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Jun 1, 2005

Wakanohana, Takanohana left stunned by father's death

Former sumo grand champions Wakanohana and Takanohana, the sons of sumo elder Futagoyama who died of mouth cancer Monday, said Tuesday they consider their late father more of a teacher as they paid tribute to him and gave him all the credit for their successful careers the day after his death.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2005

France says no to the EU

French voters have rejected the European constitution. The results were not unexpected, but they were a shock nonetheless. France has long been a pillar and an engine of European integration. It is unclear how the European Union will deal with this setback. For French President Jacques Chirac, the outcome...
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2005

French lessons for the European Union

LONDON -- So the French have voted down the proposed EU Constitution decisively. What now? Will the European Union fall apart? Certainly not. Does it mean that the attempt to impose a single "top-down" constitution on all 25 member states is dead? Probably -- especially if the Netherlands also votes...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jun 1, 2005

A voyeur for today

The photographer Richard Kern grew up in a small town in North Carolina, the son of a newspaperman. As a teenager, Kern had a part-time job changing the marquee at the local cinema, and one of the perks was free films. It was during a screening of Roger Vadim's camped up 1968 sci-fi flick "Barbarella"...
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Afghan loses high court bid for refugee status

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by an Afghan man seeking asylum in Japan, overturning an earlier decision in his favor.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Dental chief gets suspended jail term for payoff to LDP

Sadao Usuda, former president of the Japan Dental Association, was handed a suspended three-year prison term Tuesday for providing an undeclared 100 million yen donation in 2001 to the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Suntory to sell Starbucks via retailers

Suntory Ltd. said Tuesday it has agreed with Seattle-based global coffee chain Starbucks Corp. to sell cups of chilled coffee under the Starbucks brand this fall at retailers in Japan, beginning with convenience stores in the Tokyo area.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Kanebo posts net profit on cosmetics selloff, debt waiver

Kanebo Ltd. said Tuesday it logged 314.97 billion yen in net profit for the year ended in March, thanks mostly to gains from the selloff of its mainstay cosmetics business and a debt-waiver from lenders.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

DoCoMo to mix home, cell phones

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will enable subscribers to use their handsets as fixed-line phones at home, President Masao Nakamura said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Rise in defamation suits threaten media: journalists

The increasing number of lawsuits being filed in response to allegedly defamatory news articles is posing a threat to media organizations and freedom of expression by discouraging aggressive reporting, several journalists said at a recent symposium in Saitama.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Hokkaido's Shiretoko may get UNESCO Heritage status

A site on the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido is expected to be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List this summer following a recommendation by an advisory body, government officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

JR West vows to relax strict timetables

West Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it will increase the flexibility of its timetables to reduce the pressure on drivers to be on time, according to a report on safety measures submitted to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Mitsubishi Fuso to get new chief

Scandal-tainted truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus announced a new president and CEO on Tuesday, demonstrating resolve to overcome its crisis over defect coverups.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Japan and Russia again fail to arrange date for Putin visit

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov failed Tuesday to set a date for President Vladimir Putin's long-delayed visit to Japan as the two countries remained "poles apart" over the bilateral territorial row.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Jobless rate improves to a 76-month low of 4.4%

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a 76-month low of 4.4 percent in April, down 0.1 percentage point from March, the government said Tuesday, suggesting that employment is steadily improving on the back of economic recovery.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Six arrested over alien registration card racket

Six Chinese have been arrested on suspicion of fabricating or trading bogus alien registration cards and other identification documents in three separate cases in Aichi, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, police said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Seven Seibu Rail directors to resign

Seibu Railway Co. said Tuesday four managing directors and three directors will resign next month over falsification of financial statements that was discovered last year.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Big retailers seek help for slumping sales

Big supermarket chains that also sell general merchandise have been hiring consultants to show them marketing methods to help reverse their sluggish nongrocery sales.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

China sub being towed to Hainan

Japan is looking into a report that a Chinese submarine is being towed in the South China Sea toward Hainan Island, government sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Wage-earning households spent 3.1% less in April

Spending by wage-earning households fell a real 3.1 percent in April from a year earlier after a 1.7 percent increase in March, but the fall was largely due to a steep rise marked in the same month last year, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 1, 2005

Silk Road was the path to peace and war

As standards of history teaching are supposed to be falling around the world, it might be worth trying to captue the imagination of students of world history by presenting much of it in terms of romantic sounding trade routes. This approach has clearly paid dividends with centuries of obscure Central...
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Asahi fails to declare 1.18 billion yen

Asahi Shimbun Co. said Tuesday it failed to declare about 1.18 billion yen in taxable income during the seven years through March 2004 due to inappropriate accounting.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Sex offender tracking system seen as start

The National Police Agency starts a new system Wednesday to keep track of convicted child molesters after their release from prison, in hopes it will help reduce sex crimes against children.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Crude oil imports fell 0.3% in April

Imports of crude oil fell 0.3 percent in April from a year ago to 115.11 million barrels after rising 2.7 percent in March, the Natural Resources and Energy Agency said Tuesday.
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.

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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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