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EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2006

Ottawa's distance from Washington

A new administration led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party, which won the general election Jan. 23, has been inaugurated in Canada. The Conservatives have not held the reins of government since November 1993.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 14, 2006

Tolossa wins Tokyo marathon

Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa won the Tokyo International Marathon for the first time on Sunday, wrecking local favorite Toshinari Takaoka's hopes of becoming the first runner in the race's history to successfully defend his title in the process.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

Cancer risk halts sales of Agaricus mushroom goods

Kirin Well-Foods Co. will stop sales of and recall all of its products using the Agaricus mushroom due to a possible cancer risk, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

Firm searched over sensitive tech exports

Tokyo police raided on Monday the Kawasaki headquarters of Mitutoyo Corp. on suspicion the manufacturer of precision equipment illegally exported products that could be used to make nuclear weapons to China and Thailand from 2001 to 2002.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

Convicts' personal info leaked on Net

Personal information on as many as 10,000 convicts has been leaked over the Internet from a prison officer's computer infected with a virus, Justice Ministry officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

Wrecking ball swings on Aneha-tainted hotel

Demolition workers got to work Monday tearing down a business hotel in central Tokyo less than a year old that had been deemed unsafe because its resistance to earthquakes was falsified by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

Sumitomo Trust's suit rejected

The Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit Monday filed by Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. seeking compensation from UFJ Holdings Inc., now part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., for scrapping the planned integration of the two banks' trust units.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 14, 2006

Takatsu resigns with Swallows

Former New York Mets pitcher Shingo Takatsu, who filed for free agency during the off season, has rejoined the Yakult Swallows, club officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006

LDP to study keeping male-line succession

A panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will study a wide range of issues related to revising the Imperial House Law, including ways to preserve the male line of Imperial succession, LDP policy chief Hidenao Nakagawa said.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Top chip makers' capital spending nears 1 trillion yen

The country's seven major semiconductor makers are expected to spend a total of 984 billion yen on capital investment in the current fiscal year ending in March, according to data released by the companies Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Foreigners buy up record 14 trillion yen in stock

Net Japanese stock purchases by nonresident investors hit an all-time high of 13.96 trillion yen in 2005, the Finance Ministry said Monday, underscoring the key role nonresidents' active buying played in last year's stock market rally.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Sega Sammy exec tapped as next Fitch unit CEO

Keiichiro Hashimoto, former senior managing director of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. and president and chief executive officer of Sega Sammy Asset Management Inc., will become CEO at Fitch Ratings Japan on Feb. 20, the firm said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

MMC to export Thai-made pickup

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will start full-scale exports of its 1-ton Triton pickup trucks built at its Thailand unit in the second half of 2006.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Horie, three execs charged with violating securities law

Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie and three of his former executives were charged Monday with spreading false financial information about the takeover of a publisher in 2004, prosecution sources said.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Livedoor chief says firm could be sold

Backpedaling from his previous position, Livedoor Co. President Kozo Hiramatsu said Monday the firm is preparing for any eventuality, including possibly selling itself to a willing buyer.
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
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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