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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2005

Tokyo wants safety assurances for soccer team

Japan said Thursday it wants Japanese soccer players and fans to have their safety guaranteed when the national team plays a World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang on June 8.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2005

Forum wants Mount Fuji on heritage site list

A group of political, business and academic figures, including former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, has launched a forum to push for the listing of Mount Fuji as a World Heritage site by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Apr 1, 2005

Best face on a looting binge

MOSCOW -- The city "went mad" amid an "orgy of looting." Thousands of people of all ages roamed the streets, plundering shops and government offices. Armed with sticks, they smashed everything they couldn't take home and fought each other over valuable spoils. The dictator's palace, foreboding in the...
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Tuesday deadline set for postal-bills outline

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday the government would complete an outline of postal service privatization bills by next week, increasing tensions in his Liberal Democratic Party.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Livedoor seeks Fuji TV equity tie

Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie said Thursday that an equity alliance with Fuji Television Network Inc. is necessary for the continued expansion of his company's business.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Apr 1, 2005

Pining for things past

The accompanying 1830s woodcut print depicts Shirahige-jinja Shrine nestling in a pine grove beside the upper reaches of the Sumida River. In the center of the print is an embankment where pilgrims would descend the stone stairway on the left to a torii gate and then pray at the modest shrine to the...
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Mac back on the attack with wide price cuts, growth plans

McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. unveiled a new menu Thursday that cut prices for many of its core products.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 1, 2005

Osteria La Luna Rossa: Moon shines brightly in Naka-Meguro

La Luna Rossa is one of those excellent little places that fly under the critical radar, avoiding the hyperventilation of the vernacular media but generating a deep, slow-sure buzz of appreciation among the culinary cognoscenti. In the parlance of the showbiz world, it's a sleeper.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

End to deposit guarantee: How will it affect you?

The nearly decade-old blanket guarantee on bank deposits is to end Friday, reflecting an improvement in the creditworthiness of banks due to active bad-loan disposal efforts.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 31, 2005

Japan benefits from Bahrain's bizarre blunder

SAITAMA -- An own goal in the second half gave Japan a priceless 1-0 victory over Bahrain in a Group B qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday night.
Rugby
Mar 31, 2005

Asian rugby hoping to build on success of Hong Kong Sevens

While Waisale Serevi and his Fijian team were busy stealing the headlines with their superb performance in winning the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2005 in Hong Kong last week, Asian rugby was showing, both on and off the field, that it could play a huge role in the future development of the game.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 31, 2005

Magazines asked to lay off Ando

The Japan Skating Federation has asked a magazine publishing group to refrain from "overheated" coverage of popular teenage figure skater Miki Ando, one of Japan's medal hopefuls for next year's Winter Olympics, JSF officials said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2005

Rules to survive by

The Cabinet has approved a set of ground rules for protecting the people in the event of a military, terrorist or missile attack on Japan. The rules, officially called "Guidelines Concerning the Protection of the People," state what protective measures the government will take in such an emergency.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Diet approves income tax rise; you could pay 145,000 yen extra

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday that will effectively raise income taxes next year to fix the nation's faltering finances.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2005

No exception for Pyongyang

HONOLULU -- No issue more clearly illustrates the chasm in public perceptions that has developed between the United States and South Korea than the issue of human rights in North Korea.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 31, 2005

Miyazato values overseas experience

Ai Miyazato hopes one day to be as famous on the world stage as she is in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Mar 31, 2005

Field of figures captivates kids

Last November, when students at the Early Learning Center of the American School in Japan went off to view an installation titled "Asian Field" by the renowned sculptor Antony Gormley, probably no one guessed just how big an impact the experience would have.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Horie said ready to meet Kitao after shareholder meet

Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie has expressed willingness to meet Softbank Investment Corp. President Yoshitaka Kitao after it joins the management of Nippon Broadcasting Systems Inc. in late June, a South Korean daily reported Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Industrial output fell 2.1% in February

Japan's industrial production in February fell a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent compared with the previous month, according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Japan, Thailand strike pact on FTA talks' farm aspects

Japan and Thailand have struck a basic deal on the contentious farm products segment of trade talks, Japanese government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Daiei shareholders stamp rehab

Daiei Inc. received approval from shareholders Wednesday to adopt a rehabilitation program mapped out by the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan that features a 592.4 billion yen aid package.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 31, 2005

Shonan Beach mystique evaporates upon arrival

It's here: the season of mizu nurumu (water loosening) when one's thoughts turn to things ocean-like: surf and sand and this year's ichiban kawaii mizugi (the cutest bathing suit).
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

LDP to submit card forgery bill

The Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit a bill that would require Japanese financial institutions to compensate depositors for losses from cash card forgeries, according to party lawmakers.

Longform

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.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji