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JAPAN
Nov 29, 2005

18 inspection firms using lax procedures

The Nara Prefectural Government said Monday that two hotels in the prefecture were built using false data from Aneha Architect Design Office. The hotels are the Sun Hotel Nara in the city of Nara, and Sun Hotel Yamato-Koriyama in Yamato-Koriyama.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 29, 2005

IC scheme gets frosty reception

Why the mistrust? I've lived in Japan for almost three years now, and I find the treatment of most foreigners in Japan is, in my opinion, fine. However, the potential damage of chipping, tracking, and who knows what else, will, I'm sure, deter people from traveling here.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2005

TBS getting ready to reject Rakuten

A team from Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. completed its final report on Rakuten Inc.'s merger proposal Monday, and the offer is expected to be formally rejected by management, a senior TBS official said.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 28, 2005

Brazilians complete double

Brazil crushed Egypt in straight sets to clinch the World Grand Champions Cup on Sunday, completing a rare men's and women's double in one of the four major international tournaments in volleyball.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2005

Mr. Sharon's gamble

Mr. Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, is known as "the bulldozer." The nickname is the result of his willingness to run over obstacles that he has encountered throughout his career. Recently, however, Mr. Sharon has demonstrated an agility and deftness that is most un-bulldozer-like. After engineering...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 28, 2005

Giants sign Toyoda to two-year deal

The Yomiuri Giants signed free agent right-hander Kiyoshi Toyoda to a two-year contract Sunday in an attempt to bolster their bullpen.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2005

WWII bomb excavated in Tokyo

Thousands of residents were evacuated Sunday in Tokyo while authorities dug up an unexploded 250-kg bomb, believed to have been dropped by the United States during World War II, a local official said.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2005

Miyazawa warns against giving military a more assertive role

Liberal Democratic Party can so easily decide on its own." The Constitution renounces war and bars the country from using military force in international disputes.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2005

Seki returns as mayor of Osaka

OSAKA -- Junichi Seki was returned to office in Sunday's Osaka mayoral election after he resigned amid clashes with the city assembly and bureaucrats over reform.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2005

TBS ready to talk with Rakuten on program distribution

Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. has decided to negotiate with major Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. on a business tieup in the form of online distribution of programs via Rakuten's portal site, sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 28, 2005

A ray of hope for Chinese progressives

HONG KONG -- The recent political rehabilitation of former party chief Hu Yaobang, whose death in April 1989 triggered massive student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, is encouraging to the progressive wing of the Chinese Communist Party, even though there is little indication that the current leadership...
MORE SPORTS
Nov 28, 2005

Alkaased breaks record in Japan Cup victory

Anxious minutes followed a thrilling homestretch battle and a finish too close to call until at long last Britain's Alkaased was named winner of the Japan Cup on Sunday over local runner Heart's Cry, by a nose and in record time.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2005

We can pay now or pay later

WASHINGTON -- International terrorists attack businesses far more than any other target, and when they strike, they aim to disrupt the flow of supply and demand and to destroy our way of life.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Nov 28, 2005

Ishihara fails to measure up to his image

NEW YORK -- Earlier this month Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara gave a speech in New York City, and I went to hear him. That's one thing you do in this city: go hear or see some of the more famous visitors from your home country.
COMMENTARY
Nov 28, 2005

Yasukuni impasse cracking

Since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took office in 2001, Japan has faced diplomatic spats with China and South Korea over his visits to Yasukuni Shrine. On Oct. 17, Koizumi made his fifth Yasukuni visit as prime minister, as Japan's relations with the two neighbors soured.

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