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Aug 4, 2005

Danjo lives her dream on the NFL stage

When Yoshiko Danjo stands at the sideline of RCA Dome as a member of the Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders this fall, one thing she will bring to the sideline will be a photo of a Japanese cheerleader.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2005

Kitajima shrugs off loss at worlds

Olympic double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima put the disappointment of missing out on a gold medal at the world swimming championships behind him and said Wednesday that his personal best time in the 100-meter breaststroke final has given him a platform to build on.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

In vitro not seen as congenital anomaly risk

There is no difference in the likelihood of deformity between a child conceived naturally and one conceived through in vitro fertilization, medical researchers said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Mori to quit faction helm if poll called

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday he will step down as head of his Liberal Democratic Party faction if Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolves the House of Representatives and calls a snap election over government-sponsored postal privatization bills.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Officials' response to asbestos slipshod, critics say

Spurred into action following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths across the country, the government last week unveiled a package of steps designed to better deal with the carcinogenic substance.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

JFBA to study ending death penalty

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations said Wednesday it will send a delegation to Germany and Britain later this month to study how the abolition of capital punishment has affected the two countries.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Toyota sets sales record but profit drops

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that a 10.5 percent boost in sales helped it set a quarterly sales record of 4.98 trillion yen in the first quarter, thanks to thriving demand in all markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 4, 2005

Doubts over Tokyo Tribunal's legitimacy linger

Masahiro Morioka broke a taboo for government officials in May when, as parliamentary secretary for the health ministry, he disputed the legitimacy of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, in which Japan's wartime leaders were tried.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Haneda blackout hit amid repairs

The power-unit monitoring system was not working properly when the control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport suffered an electrical failure Tuesday because circuit breakers on the switchboard were being replaced, the transport ministry said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2005

Death sparks crisis in Sudan

The death of Mr. John Garang, who led Sudan's southern rebels for two decades, risks destabilizing that country. Mr. Garang's decision to make peace with the Khartoum government ended a bloody civil war that had claimed more than 2 million lives. The peace that he negotiated must outlive him.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Nonpaid benefit cases top 10,000

Property and casualty insurance companies, including the nation's top six firms, failed to make payouts to policyholders in more than 10,000 cases -- worth several hundred million yen -- over the past three years due to computer glitches and human error, industry sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Depositor-protection law for card crimes passed

The House of Councilors on Wednesday passed into law a bill to protect depositors from losses from cash card thefts and forgeries.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Manufacturers plan big spending boost for third year

Manufacturers plan to spend 19.8 percent more on plants and equipment over the previous fiscal year for a third consecutive year of double-digit increases, according to a survey by Development Bank of Japan released Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2005

Saudi Arabia's challenge

The death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd marks the end of an era for the desert kingdom. The king's life encompassed his country's transition from a collection of nomadic tribes who lived atop the world's greatest petroleum reserves to a modern society whose alliance with the West created intense internal...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2005

Labor clash has lessons for India, Japan

MADRAS -- India's image as an attractive destination for global capital may take a beating after a July 25 clash between the police and workers of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd. in the city of Gurgaon, located near New Delhi. Scores of workers were severely injured and taken to hospital. Others...
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Mazda reports sharp drop in profit

Mazda Motor Corp.'s profit shrank sharply in the April-June quarter despite improved sales because of a change in accounting standards, the affiliate of U.S. automaker Ford said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Gasoline prices hit 12-year high

The price of nonpremium gasoline at the pumps was 128 yen per liter on average as of Monday, the highest level in 12 years, according to the Oil Information Center.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

State extends liquor-shop protections

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday to extend restrictions on the opening of new shops selling alcohol in "highly competitive" areas for another year to protect small and midsize liquor stores.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2005

Flawed crime bill threatens rights

The government has reportedly given up a plan to have the Diet enact within the current session a bill to enable Japan to join a multilateral treaty to combat international organized crime, but it intends to introduce it again in the next Diet session. The bill carries a danger of undermining a national...
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

Defense Agency punished 1,200 in '04

The Defense Agency punished 1,286 officials in fiscal 2004, and 1,229, or 95 percent of them, were Self-Defense Forces officials, the agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

China buildup on Defense Agency radar

Tokyo is monitoring China's rapid military buildup and remains on alert in the wake of recent incidents, including the intrusion of a submarine into Japanese territorial waters and frequent operations by its marine research vessels nearby, according to an annual report on defense released Tuesday.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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