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JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

Art show by visually impaired offers a hands-on experience

Seeing with their hands -- that is what young visually disabled artists did to create works for an ongoing exhibition at Gallery Tom.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

Ministry to boost watch over train driver education

The transport ministry announced Friday it will increase its inspection of train driver education and testing.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

Lawsuit over Tokyo air raids in works

Survivors and relatives of victims of the Tokyo air raids toward the end of World War II have decided to sue the government for compensation and an apology, they said Friday.
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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005

Teikoku to drill despite risk of China action

Teikoku Oil Co. President Masatoshi Sugioka said Friday the company was willing to explore for gas in the East China Sea despite the risk of Chinese interruption, but it wanted assurance from Tokyo that its workers on the project would be safe.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

BTM worker plundered deposits for 12 years

A female worker at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi embezzled nearly 1 billion yen over 12 years, and the bank was oblivious to the theft for the entire period, it was learned Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005

Yumeshin president steps down

Yumeshin Holdings Co. said Friday that Hiroshi Kamada has resigned as president and left the construction management firm for personal reasons, sparking speculation that he is taking responsibility for the failed takeover bid for a construction consultancy firm.
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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005

'Warm Biz' windfall may trump 'Cool'

The government's "Warm Biz" campaign to encourage offices to set thermostats lower in winter will generate 232.3 billion yen in economic ripple effects, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc. figures.
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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005

Toyota hopes to steal BMW's thunder via Lexus

The Japan launch of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand next week is likely to mark the beginning of a period of intense competition in the premium car sector.
COMMENTARY
Aug 27, 2005

Beware the green terrorists among us

WASHINGTON -- Political terrorism, exemplified by 9/11 and most recently in London, may pose the greatest security threat facing most nations. But other terrorists also lurk among us, mostly in the guise of animal rights and environmental activists.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 27, 2005

Hiroji Koide

When he was barely turned 30, Hiroji Koide became vice chairman of the International Exchange Committee of the Japan Chamber of Commerce. That marked the beginning of his active participation in public affairs, which still continues more than 46 years later. He is a jovial, outward-looking Nagano man,...
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JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

State to draft law on asbestos redress

The government will draft a law outlining compensation for victims of asbestos-related illnesses, including those who lived near asbestos-linked factories and the families of those who worked with the unburnable material, the Cabinet decided Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2005

Interns would keep patients, not kin, in dark about cancer

Japanese medical interns, who rarely have chances to reveal terminal-stage cancer diagnosis in their daily work, generally say they would inform patients' families about cancer before patients, a joint survey by Japanese and U.S. groups showed Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2005

Moromizato eyes U.S. LPGA Tour

Teenage golfer Shinobu Moromizato, who turned professional last month after winning the national amateur title, will pursue a career on the U.S. LPGA Tour through this fall's qualifying tournament, her management office said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

Police to get info on users of suicide Web sites

The communications and Internet service industries said Thursday they will provide police with information on people who try to arrange suicides over the Internet.
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JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 26, 2005

SDP stays course, hopes for election luck

The Social Democratic Party's campaign for the Sept. 11 general election will be a continuation of its same platform: Japan must maintain its peace stance, SDP leader Mizuho Fukushima said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

Six-way talks may restart Sept. 2

Six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions may resume on Sept. 2, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

Camp Zama buildup feared inevitable

U.S. military brass in Japan reportedly contacted about 20 real estate agencies in Kanagawa Prefecture between late last year and early this year to ask them if they could build about 500 housing units near Camp Zama.
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JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

Kanagawa eyes base reductions in return for hosting U.S. Army

Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa has hinted he may accept a U.S. military realignment plan to transfer the Army's First Corps headquarters to Camp Zama if other U.S. military facilities in the prefecture are returned or reduced.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

2006 named Japan-China tourism year

2006 will be designated as Japan-China Tourism Exchange Year, Japanese government officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2005

Single-person households to top stats by '25

Single-person households will percentagewise be the most typical kind in all 47 prefectures by 2025, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research estimates showed Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2005

When a family court knows best

In separate cases recently, family courts in the nation have handed down decisions concerning juvenile crime that appear to contradict each other. While one court committed an offender to a reformatory, two others decided that the offenders should face criminal charges. These decisions should prompt...

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