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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2005

EU states also need to deal with Israel

DOHA, Qatar -- Hamas' electoral success since the first round of local elections in Gaza in December has signaled a dramatic shift in the way the movement is perceived both nationally and internationally.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2005

Murata grand slam sends BayStars past Giants

Shuichi Murata hit a grand slam and Yoshihiro Doi went the distance Wednesday as the Yokohama BayStars trounced the struggling Yomiuri Giants 8-0.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2005

Putting the Vietnam War to rest

Ten years after the two countries normalized relations, and three decades after the end of the Vietnam War, a leading Vietnamese official is visiting the United States for the first time. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's trip holds out hope that the two countries will put the war behind them. The vocal...
COMMENTARY
Jun 23, 2005

Lively politics worries China

HONG KONG -- Although Taiwan's lat est constitutional reforms preclude any declaration of formal independence for the foreseeable future, they do strengthen Taiwan's democratic development.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jun 23, 2005

Yellow-browed bunting

* Japanese name: Kimayuhojiro * Scientific name: Emberiza chrysophrys * Description: Buntings are related to finches and sparrows, but the Yellow-browed bunting -- whose Japanese name means "yellow eyebrow white cheek" -- is distinguished from them by its rather large head, brown-streaked upperparts...
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jun 23, 2005

China's growth sums just don't add up for the planet

China's 1.3 billion (and counting) citizens are poised to transform the global landscape dramatically, both economically and ecologically.
JAPAN / A GENERATION CLOCKS OUT
Jun 23, 2005

Airlines face crunch as old pilots pull chocks

Japan's airline industry is facing a serious pilot shortage with scores of veteran captains expected to retire between 2007 and 2009 along with all the other baby boomers.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Japan plans to drop bid to host ITER

Japan plans to give up its bid to have the world's first nuclear fusion reactor built in Aomori Prefecture, paving the way for the multibillion dollar project to go to the European Union, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Sony shareholders give nod to Stringer's team

Shareholders of Sony Corp. on Wednesday approved a new management team led by Howard Stringer, who pledged to turn around the company's struggling consumer electronics business.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

AIDS stigma a dangerous failing of Japan: activist

Japan and other parts of Asia should make efforts to curb prejudices against people with HIV and AIDS and reflect their needs in government policy, the founder of an HIV/AIDS advocacy group said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Diet passes amendment to SEC law

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday to fine companies for giving false information in their financial statements and to tighten rules on large-lot off-hours stock trading.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Death, disease not linked to smoking: high court

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by former smokers, some now deceased, who were each demanding 10 million yen in compensation from Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government for tobacco-induced illnesses.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Trade surplus shrank 68.3% in May

Japan's customs-cleared trade surplus shrank 68.3 percent in May from a year earlier to 297.0 billion yen for the second monthly decline in a row, as record high oil prices inflated the value of imports while exports to China slowed, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

DVD makers refuse to bury hatchet in format war

The two corporate sides headed by Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. remain bogged down in a battle over a unified standard for next-generation DVDs, with no sign of yielding.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Osaka 'curfew' plan rife with problems

OSAKA — It's a Saturday evening in early 2006, and four Osaka-area 15-year-old friends, Kenji, Taro, Yoko and Yuka, show up at a theater to see the latest movie. The time is 6:45 p.m., 15 minutes before the movie starts.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Boy held for killing parents, blowing up home

A 15-year-old youth was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering his parents at their home in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, this week, police said.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Tokyo reformatory escapee, 18, recaptured in Chiba

An 18-year-old inmate was found Wednesday afternoon in Chiba Prefecture four hours after escaping from a reformatory in Fuchu, western Tokyo, the Justice Ministry said.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Morioka again slams war tribunal

The parliamentary secretary for health, labor and welfare Wednesday criticized the Tokyo tribunal held after World War II, saying it was wrong to consider the victors right and the losers wrong.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Toshiba exec voted TSE chairman

The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday officially elected Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro as its first chairman, following a shareholders' meeting.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

New war memorial is old idea back in the spotlight

The concept of a new national memorial for the war dead, on ice for years for political reasons, has returned to the spotlight as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi finds himself in a regional diplomatic deadlock.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Chile eyes FTA talks in November '06

Chile hopes to start negotiations in November 2006 for a free-trade agreement with Japan, Chilean Ambassador to Japan Daniel Carvallo said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Musashino cops fingerprinting homeless

Police in the western Tokyo suburb of Musashino have been fingerprinting and photographing homeless people and gathering other personal data on them on a voluntary basis, police officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005

Diet passes bill to curb geriatric care

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday to curb government spending on geriatric nursing care by promoting preventive care for the elderly.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Credit card data thieves ring up 110 million yen

Data on about 46,000 Visa card holders have been stolen and so far, more than 110 million yen in illicit purchases have been reported, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
LIFE / Language
Jun 23, 2005

Seminars help teachers survive tough times

There are an estimated 30,000 people teaching English in Japan, including those on the government's widely recognized JET program. But with the craze for language learning fading fast, the English conversation industry is facing a crisis and many teachers, fearing for their livelihoods, are taking courses...
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘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.

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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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