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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2005

Policy panel calls for 5% reduction in civil servants

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's policy-setting panel called Monday for a greater than 5 percent cut in the number of national government employees over a five-year period as part of efforts to pare down the bureaucracy.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2005

Reactor increase not needed to cut CO 2 drastically: research

Carbon dioxide emissions can be cut by 70 percent by 2050 in Japan even without adding nuclear power plants if the country improves energy efficiency and increases natural energy generation, a governmental environmental institute said.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2005

Toyota hopes revamped RAV4 revs up its sales

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a fully revamped version of the RAV4 sport utility vehicle Monday to stimulate domestic demand following a year-on-year decline in quarterly sales.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 15, 2005

What's your approach to starting a cross-cultural romance?

Krystle Hara Exchange student, 20 I don't have a line. But I've got, "Do you like anime?" a few times. Something that tends to work for me is when a guy says "I speak English," because it makes choosing which language you are going to speak in less awkward.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2005

Goldman sold off stake: MMC

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that a Goldman Sachs group company has sold a large amount of its stock and is no longer the carmaker's biggest shareholder.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 15, 2005

Dating divide

Two guys walk into a bar. . . . Er, no, that already sounds like a bad joke. And first impressions can make all the difference in the world.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2005

Doctor faces year over child's death

Prosecutors sought one year in prison Monday for a doctor accused of negligence for failing to properly treat a 4-year-old boy who had gotten part of a chopstick lodged in his brain after it pierced his throat, causing him to die.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2005

Consultant eyes bank market

The recent deregulation and stiffer competition in retail banking will boost the demand for marketing services at branches, according to the head of a U.S. marketing and design firm specializing in retail banking.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2005

Easing beef ban seen as missing chance to let consumers rule

Yoshinoya D&C Co. executives, intent on reviving the restaurant chain's trademark beef-on-rice bowls as quickly as possible, are calling U.S. meatpackers to find out how much beef they can get and at what price.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2005

Fruit yields not very peachy as global warming fallout rises

and green ones grow at the Hiroshima Prefectural Agriculture Technology Center.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Nov 15, 2005

Gigantic spider

Dear Alice:
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2005

Insiders at public lender call for its dissolution

An in-house section of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has compiled a report proposing the dissolution of the government-backed lending institution, sources said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2005

Marines sweep Asia Series

Another series, another Chiba Lotte Marines championship.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2005

France in flames

Two weeks of rioting have raised serious questions for France. The escalating violence has forced the French to acknowledge the widening gap between their image of French society and the reality of the lives of many of its newest citizens. The temptation to dismiss the violence as a superficial phenomenon...
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2005

Osaka mayor race begins with promises of reform

OSAKA -- The Osaka mayoral campaign kicked off Sunday with all four candidates promising financial reform and a cleansing of a city bureaucracy racked by a year of scandals.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2005

Koizumi could visit N. Korea again

There is a 50-50 possibility that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit North Korea again before he leaves office next September, Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 14, 2005

The pros and cons of an island nation: economic growth vs. national security

Postwar Japan gave up guns for butter in its bid to prioritize economic reconstruction. This position has lingered for 60 years, and Japan today continues to rely heavily on its alliance with the United States for its own national defense.
COMMENTARY
Nov 14, 2005

Beijing appears more apt to seek flu help

HONG KONG -- China's appeal to the World Health Organization for help to determine whether three cases of "pneumonia caused by unknown factors" in Hunan province could have been the result of the H5N1 virus indicates that Beijing is taking the threat of bird flu seriously.
COMMENTARY
Nov 14, 2005

Enhanced order of security

Japan and the United States on Oct. 29 issued an interim report agreeing to expand military cooperation in connection with the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. The agreement is intended to adapt the bilateral alliance to better deal with changes in the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region....
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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