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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 16, 2006

"Taiji Matsue JP-22"

Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum in Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka Closes in 27 days
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

Fallout builds from blown call

Japanese baseball fans were outraged over a controversial call in the World Baseball Classic that helped the United States beat Japan on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

K. Ishii dominant in Yakult preseason win

Kazuhisa Ishii struck out five in five scoreless innings in his second preseason outing as the Yakult Swallows blanked the Orix Buffaloes 8-0 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

Japan set to protest 'loss' to Team USA

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Team Japan still can't outrun Sunday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2006

S. Korea downs U.S.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- By now, Lee Seung Yeop is pretty much unstoppable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

30 A-bomb survivors apply for radiation illness benefits

Thirty Japanese who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 applied at their local governments Tuesday to be recognized as suffering from radiation illness.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Agency to buy 56,000 PCs to plug leaks

The Defense Agency announced Tuesday it will purchase about 56,000 computers for the Self-Defense Forces and the agency as part of emergency measures to stop more work-related data on privately-owned computers from being leaked.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Court hits reporter's refusal to reveal source

The Tokyo District Court ruled Tuesday that a Yomiuri Shimbun reporter had no justification to refuse to reveal a news source in connection with a U.S. health food company's lawsuit filed in the United States over the fact that its Japanese subsidiary was fined for tax evasion in 1997.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Huser chief faces bankruptcy action

The Tokyo District Court said Tuesday it will start court-led bankruptcy procedures on Susumu Ojima, president of Huser Ltd., a condominium developer at the center of a building structure-data fabrication scandal, accepting a request by condo residents to assess his assets and place them under protection...
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Horie, four colleagues dealt new charges

Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie and four others, as well as the company itself, were charged Tuesday with falsifying the company's financial statements for the business year through September 2004.
COMMENTARY
Mar 15, 2006

Flawed system aided dictator's atrocities

LONDON -- The death of former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic brings back bitter memories. Here was a man shaped in the mold of a 20th century European dictator, obsessed by dreams of racial superiority, unconcerned about the methods his subordinates might use to fulfill his will, oblivious to the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Trio's bid-rigging charges grow

Tokyo prosecutors again indicted three men Tuesday over new allegations of bid-rigging for additional public works projects in their past posts at the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, investigative sources said.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

Aeon completes takeover of Origin 'bento' chain

Major retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday it has made a successful takeover bid for Origin Toshu Co., the food chain that specializes in ready-to-eat "bento" boxed meals, acquiring 95.67 percent of the company's outstanding shares.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

Industrial output up in January

Industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in January from the previous month, the government said Monday, revising upward its preliminary estimate from 0.3 percent growth, based on new data from electrical component and device makers.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2006

Asbestos aid falls short

The Diet enacted a law in early February to financially help people suffering from asbestos-related health problems not covered by labor accident compensation. Eligible people can start filing requests for the aid under the law on March 20. Enactment of the law was quick -- in about seven months -- after...
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

EAccess airs cell phone strategy

Internet service provider eAccess Ltd. has announced it will start offering mobile phone service in the Kanto, Chubu and Kansai regions in February 2008 and expand into the rest of Japan two to three years later.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

Business failures rise 3% but they leave fewer debts

The number of corporate failures rose 2.9 percent in February from a year ago to 1,044, but the amount of debt left by those businesses fell 61.2 percent from the year before to 288.50 billion yen, Tokyo Shoko Research said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Mar 15, 2006

What's making a noise in the woods?

The cherry blossom wave has begun its annual northward sweep through the country, island-hopping up the archipelago from Okinawa in the wake of the delicately blossoming plum.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

New chief vows to steady JAL

Japan Airlines Corp. should restructure itself into an airline that can consistently make an operating profit of at least 100 billion yen so it can survive in volatile business conditions, the troubled carrier's incoming president said in an interview with The Japan Times.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

Livedoor's stock up first day on liquidation post

Livedoor Co. shares rose 10 yen Tuesday in its first day on the liquidation post after being moved in response to alleged securities law violations. The Tokyo Stock Exchange will delist the company on April 14.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Skymark maintenance oversight draws scrutiny

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry announced Tuesday it will tighten its inspections of Skymark Airlines after the carrier reported it had been operating a plane for about nine months past a repair deadline.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Ministry fights court disclosure order

The Foreign Ministry filed an appeal Monday with the Tokyo High Court over a lower court ruling that rescinded a 2001 ministry rejection of a citizen group's request for the disclosure of documents on discretionary diplomatic funds, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

British troop adjustment no factor for SDF: Aso

Japan's decision on when to pull its troops from southern Iraq will not be affected by Britain's announcement Monday that it will scale down its military presence in the country, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Diet votes Friday on Nishimura fate

The House of Representatives will vote Friday on whether Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Shingo Nishimura, on trial for having attorney work done in his name, should be asked to quit the Diet, key members of the chamber's steering committee said.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006

How will delisting impact Livedoor?

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will delist Livedoor Co. on April 14, depriving the Internet company of the ability to raise capital on the market. How will the move affect Livedoor? Here are some questions and answers that address the firm's possible fate:
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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