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JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

'Cool Biz' popular enough for another try

The sight of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in an open-collar shirt was much more familiar this month than in June, when the government kicked off the "Cool Biz" casual-dress campaign for reducing air-conditioner use.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

Fines may double for fatal driving

The Justice Ministry may double the maximum fine for drivers who cause death or injury in an accident to 1 million yen, ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

Dead sperm donor's in vitro paternity not recognized

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday refused to recognize a man as the father of a child conceived by in vitro fertilization after he died, calling the reproductive process "unnatural."
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2005

Goldman to invest 25 billion yen in eAccess' cell phone business

U.S.-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will invest some 25 billion yen in eMobile Ltd., the cell phone unit of Japanese broadband services firm eAccess Ltd., the cell phone company said Thursday.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 30, 2005

Classical piano

The 16th Annual Kishiko International Concert, which features contemporary piano music from China, South Korea and Japan, will be held Oct. 7. Over the past 15 years, concerts have taken place in Seoul, Beijing and Los Angeles, but this year the performance returns to Tokyo for the second successive...
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2005

JEC defends defensive stock split

Japan Engineering Consultants Co. on Thursday defended its stock split against a hostile bid by construction engineering firm Yumeshin Holdings Co. as an appropriate measure during its general shareholders meeting in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2005

Retail sales up for sixth month in row

Japanese retail sales climbed 1.5 percent from a year earlier to 10.30 trillion yen for the sixth straight monthly rise, chiefly boosted by rising oil prices, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

Four high-decibel rightists held for defaming priest

Police arrested four members of a rightwing group Thursday on suspicion of defaming the chief priest of Meiji Shrine last autumn by claiming in loudspeaker truck protests that he had embezzled money.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 30, 2005

The taste of Tosa in Tokyo

Long before the ballyhooed construction in the 1980s and '90s of the three stupendous bridge systems linking Honshu with Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's main islands was by far the least visited. But despite the completion of those civil-engineering white elephants, Shikoku has pretty much remained...
LIFE / Travel
Sep 30, 2005

Embracing traditions

Held Oct. 7-9 each year, Kunchi is as much a celebration of Nagasaki's cosmopolitan history as it is a traditional Japanese festival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2005

Gang of Four: "Return the Gift" (V2/Columbia)

Gang Of Four's decision to mark their first full reunion in 20 years with an album of past triumphs re-done exactly the way they were done originally smacks of a stunt, like Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot remake of "Psycho." But as the band has said, they never felt the original recorded versions conveyed...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 30, 2005

Asia Orchestra Week 2005

The Asia Orchestra Week 2005, to be held in Tokyo and Osaka Oct. 2-7, will give classical music fans the chance to catch less familiar orchestras from the Asia-Pacific region. While visiting orchestras from the United States and Europe may be familiar to Japanese audiences, Asia Orchestra Week is now...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2005

Growl heard loud from New Orleans

Dr. John has been a central icon of New Orleans music for the past four decades. Though famed for his keyboard playing, he started out on guitar in his teens as a studio musician in 1950s New Orleans. He later switched to keyboards and put together his own special flavor of traditional-meets-funk music...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 30, 2005

Cosmopolitan city comes to life

Before Aug. 9, 1945, Nagasaki was best known for its churches, Chinatown and a tasty noodle dish called champon, and but for heavy cloud cover that day over the nearby city of Kokura -- which was slated to be the world's second atom-bombed city -- it would still likely be that way. However, moments after...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 30, 2005

A diet of sex and bad poetry

For their latest production, Tokyo International Players present "Arcadia." Written by Tom Stoppard ("Shakespeare in Love,") "Arcadia" spans two centuries in a single room at the Coverley family's country estate.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2005

Japan, India to cooperate on energy

Japan and India signed a joint document Thursday in Tokyo to promote comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2005

The Yokohama Jazz Promenade

The Yokohama Jazz Promenade is the best weekend of the year for jazz lovers, and shows you just what a city arts foundation can do if they put their music-loving minds to it. On Oct. 8 and 9, nearly a hundred groups will perform at 10 halls and 20-some jazz clubs sprinkled around the city -- and that's...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 30, 2005

Get digital at film fest

The onedotzero digital moving image festival started in London in 1997, and has since grown to tour the four corners of the globe introducing new video talent in 60 cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

High court cans Yasukuni suit

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by 39 plaintiffs who sought damages from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the state for psychological stress they claim his August 2001 visit to Yasukuni Shrine caused.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2005

Suguri to miss Tokyo JSF event

Figure skater Fumie Suguri will miss the upcoming Japan International Challenge due to inflammation in her right groin, the Japan Skating Federation said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2005

Can a watchdog watch itself?

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's plan to go public in fiscal 2005 (ending next March 31) seems unlikely to go smoothly as the Financial Services Agency opposes the plan. At issue is a debate over whether the bourse can continue to properly execute its public role as a watchdog over the stock market after going...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2005

Woman's kin sue Unification Church alleging it caused family breakdown

Parents of a Unification Church member filed a 17 million yen lawsuit Wednesday against the organization, alleging it caused their family to fracture.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2005

Noguchi gets science ministry award

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi was presented with a special award Wednesday by the science ministry for giving the Japanese people "courage, hope and encouragement" by completing his mission on the space shuttle Discovery.
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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