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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 29, 2005

Caving in to the gods

If a foreigner happens to know just one Japanese myth, it's usually the one about Amaterasu and the cave. Amaterasu had long been tormented by her brother, Susanoo. But Susanoo, who believed there was no such thing as too elaborate a brotherly prank, went too far when he flung a flayed piebald colt into...
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2005

Electricity, gas utilities to raise rates as oil spikes

Japanese power and gas utilities said Thursday they will raise charges in October due to oil price hikes and the yen's depreciation.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 29, 2005

Antlers shake Man United on Motoyama's double

Manchester United was rocked twice in a friendly match at Tokyo's National Stadium on Thursday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 28, 2005

Ronaldo double saves Real Madrid from more embarrassment

A chastened Real Madrid bounced back from an embarrassing defeat in its first Japan tour match to beat Jubilo Iwata 3-1 at Ajinomoto Stadium on Wednesday, with a dazzling second-half display from substitute Luis Figo entertaining the 34,603-strong crowd.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2005

Takahashi pitches Giants past Tigers

Shinnosuke Abe and Tomohiro Nioka both went deep and Hisanori Takahashi pitched seven strong innings as the Yomiuri Giants came from behind Wednesday to beat the first-place Hanshin Tigers 5-2 at Tokyo Dome.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Major rice farmers to lead production adjustment in '07

The government will allow large-scale farmers and agricultural groups to take the lead in adjusting rice production from fiscal 2007, according to agricultural ministry officials.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2005

End run around civilian control

The Diet last week passed a revision of the Self- Defense Forces Law to identify actions Japan would take if faced with an imminent ballistic missile attack. This simplification of the command procedure for firing interceptor missiles, however, poses several questions, especially regarding the issue...
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Accused hostess killer uses her diaries

The accused killer of a British bar hostess who was raped and murdered in 2000 defended himself in court Wednesday, citing a lack of evidence linking him to the crime and painting his alleged victim a mentally unstable drug-user.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

State checked three of 2,000 asbestos plants, saw low risk

The state's air checks for asbestos in fiscal 1981-1983 were conducted at only three of the 2,000-plus factories that handled the carcinogenic material, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005

Publisher cashes in on shuttle launch

A guidebook to space travel went on sale Wednesday, offering a glimpse of what a voyage to the final frontier will be like and noting that a night in a space hotel will likely cost about 110 million yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005

New Microsoft Japan chief warm to partnerships, downplays FTC probe

The new president of Microsoft Japan said Wednesday the U.S. software giant will continue to invest heavily in the Japanese market and played down the contentious nature of the ongoing hearings with the Fair Trade Commission.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

New Komeito exec signals willingness to jump LDP ship

New Komeito's secretary general said Wednesday his party would entertain forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Japan if, in a snap election, the DPJ took a majority in the House of Representatives.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005

Misawa Homes, Toyota Finance to tie up

Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed with a finance unit of Toyota Motor Corp. to tie up in the home mortgage business as part of its revitalization plan supported by an alliance led by the automaker.
LIFE / Language
Jul 28, 2005

Cram schools cash in on failure of public schools

With Japan's economic bubble long since burst and job security fast becoming no more than a fond memory, there has been a surge in applications to private schools from primary grades up to college.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005

BOJ keeps ultra-loose money policy

The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary policy Wednesday, leaving the current account balance target unchanged at a range of 30 trillion yen to 35 trillion yen, in line with analysts' predictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Indict Yamasaki, inquest urges

A Tokyo prosecution inquest panel held a vote Wednesday and decided Taku Yamasaki, a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, should be charged for failing to declare campaign donations from a scandal-tainted dentists' lobby.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005

Honda reports 3.1% drop in net profit

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that its net profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 fell 3.1 percent to 110.6 billion yen, despite brisk domestic and overseas sales.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Publisher hit for alleging murder role

Publisher Kodansha Ltd. was ordered Wednesday to pay 8.8 million yen in damages to a 49-year-old man for defamation, having suggested in one of its magazines that he had been involved in the murder of a family in Fukuoka in 2003.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 28, 2005

Med students set to train on superdummies

It's the most advanced artificial human outside of a Japanese sex shop. The Human Patient Simulator, also known as Stan D Ardman ("Standard Man"), may not look or feel exactly human, but it leaves sex toys behind when it comes to mimicking human physiology.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

State checked three of 2,000 asbestos plants, saw low risk

The state's air checks for asbestos in fiscal 1981-1983 were conducted at only three of the 2,000-plus factories that handled the carcinogenic material, government sources said Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 28, 2005

Moves afoot to counter U.S. Big Oil's clout

Reducing the greenhouse gases that derive from human activities and cause global warming is perhaps the most critical environmental challenge facing the world community.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jul 28, 2005

Oriental long-headed locust

* Japanese name: Shouryou-batta * Scientific name: Acrida cinerea antennata * Description: Although it is called the long-headed locust, this member of the grasshopper family of insects has a stranger appearance than the more familiar swarming locust. "Shouryou" refers (bafflingly) to the Buddhist...
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Male ranks cede to females as population rise tapers off

Japan's population grew a mere 0.04 percent, or 45,231 people, to stand at 126,869,397 as of March 31 -- the lowest annual increase in both rate and quantity on record, the government said Wednesday, noting population data started being collected in 1968.
COMMENTARY
Jul 28, 2005

Whining won't ease 'burden'

Why should the U.S. ambassador to Japan have to spell out how much Japan benefits from its alliance with the United States? The reason is that Japan's leaders remain incompetent in explaining vital security issues to the Japanese public, and so take the easy way out by bleating about the so-called burden...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Welfare firms training foreign caregivers

Annie Watanabe took part last month in a role-playing exercise with other Filipino students, learning both how to feed a bedridden patient and how to be cared for.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
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."
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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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.
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