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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
Sep 28, 2005

Efforts at 'Aichi Expo diplomacy' reap meager results

Japan's hopes that the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture would help resolve its diplomatic issues with other countries, especially China, failed to achieve significant results as the fair ended its six-month run Sunday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 28, 2005

Shrines are no salve when it comes to extinctions

Natural selection these days can be more than a little unnatural, especially in Japan, which has a curious relationship with nature.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2005

Output slips at top three carmakers

Three of the nation's biggest automakers said Tuesday their domestic production in August fell from the same month a year ago, but two smaller automakers said production was up.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 28, 2005

Multi-multiethnic Holland grows old together

Growing old can be difficult, especially if you are in an alien land.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2005

Canon aims new printers at photographers

Canon Inc. unveiled a new lineup of inkjet printers Tuesday for the all-important yearend season, with an emphasis on upgraded photo printing performance to lure the growing number of people who want to print snapshots at home.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Ward delists 'missing' woman, 110?

Tokyo's Arakawa Ward has deleted the resident registry of a woman who has not been seen for 40 years and would be 110 years old if still alive, ward officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2005

Kanebo bidders boil down to 10

Ten Japanese and foreign firms and groups have submitted bids as the state-backed corporate bailout agency closed the second round of tenders Tuesday to pick Kanebo Ltd.'s rehabilitators, sources said.
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.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
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.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
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.

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