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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 29, 2005

New Asian Collection gallery is dream come true

Robert Tobin makes charismatic progress around the back side of Ebisu Station in central Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Oct 29, 2005

Yuki Akimoto

Yuko Akimoto and her brother began the right way by choosing their parents well. Their father, Minoru Akimoto, has an M.A. from Michigan State University. From a business career at the top, he retired as executive vice president of Itochu Corp. Their poetic, music-loving mother, Taeko, runs her own musical...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2005

LDP expels postal rebel Norota

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday expelled former farm minister Hosei Norota and punished 49 other lawmakers for voting against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization bills in July.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2005

Output up for second month in row

Industrial production inched up a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in September from the previous month, scoring a second straight monthly increase for the first time since the summer of 2004, according to a preliminary government report released Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2005

LDP revises Article 9 in draft Constitution

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday endorsed a new draft Constitution featuring a rewritten version of war-renouncing Article 9 that would officially allow the nation to possess a military for self-defense.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2005

Seibu shuns Matsuzaka's request

Seibu Lions ace right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka made a fresh request to his team Thursday to let him pursue a career in the major leagues next year, but the answer was "no" again.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 28, 2005

Bryant, Apache look forward to start of bj-league

With a laugh, Joe Bryant says that to be back in the country where the city he named his son for is located is like a spiritual homecoming.
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2005

Learning from devastating quakes

On Oct. 23, 2004, a series of powerful earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 6.8, devastated the Chuetsu region in Niigata Prefecture. Of the 51 deaths, 16 were directly caused by the devastation. Most of the remaining deaths were caused by "economy-class syndrome," in which survivors who tried...
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2005

Defense Agency mulls drug tests

The Defense Agency said Thursday it is considering additional drug testing for Self-Defense Forces troops in the wake of a series of drug scandals.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2005

Court nullifies state decision denying disability pensions

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday nullified a government decision to deny disability pensions to two mentally ill men who had not joined the state pension program after reaching age 20.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2005

Lawmakers wonder how to dress

The government is following up its summer "Cool Biz" campaign with "Warm Biz" this winter to save energy and combat global warming, but bureaucrats and lawmakers already are having trouble finding the right clothes.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 28, 2005

100 steps to ikebana

Famed ikebana artist Shogo Kariyazaki will hold his annual exhibition of his works at Tokyo's Meguro Gajoen, a multipurpose community space. Titled "The World of Florist Shogo Kariyazaki," and running Oct. 29-Nov. 13, the exhibition will take place in the rooms that surround the famous "100-Step Staircase,"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2005

Nossiter says 'bon sante!'

If nothing else, Jonathan Nossiter's "Mondovino" created a stir and no doubt triggered many discussions amid the opening (and sniffing!) of corks all over the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2005

TBS scrambling for 'stable' investors

About 55 percent of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s outstanding shares will likely fall into the hands of long-term shareholders, sources close to the television broadcaster claimed Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 28, 2005

Journey to the end of the world

The name in Ainu means "the end of the Earth." And the bleakness and ruggedness of this lonely peninsula jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk are such that little imagination is required as to how the Ainu -- the indigenous people of Hokkaido -- happened by the name of Shiretoko.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2005

Ban slams shrine visit, casts doubt on summit

shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Ban Ki Moon before their meeting in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 28, 2005

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals: "Jacksonville City Nights"

Ryan Adams has got to be the busiest man in show business -- nearly 12 albums in since his debut with Whiskeytown in 1996, here comes "Jacksonville City Nights," the second of three planned releases for 2005. Earlier this year he released his first album with The Cardinals, the excellent "Cold Roses,"...
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2005

Honda reports record net profits, group sales in first half

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it posted record net profit and group sales in the first half of fiscal 2005, led by brisk sales in North America and the absence of a one-time tax payment.
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.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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