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JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Sep 29, 2005

International House plans essay contest to fete reopening

The International House of Japan will hold an essay competition in celebration of its reopening.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

MTFG, Merrill Lynch in joint venture

Competition in the private banking business got tougher Wednesday after Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. announced they will set up a joint-venture brokerage targeting wealthy customers.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Resona may sell JCB stake, possibly to DoCoMo

Resona Holdings Inc. may sell the majority of its banking group's stake in Japan's leading credit card company, with mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. among the prospective buyers, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2005

English translation of 180 laws in works

A government panel has proposed that about 180 Japanese laws be translated into English by the end of fiscal 2009 to facilitate foreign direct investment.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Toshiba holds door open to unified DVDs

Toshiba Corp. is willing to compromise on creating a unified format for next-generation DVDs if it can be done by yearend, a senior official in charge of format negotiations said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 29, 2005

Communal individuals

World-famous sculptor Antony Gormley has spent the last 25 years "infecting" public spaces with sculptures that transform viewers' imagination and challenge their preconceptions. In "Children's Field," a Gormley-inspired community art project produced by the American School in Japan (ASIJ) and A.R.T....
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Full-time pay drops for seventh year

Annual pay for full-time company employees in 2004 averaged 4,388,000 yen, down 51,000 yen or 1.1 percent from the previous year for the seventh straight year of contraction, according to a survey by the National Tax Agency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Sep 29, 2005

Raku's hand-held universes and the unseen pots of Kamoda

The phrase "contemplation of the everyday object as a mystical resource" graces the back of a catalog from the 1998 Raku exhibition that toured Europe. I say it over and over in my mind like a mantra, challenging myself to be aware of the things I live with and how they not only satisfy my needs but...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2005

Desertification in China, Mongolia a problem for Japan

The spreading desertification in China and Mongolia is no longer just someone else's concern; it's posing a health risk in this country and affecting Japanese businesses, a senior U.N. official in charge of efforts to curb the problem said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Yahoo taps user tips to update online map

Yahoo Japan Corp., the nation's largest Internet portal site operator, and Nagoya-based Alps Mapping K.K., launched a pilot service Wednesday that asks users to submit information on their neighborhoods to update an Internet map.
COMMENTARY
Sep 29, 2005

Toward a nuclear Japan?

The United States cannot stop nuclear proliferation, even though Japan and others will expect it to keep trying. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has allowed North Korea and Iran to develop nuclear weapons on the sly. What will Japan conclude from this?
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Softbank, NTT to link IP networks

The nation's two major providers of Internet protocol phone services, Softbank BB Corp. and NTT Communications Corp., announced Wednesday they will let their customers use each other's networks to expand coverage of low-price services beginning in October.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2005

Meitoku slapped with 6-month baseball ban

Meitoku Gijuku High School, which withdrew from the national high school baseball championship this summer after its baseball team members were found smoking and bullying, has been suspended from playing against other teams for six months.
Sep 29, 2005

Be able to hold out for three days after big quake: panel

The Central Disaster Management Council has called for government entities and major banks to secure water, an emergency power source and other necessities to enable them to hold on for three days without utilities after a major quake in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2005

Get ready for a newly confident Japan

SINGAPORE -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's landslide election victory, which saw his ruling coalition gain control of more than two-thirds of the Lower House, could open a new era for Japan as the country faces the future with greater confidence and seeks to redefine its role in East Asia.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 28, 2005

Nomura wants to manage Eagles

Katsuya Nomura, who steered the Yakult Swallows to four Central League titles in the 1990s, responded positively Tuesday to an offer to take over as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Japanese woman killed in her home by Katrina

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a Japanese woman residing in Mississippi died in Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and other places in the Gulf area last month, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Top court drops appeal over '03 vote disparity

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals Tuesday filed by lawyers seeking to invalidate the results in several constituencies in the November 2003 House of Representatives election.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2005

Now for some bold reforms

With the resounding victory of the Liberal Democratic Party in the general election, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi can now boldly kick-start the stagnant process of structural reform. Utilizing the strong leadership consolidated in the triumph, Mr. Koizumi must set about breaking up the LDP cliques...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Aoki cannot recall in court JDA donation

Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Mikio Aoki testified Tuesday at the Tokyo District Court that he doesn't remember his faction receiving an unreported 100 million yen check from the Japan Dental Association.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

LDP wants five rights added to new Constitution

A Liberal Democratic Party panel drafting a new Constitution wants to include five new rights, including on the environment and on information, in the final version to be unveiled in November, LDP lawmakers said.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Loan sharks ask court for leniency

Three key members in a loan shark ring pleaded Tuesday with the Tokyo High Court to reduce their prison terms for laundering money for their group, affiliated with Yamaguchi-gumi, the nation's largest underworld syndicate.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

LDP OKs bill to extend antiterror law

The Liberal Democratic Party approved a bill Tuesday to extend the special counterterrorism law for another year, keeping the Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Indian Ocean to provide fuel to the U.S.-led naval forces there.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
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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