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JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005

West Nile research planned before virus arrives

The health ministry will begin comprehensive research on West Nile fever, which experts believe could enter Japan from the United States or Siberia at any time, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005

Station has back-to-back signal mixups

A train almost entered a track where another train was stopped Sunday night at JR Kumamoto Station because the signal, which was being manually operated, was green, and a similar incident took place on the same track a few minutes later, transport ministry officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2005

M&As latest theme in the game of Life

Toy maker Takara Co. plans to launch a board game in Japan based on mergers and acquisitions amid growing interest in corporate power struggles.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005

Ruling upheld nixing redress over Unit 731 germ warfare

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision denying Chinese plaintiffs compensation for germ warfare atrocities committed in China by the Imperial Japanese Army during the war.
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2005

Collusive ripoff 'from heaven'?

The bid-rigging scandal involving major bridge builders has again brought into public view the structural collusive relationship between private enterprise and the public sector. The scope of the criminal investigation -- which originally targeted projects ordered by local bureaus of the Land, Infrastructure...
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2005

North willing to build ties, Japan is told

Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Monday he asked South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young to understand Japan's intention to take up the abduction issue at the upcoming six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear programs.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2005

Retired athletes learn to survive life after sport

While all workers in Japan feel pressure to perform at the top of their game, that's probably more true for professional athletes than anyone else.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 19, 2005

Foreign mothers fight for children's futures

Rosanna Tapiru's problems really began shortly after her arrival in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2005

80% of banks keep mass personal data

Almost 80 percent of Japan's banks store personal data on at least 100,000 people each, a Cabinet Office survey showed Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2005

'Connoisseur tourists' flock to charter jets

The major travel agencies are chartering an increasing number of jumbo jets to offer bargain-priced package tours to "rather unusual" tourist destinations across the world.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2005

Money -- the toughest hurdle in sport

Just as many professional athletes struggle to carve out a second career after they retire, amateur sports players are also confronting some really hard times.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2005

Rainy season subsides in Honshu

The rainy season appears to be over in a large portion of Honshu stretching from the western tip of the Chugoku region to the Kanto plain surrounding the Tokyo metropolitan area, the Meteorological Agency said Monday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 19, 2005

Buying in bulk and omiyage

Costco JS in the U.S. writes: "I am a Costco member in the U.S. and I am able to use my card at the stores in Japan. All I had to do was stop by the membership desk on the way in the first time and make sure that their system could access my account. I have to imagine that the arrangement works in reverse...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2005

The most dangerous civilian job in Iraq

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- In the translation world, the Italian phrase "traduttore, traditore" (translator, traitor) is used to suggest the inability to capture all the meaning in the original text and transfer it into another language because something inevitably gets lost in translation. Insurgents in...
SUMO
Jul 18, 2005

Bulgarian Kotooshu upsets Asashoryu

Bulgarian Kotooshu upset grand champion Asashoryu Sunday to end the Mongolian yokozuna's winning streak and topple him from his position as sole front runner at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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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.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji