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BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2005

Toyota, GM at center of global auto shift

The ongoing realignment of the global auto industry may accelerate, with General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. set to play pivotal roles in this seismic shift.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2005

U.S. realignment talks set for Oct. 29

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday that Japan and the United States have begun arrangements for a top-level security meeting on Oct. 29 in Washington.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2005

Ishihara names Olympics panelists

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Friday announced the members of a metropolitan government panel set up to discuss ideas for the city's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 15, 2005

Get all animalistic and 'manner up!'

There is no doubt that Japanese people are losing their good manners. Alarmed, the government and private organizations are doing their part to encourage the public to "manner up!" by displaying posters and signs. These signs, probably designed by elementary school teachers with a grudge, seem to be...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2005

Tsunami survivor returns to help Sri Lanka

and TECH Japan members Suvendrini Kakuchi and Akiko Ozaki show off an apron made at a sewing center for tsunami and civil war survivors here in northern Sri Lanka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2005

Swallows' Iwamura shelves move to majors

Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura indicated Thursday he would give up on trying to move to the major leagues, at least this offseason.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Governors seek action on hay fever

The government should adopt measures aimed at easing the plight of hay-fever sufferers, the governors of Tokyo and neighboring municipalities said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2005

Nuclear program raises issues

The Atomic Energy Commission is expected to adopt a long-term nuclear program by the end of the month. In its draft, the commission has stated its desire to continue its policy of establishing a nuclear-fuel cycle that reprocesses all the spent nuclear fuel to extract plutonium for future use as nuclear...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Rakuten, Murakami grab stakes in TBS

Top e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc. has acquired a 15.46 percent equity stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. and proposed integrating management of the two firms under a holding company, Rakuten's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Foiled Koizumi visitor tries suicide

A man attempted suicide Thursday in front of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's office in central Tokyo after police refused to let him meet with the prime minister.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Upper House to tweak vote disparity

A House of Councilors panel has proposed reducing the voter disparity in Upper House representation by shifting four seats to the populous Tokyo and Chiba prefectural constituencies from less populated areas, according to panel members.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Microchips mulled for tracking of risky pets

The Environment Ministry drafted an ordinance Thursday to require potentially dangerous pets, including snapping turtles, pythons and spiders, to have microchips implanted so their owners can find them easily if they get loose or are set free.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

9/11 fraud suspects to be extradited

Japan will hand over to the United States a Japanese man and woman charged with defrauding U.S. aid organizations of a combined $14,500 by falsely claiming they had survived the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, judicial sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Russia asks JAXA to help develop Kliper

has started collecting information on the program and will decide by year's end whether to accept the request, the officials said. Senior agency official Kiyoshi Higuchi hinted that the agency is willing to participate in the basic development plan, which will start in January.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Oct 14, 2005

Trendy Naka-Meguro is on the Bals

It used to be that Japanese consumers tended not to spend a great deal on their homes. Over the last decade or so, however, that has changed, and firms like Bals Corporation have proved extremely successful at selling the notion of home improvement to Japan.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2005

Impasse to delay TSE stock listing

Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. President Takuo Tsurushima said Thursday it will be difficult for the TSE to list the company on the stock market by the end of the current fiscal year as planned.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Reporter can conceal source; first time since '79

The Niigata District Court ruled Tuesday that an NHK reporter was justified in refusing to reveal a news source in connection with a suit a U.S. health food company filed in the United States over the taxation of its Japanese subsidiary in 1997, it was revealed Thursday.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 14, 2005

Cut-rate kabuki for foreigners

The International Theatre Institute, based in Paris, is offering half-price tickets to foreigners living in Japan for a Kabuki Night in Tokyo in November. The tickets are for first-class seats at the Kabuki-za, one of the few theaters in Japan where performances of this traditional art form can be seen....
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2005

Capsule endoscope Europe-bound

Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Thursday it will debut a capsule endoscope for the small intestine on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries, including Britain, France and Germany.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 14, 2005

Benefit for New Orleans

New Orleans isn't just the birthplace of jazz; it's also home to a huge number of working musicians. Many of the jazz, funk, blues and R&B musicians who made their homes in the Big Easy or along the Gulf Coast lost everything they had when Hurricane Katrina hit.
COMMENTARY
Oct 14, 2005

Missile defense will define Japan-U.S. security alliance

The impasse about the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps air station at Futenma in Okinawa caused U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to cancel his forthcoming visit to Japan. So Rumsfeld, fed up with Japanese foot-dragging for more than a decade, will be going to China and South Korea, but not to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 14, 2005

Playing in the shadows

"Self-effacing" is not an adjective one normally uses to describe a rock band, but everything about the English quartet Electrelane seems designed to draw attention away from the individual players. In Electrelane's case this is particularly significant since all four members are young women, and there...
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2005

Current account surplus off 15.6%

Japan's current account surplus shrank 15.6 percent in August from a year earlier to 1.216 trillion, yen the first decline in two months, as high oil prices inflated the value of imports, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 14, 2005

Psychedelic radar 10.14

Saturday, Oct. 15
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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. 
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.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha 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.

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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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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