search

 
 
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2005

Maehara posts junior ranks but Hatoyama is DPJ's No. 2

The Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday formally endorsed new executives and a "shadow Cabinet" under newly elected leader Seiji Maehara, letting many junior members and those in the party's middle ranks assume key posts.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2005

Princeton professor wins IT award

Hisashi Kobayashi, a professor at Princeton University, has been awarded this year's Technology Award of the Eduard Rhein Foundation together with two researchers at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, IBM officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2005

Impostor pilot conned woman out of 1 million yen

A 30-year-old man has been charged of defrauding a woman out of about 1 million yen by pretending to be an airline pilot needing to borrow money for business, police said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2005

Sankei to relaunch online edition

The daily Sankei Shimbun said Tuesday it will launch a new electronic newspaper service on Oct. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2005

NHK fee boycott to tune of 50 billion yen

NHK anticipates up to around 50 billion yen in revenue loss for the fiscal year ending next March because many viewers are refusing to pay fees to the public broadcaster, NHK President Genichi Hashimoto said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2005

METI offers loans to aid oil price-hit firms

Small and medium-size enterprises affected by surging crude oil prices can now receive safety-net loans from government-linked financial institutions, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2005

Oil prices up steelmakers' costs

Japanese steelmakers as a whole will face a yearly cost increase of 100 billion yen or more if crude oil prices remain high for a year, an industry leader said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 21, 2005

Putting people back into ecology

Peter Berg is singularly passionate about his vision for a better world. He is convinced that towns and cities can move beyond the limitations of environmentalism and create vibrant communities that are economically and ecologically sustainable, and he believes bioregions are the key.
COMMENTARY
Sep 21, 2005

System's flaws help keep Koizumi on top

From the start of the recent Lower House election campaign it was predictable that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's theatrics -- his constant references to magic "kaikaku" (reform) and the alleged benefits from postal-service privatization -- would have its inevitable mesmerizing effect on Japan's...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 21, 2005

Ayu sweetfish

* Japanese name: Ayu * Scientific name: Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis * Description: Ayu are as Japanese as cherry blossom. Small fish in the salmon family, they grow to about 20 cm long, sometimes reaching 30 cm. Ayu are celebrated as being, when skewered and grilled over a fire, one of the tastiest...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2005

Parra beats Sakata to retain title

Champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela defeated Japan's Takefumi Sakata on Monday to retain his WBA flyweight title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2005

Lee rallies Marines to win over Softbank

South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop connected for a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning Monday as the Chiba Lotte Marines rallied to defeat the Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks 9-5.
SUMO
Sep 20, 2005

Kotooshu keeps on winning

Bulgarian Kotooshu overpowered Iwakiyama on Monday to remain undefeated and in sole possession of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2005

Counting the overseas vote

Article 1 of the Constitution makes it clear that sovereign power resides with the people, and Article 15 says, "The people have the inalienable right to choose their public officials and to dismiss them." Thus the right to vote in elections is the most important constitutional right for Japanese citizens....
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2005

TB to be subject to parameters of bioterrorism law

The health ministry plans to abolish the Tuberculosis Prevention Law to make the bacteria that cause the disease subject to counterterrorism measures under the Infectious Disease Law, which is expected to be revised next year, according to ministry sources.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 20, 2005

What's on your portable music player?

Peter Durfee Translator, 35 I'm listening to Massive Attack's newest album. I also have the Beethoven Symphonies that the BBC made available a few months ago. And Antony and the Johnsons, because I went to kindergarten with the bassist.

Longform

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