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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

LDP, at 50, goes after Constitution

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged Tuesday to put the nation on a reform path to meet the challenge of a rapidly changing world, and to this end presented his party's blueprint to amend the Constitution for the first time to bring the charter in line with global realities.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

Condo developer to pay residents' hotel bills

A Tokyo-based condominium developer that sold seven apartment buildings in the Tokyo area with faked quake-resistance data from Aneha Architect Design Office said Tuesday it will pay hotel bills for residents who vacate the structures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

LDP at 50 still rules, Koizumi permitting

The Liberal Democratic Party celebrated its 50th anniversary Tuesday and vowed to press ahead with reforms.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

RCC to sue Chongryun for 62.8 billion yen

The government-backed Resolution and Collection Corp. will file a civil lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court to seek the return of 62.8 billion yen from a North Korean group, sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 23, 2005

Neocons absconded with round five

BRUSSELS -- The six-party talks, which initially began in August 2003 to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, reconvened in Beijing on Nov. 9, then adjourned three days later inconclusively. Defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 23, 2005

Big Money warms to socially responsible investing

Environmentalists have been preaching for decades that true societal change will only happen when the really big-money players, such as multinational corporations and banks, begin to balance profit-making with social responsibility.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

Niigata group loses legal round against reactor

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday ruled against a group of residents in Niigata Prefecture seeking nullification of a 1977 government decision allowing a nuclear reactor be built there.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Nov 23, 2005

Rice fish

* Japanese name: Medaka * Scientific name: Oryzias latipes * Description: This ordinary-looking little creature is one of the most important fish in biological research. Growing just 5-8 cm long, in the wild it is pale brown dorsally and silver underneath and on the flanks. The dorsal fin has 5-6 rays;...
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

Panel eyes death of 1999 tax cuts

The Tax Commission plans to recommend in its fiscal 2006 tax reform proposals that the government abolish the 1999 income tax cuts at both national and local levels in January 2007, and some corporate tax cuts as scheduled in March, Commission Chairman Hiromitsu Ishi said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

SMFG posts record net in first half

The Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said Tuesday it posted a 392.3 billion yen net profit in the first half of the 2005 business year -- more than seven times the 53.4 billion yen profit it recorded a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

Major insurers profit thanks to fewer disasters

The nation's six major nonlife insurers reported higher first-half net profits from a year ago thanks to a decline in natural disasters, according to parent-only earnings reports released Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

Miyazaki murder trial wraps up

The marathon legal journey of Tsutomu Miyazaki, charged with abducting and killing four girls in 1988 and 1989 in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, reached a final stage Tuesday at the Supreme Court, with the focus of his appellate trial on whether he was mentally competent at the time the crimes were committed....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005

Nakasone hits Koizumi populism, Yasukuni visits

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone warned the half-century-old Liberal Democratic Party against "pandering" to populism and urged it to hammer out far-sighted policies.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

Ex-IBJ chief Nakayama dies at 99

Sohei Nakayama, a former president of the Industrial Bank of Japan, a predecessor of Mizuho Corporate Bank, died at a hospital in Tokyo on Saturday, the bank said Tuesday. He was 99.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Nov 23, 2005

For giant-slayers, getting there is half the battle

Let's talk about "Shadow of the Colossus" and "Punch-Out!!" -- two masterful games that are remarkably similar and yet have nothing in common.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2005

Deers trample Skylarks

Kajima quarterback Yosuke Ozaki ran for 125 yards, while completing nine passes in 13 attempts, to guide the Deers to a 27-6 victory over the Onward Skylarks in Monday's first round game of the X League Final 6 at Tokyo Dome.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2005

Eagles pick up pitcher Sikorski

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Monday they have acquired right-hander Brian Sikorski, who was released by the Yomiuri Giants earlier this month.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Hot baths may cause sudden death: study

It is well known that the Japanese love to unwind in hot baths, but what perhaps is not so well known is that about 14,000 people die each year from taking them.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Putin, Koizumi bolster economic ties, skip isles

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed Monday to increase security and economic cooperation despite the 60-year territorial row over the four Russian-held islands off northern Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Council seeks huge cuts in welfare, civil service, U.N. outlays

A Finance Ministry panel on Monday urged drastic cuts in social security, local government financing and civil servant payrolls in the fiscal 2006 budget to shore up the nation's debt-laden finances.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Bomb hits convoy linked to project

A convoy of civilian contractors involved in an electricity supply project in Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb Sunday evening, killing an Iraqi guard, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

256 measures proposed to support crime victims

A government panel Monday proposed a basic plan to support crime victims, covering 256 measures including beefing up financial aid, panel members said.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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