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JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Bali governor seeks to woo Japanese back after blasts

In an effort to woo Japanese tourists back to Indonesia's Bali in the aftermath of deadly bombings there on Oct. 1, Gov. Dewa Beratha said Monday that his administration, the police and local people are working together to restore security to the popular resort island.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

37 held over baccarat gambling

Thirty-seven people have been arrested for allegedly engaging in baccarat gambling in Minato Ward, Tokyo, police said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2005

Lotte's Valentine up for three MLB jobs

Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine revealed Monday the Washington Nationals, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers have shown interest in hiring him as manager.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Koizumi reshuffles his Cabinet

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday and gave key posts to three possible contenders to succeed him in the country's top job.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Takebe reappointed secretary general of LDP; Nakagawa gets policy affairs

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Junichiro Koizumi reappointed Tsutomu Takebe, 64, to the party's No. 2 post of secretary general, while switching LDP Diet affairs chief Hidenao Nakagawa to the post of policy affairs chief.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Onus on Japan to ensure U.S. beef safety, report says

A food safety panel on Monday adopted a draft report that, once finalized, will pave the way to ending the two-year-old ban on imports of U.S. and Canadian beef.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Local governments voice opposition to military realignment

Three local governments hosting U.S. bases on Monday rejected Japan-U.S. plans to realign U.S. forces because their communities will face increased burdens.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Loyalty rewarded with prime portfolios

is a set of personnel appointments based on merit and reward," said Norihiko Narita, a professor of political science at Surugadai University. "The criteria (for being selected) was loyalty." For example, Seiken Sugiura, who was deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the previous Cabinet, was given the post...
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

Sankei apologizes for fake photo

The Sankei Shimbun announced in its Monday evening edition that a photo it published earlier of a stork with the moon in the background was a composite photograph.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 1, 2005

People power

After nearly a decade of stalling and prevarication over the replacement of Futenma Air Station in Okinawa, a solution has finally emerged from the dusty halls of power in Kasumigaseki and Washington.
COMMENTARY
Nov 1, 2005

Reform march must go on

The Diet on Oct. 14 enacted the postal-privatization bills that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called the "centerpiece" of his reform agenda. It was a dream come true for Koizumi, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito won two-thirds of the Lower House seats...
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

New policy chief signals softer stance on BOJ

New economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano indicated Monday the administration will respect the Bank of Japan's decision on when to scrap its ultraloose monetary policy.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2005

Caution needed in defense relations

Japan and the United States agreed last week to a new plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from urban Ginowan in the central part of Okinawa Island to Camp Schwab, located in Nago in the northern part of the island.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Japan backs EU proposal to get WTO moving

Japan on Monday expressed support for a new proposal by the European Union to push forward negotiations at the World Trade Organization, to make progress not only in the key agricultural sector but also in industrial and services trade areas.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

DPJ backs revision of war-renouncing Article 9, with caveats

The Democratic Party of Japan endorsed on Monday its proposal for amending the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution so it stipulates that the nation can exercise the right to "restrictive" self-defense.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Electronics firms see mixed results

The stark differences in fortune for major consumer electronics firms have been highlighted in the April-September period results announced so far.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

2005 summer bonuses up 1.3%

The average summer bonus paid by companies this year rose 1.3 percent from a year earlier to 410,618, yen the first gain in two years, the government said in a survey released Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

BOJ paving way to alter monetary policy

The Bank of Japan on Monday upgraded its core consumer price index forecast for fiscal 2005 and 2006, paving the way for the central bank to end its ultraloose monetary policy aimed for more than four years at reinvigorating the economy.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Japan Tobacco posts record profit

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Monday its group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2005 rose 34.6 percent from a year earlier to 101 billion, yen a record for the second straight first-half period.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Tsutsumi brothers seek Seibu

Two brothers of disgraced Seibu group patriarch Yoshiaki Tsutsumi proposed Monday buying Seibu Railway Co., casting a pall over a group reorganization plan drawn up by the firm's management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Major fashion show kicks off with government backing

A top fashion event comprising a fashion show, symposiums and networking for textile and fiber makers opened Monday for a 10-day run with government support, in an attempt to shore up the country's presence on the world fashion scene.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 1, 2005

Sumo, golf and old maps

Sumo memorabilia Mark in Tokyo would like to purchase old sumo "tegata" (wrestlers' handprints) and "banzuke" ranking sheets. "Any ideas?" he asks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 1, 2005

How will you save money after the consumption-tax hike?

Isabell Handler Student, 29 I go shopping in sales, but don't go shopping very much and eat the lunch specials. I don't spend a lot of money, but I try to buy high quality goods, like leather shoes, not like the plastic ones that you can buy in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

MHI to sell two-cycle gas engines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is ready to start marketing new two-cycle, multipurpose gasoline engines, it said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Nov 1, 2005

"Chasing Vermeer," "How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare"

"Chasing Vermeer," Blue Ballietta, Chicken House; 2005; 272 pp.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005

New legal procedure OK'd in attempted murder case

A new pretrial procedure that will be required under the planned "citizen judge" system will be applied for the first time in an attempted murder trial that opened in September in Tokyo, sources said Monday.

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