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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

'Mr. Yen' sees symbolic yuan gesture by yearend

China may make a "symbolic" gesture of addressing overseas complaints about its currency policy by slightly loosening the yuan's peg to the dollar before the end of the year, a former top currency guru said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005

China seizes Japanese school's textbooks

Chinese authorities have confiscated 128 Japanese social studies textbooks ordered by a Japanese school in Dalian because they contain "inappropriate descriptions" of Taiwan and mainland China, government officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005

LDP council drops consensus to stamp revised postal bills

Two months after the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sent a package of postal privatization bills to the Diet, his Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council decided Tuesday to back a revised version of them by a majority vote.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005

116 LDP lawmakers back Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni

A panel was formed Tuesday by 116 members of the Liberal Democratic Party to support Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's contentious visits to Yasukuni Shrine for the sake of "peace" and "national interests."
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

Retail sales jumped 2.7% in May

National retail sales rose 2.7 percent in May from a year earlier to 10.54 trillion yen, logging the third straight monthly increase thanks to surges in petroleum product prices and brisk sales of new vehicles, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

M&A, poison pill bill nearly law

A House of Councilors panel approved a bill Tuesday to update Japan's corporate legal system, paving the way for the enactment of new legislation to facilitate mergers and acquisitions while strengthening countermeasures against hostile takeovers.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

Microsoft to give NPA computer tech info

U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. has signed an agreement with the National Police Agency to provide technological information to help it investigate computer-related crimes, including cyber attacks, officials of the two parties said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2005

Finance says grant aid is misspent

The Finance Ministry issued a report Tuesday criticizing how 176.5 billion yen in grant aid for developing countries is being used in 53 projects in the fiscal 2005 budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005

Hayashi loses appeal over curry poisonings

OSAKA — Masumi Hayashi must hang for murdering four people and injuring 63 others with arsenic-laced curry at a Wakayama summer festival seven years ago, the Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday, upholding a lower court verdict.
COMMUNITY
Jun 28, 2005

Curing that constant chocolate craving

Food for thought Steph in Saitama writes: "I like Japanese food a lot, but every now and then I get a craving for goodies that are nowhere to be found in my area. I could ask my mom to send a care package, but I'd feel silly asking her to send an emergency supply of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Any suggestions?"...
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2005

Microsoft, Toshiba in HD-DVD tieup

Microsoft Corp. and Toshiba Corp. announced Monday they will jointly develop new-generation high-definition DVD players, concluding an agreement that strengthens their alliance in the wider area of technology for digital home electrical appliances.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2005

New Toyota chief thinks locally, ups output goal

In a sign that Toyota Motor Corp. is promoting local production and enjoying brisk sales, new President Katsuaki Watanabe said Monday its output of vehicles introduced under its Innovative Multipurpose Vehicle project is likely to reach 700,000 units, up from 500,000 as originally planned.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2005

Brit, American win Blue Planet Prize

Scientists Nicholas Shackleton of Britain and Gordon Hisashi Sato of the United States have been awarded the international Blue Planet Prize for 2005 by the Tokyo-based Asahi Glass Foundation, the foundation announced Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 28, 2005

Would you want Japan to switch to daylight-saving time?

Narelle Dunn English Teacher, 27 Well, we have daylight saving in Australia and I think it's a fantastic idea. You come home from work and there's still enough daylight to do something like go to the beach or have a barbecue.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2005

Boy, 9, declared 37th tsunami victim

A 9-year-old Japanese boy has been confirmed to have been killed in Thailand in the tsunamis that struck the Indian Ocean last December, bringing the confirmed Japanese death toll in the disaster to 37, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2005

Campaign will urge using real names on Net

The government will begin a campaign to encourage people to use their real names when posting on the Internet to help reduce crimes committed due to the Net's anonymity, government sources said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2005

New president faces old problems

The victory of Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's presidential election last week is only somewhat of a surprise. While relatively unknown, Mr. Ahmadinejad is a religious conservative who enjoyed the backing of powerful like-minded groups within the country and, equally important, the support of many...
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2005

JSAT, PanAmSat to launch N.Y.-area satellite service

JSAT Corp., Japan's largest communications satellite operator, said Monday it and PanAmSat Corp. of the United States will launch a communications and broadcast satellite in 2007 to cater primarily to subscribers in the New York area.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2005

Nations told to form united front against human-trafficking

The government, hosting a seminar on human trafficking that has drawn officials from about 50 countries, called Monday for a unified stand to fight the problem.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
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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