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CULTURE / Art
Jul 13, 2005

You've never seen anything so ancient Chinese like this in Tokyo

Tokyo's Mori Art Museum is currently hosting one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of Chinese artifacts that has ever been held in Japan. "China: Crossroads of Culture" is an incredible amalgam of treasures and art objects from the entire first millennium of Chinese history, beginning with pieces...
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2005

Asbestos-linked deaths hit 397 at 33 firms

The death toll from diseases linked to asbestos inhalation has risen by 19 to at least 397 at 33 companies that handled the fibrous mineral, which is used in building materials but is known to cause cancer and other diseases after years of incubation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2005

Nepal backs Japan UNSC bid, but not G4

Nepal backs Japan's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council but has yet to decide whether to support a resolution on UNSC expansion Tokyo jointly submitted with Germany, Brazil and India, visiting Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2005

New Delhi gets serious about cigarettes

MADRAS, India -- A recent study in the United States revealed that films have a powerful effect on viewers' behavior. When actors smoke on screen, they serve as a link between big tobacco companies and impressionable young people.
COMMENTARY
Jul 13, 2005

Sinophobia complicates takeover bids

HONG KONG -- In quick succession, the previously intangible reality of "China Rising" has taken on tangible form for Americans, as China has used the wealth that has accrued as a result of its rapid development and huge trade surpluses to try and takeover three U.S. businesses.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2005

June confidence index down on wage jitters

Consumer confidence fell for the first time in three months in June as households grew concerned about living conditions and wages, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2005

Toshiba hails U.S. judge's decision on Lexar

Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday welcomed a U.S. judge's rejection of a California company's bid to bar it from selling products that use flash memory chips.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 13, 2005

Interesting times in China

Chinese contemporary art made a splash in the late 1990s with the so-called Mao Goes Pop movement, which broke big among Western gallerygoers and collectors.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 12, 2005

Emerson quits Reds

J. League first-division side Urawa Reds said Monday that Brazilian striker Emerson has joined Qatar's Al-Saad after refusing to return to the team.
OLYMPICS
Jul 12, 2005

IOC decision to drop baseball not welcome news in Japan

Japan did its best to keep baseball in the Olympic program. That made the decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop the sport from the 2012 London Games that much harder to take.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 12, 2005

Takeda rows to historic first

Two-time Olympian Daisaku Takeda of Japan won the lightweight men's single skulls final at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2005

Bookoff to open store in Vancouver

Secondhand bookseller Bookoff Corp. said Monday it will open its first Canadian store Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, in an effort to expand its business in markets overseas.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

Japan says it will keep pushing abduction issue

Japan will ask North Korea to hold bilateral talks later this month on the sidelines of the six-party discussions seeking to end Pyongyang's nuclear threat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

Upper House poised to debate postal bills amid election threat

The House of Councilors voted Monday to form a special committee to deliberate the contentious package of government-sponsored postal privatization bills.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2005

Three major home improvement centers to merge in 2006

Three major home center operators said Monday they will merge their operations under a joint holding company Sept. 1, 2006, to create Japan's largest home center group.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

London blast hurt Japanese woman

The Foreign Ministry said Monday a 37-year-old Japanese woman sustained minor injuries in last Thursday's bomb attacks in the London subway.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

U.N. calls for antidiscrimination law

The government urgently needs to acknowledge that deep discrimination against minorities, Korean and Chinese residents and other foreigners exists in Japan, an independent investigator said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005

Pair who killed four lose death-sentence appeal

The Tokyo High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for a 63-year-old dog breeder and his former wife for the murder of four people in 1993.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2005

KDDI to offer handsets for JR East payments

KDDI Corp. said Monday it will start a new service in January in which its handsets can be used as smart tickets for trains operated by East Japan Railway Co.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Jul 12, 2005

Food tips, bad bikers and buffets

Food for thought On the subject of foreign food in Japan, Mike writes in to recommend the Flying Pig ( www.theflyingpig.com ).

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