Japan debut of 100% Design, an event held during Tokyo Design Week earlier this month, was a strong one, which emphasized cutting-edge interiors. The show already has a well-earned reputation in London as one of the top events on designers' calendars. Although most of the big manufacturers in the...
LIFE / Language
Nov 22, 2005

TV shows confront decline of Japanese language

Beginning this fall, four of the major commercial television networks began broadcasting variety programs aimed at rehabilitating Japanese television viewers' inability to correctly utilize their native language. Why the sudden flood of kokugo (national language) programs?
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

Murakami Fund makes bid for New Japan Radio

The Murakami Fund announced Monday it has launched a tender offer for New Japan Radio Co., challenging an ongoing friendly bid for the manufacturer of semiconductor-related products by cotton spinner Nisshinbo Industries Inc.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Nov 22, 2005

Bob Sliwa

Bob Sliwa, 50, who hails from Massachusetts, has lived in Japan for 22 years. He is the Advance Design Director at COBO Design Co., Ltd., one of the biggest industrial design firms in Japan, and a judge for the Japan Car of the Year Award. He followed the success of his 2004 book "Lexus ga Ichiban ni...
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

23 Toyotas for China motor show

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will display 23 concept and production vehicles at a Chinese motor exhibition to be held in Guangzhou for a week beginning Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2005

Cry for about-face in China

BEIJING -- These are interesting times in China. The political climate is changing; it has been for some time, but now the direction of change is becoming clear.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005

State financial entities to shrink from eight to one

The government and ruling coalition have agreed in principle on the goal of consolidating eight governmental financial institutions into a single entity, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Monday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 22, 2005

The 'IC you' card

People are still reeling from September's LDP landslide election, realizing that Koizumi can essentially legislate whatever he wants.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Boy held in girl's slaying admits stealing her bag

The 16-year-old boy arrested in the fatal stabbing of his schoolmate, Yua Koyama, 15, said he locked the door to her house with a key he found inside a bag he had stolen from the girl earlier, investigative sources said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 21, 2005

Takahashi wins in Tokyo

Sydney Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi overcame a career-threatening leg injury to win the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in a dramatic comeback to full marathon racing on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 21, 2005

Akimoto wins 66 kg title at Kodokan Cup

National collegiate champion Hiroyuki Akimoto scored a series of ippon victories Sunday to win the men's 66 kg competition at the Kodokan Cup national weight-class championships.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2005

Putin to focus on economy, avoid territorial dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Sunday in Tokyo on a business-oriented visit unlikely to bring any progress in settling the 60-year territorial dispute that has prevented the two nations from formally ending World War II hostilities.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2005

Tax diversion poses challenges

This fiscal year the government is expected to collect about 5.78 trillion yen in revenues from six different taxes paid by automobile and road users. Because these revenues are legally earmarked for road improvement, however, the government cannot use the money for other purposes. This rigidity has...
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2005

N-Tech head suspected in bid-rigging

Amid suspicions that bids were rigged for contracts involving the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, the president of a Tokyo-based construction materials company allegedly acted as an intermediary for electrical machinery companies seeking orders from the agency.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2005

DPJ chief says Roh's view on textbook row is 'shallow'

Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara criticized South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun on Sunday, saying his understanding of contentious bilateral issues such as the territorial and history textbook disputes is "shallow."
MORE SPORTS
Nov 21, 2005

Iwabuchi wins first national title

Top-seeded Satoshi Iwabuchi defeated No. 2 seed and fellow Davis Cup player Go Soeda 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the final to win his first singles title at the national championships Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2005

Charges eyed in faked data on quake safety

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry will file a criminal accusation as early as this month against a Chiba Prefecture-based architectural design office and six architectural design firms in connection with the fabrication of data concerning the quake-resistance of 21 buildings, sources said...
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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