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EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2005

Wisdom for an aging world

In the 21st century, the world faces a dual demographic problem. First, the world population will continue to grow, increasing from about 6 billion in 2005 to more than 9 billion in 2050. Second, by around that time, the waves of an aging society now enveloping the developed countries as a result of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 8, 2005

House of babel that bubbles over

Hot on the heels of Hisashi Inoue's new play "Hakone Gora Hotel," which opened at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, "Kokugo Gannen (The First Year of the Japanese Language)," a vintage classic by the same playwright that premiered on the other side of Shinjuku at the Kinokuniya Hall in 1986, has now...
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Nintendo says its ready to fight Sony, Microsoft

Nintendo Co., creator of Super Mario and Pokemon, brushed off Tuesday the technological superiority of rivals Sony and Microsoft in an emerging three-way war in next-generation home consoles.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Transport errors spark probe

The transport ministry set up a panel Tuesday to explore ways to prevent public transportation accidents caused by human error, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa said.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Nissan launches MMC-made Otti in bid to up minicar sales

Nissan Motor Co. launched the Otti on Tuesday as its third entry in the minivehicle market.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Hiring of disabled people lagging

Disabled people employed in the private sector made up only 1.46 percent of the national workforce last year, falling short of the minimum rate of 1.8 percent set by the government, according to a white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Japan's UNSC bid dealt blow by U.S.

Japan will probably postpone submitting a resolution to expand the U.N. Security Council in light of an objection aired last week by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Ministry sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

IC 'gaijin' card shares personal info

All foreigners staying in Japan for more than 90 days may have to carry identification cards equipped with integrated circuit chips, members of the Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Upper House cancels mad cow meeting

A lack of key witnesses caused the House of Councilors agriculture panel to cancel a meeting Tuesday in which a resolution calling for "caution" in resuming beef imports from the U.S. was expected to be adopted.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 8, 2005

Taking the art out into the garden

From actresses imprisoned in vitrines and sharks suspended in formaldehyde to plaster houses that deteriorate with the rain and artificial shorelines made of pebbles and plastic -- contemporary British artists seem, after 10 years, to be taking art out of the glass case and into the environment -- wholesale....
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Ministry to check shops for mislabeled tuna

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry will survey retail stores starting Wednesday to check the accuracy of tuna package labeling, ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2005

Oki Data hopes tieup lifts China sales

Oki Data Corp. said Tuesday it has tied up with a Chinese firm in a bid to expand its sales of light-emitting diode color printers in China.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Embezzler's prison stint upheld

The Tokyo High Court upheld on Tuesday a five-year prison term for a former chairman of the failed credit union Tokyo Shogin who caused financial damage to the firm by repeatedly extending illegal loans to a Tokyo business group.
COMMENTARY
Jun 8, 2005

EU muddles forth with market intact

LONDON -- The proposed European Constitution was decisively rejected by French voters on May 29 and by the Dutch on June 1. The constitution has been ratified by other European states including Germany, which did not hold a referendum, and by Spain, which did. In theory, the referendums in France and...
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

ANA loses uniforms after CM shoot

Ten new All Nippon Airways uniforms have gone missing after they were used to shoot a TV commercial May 11 and 12, and the airline, fearing possible misuse, plans to report the case to police if they are not returned in another week, ANA said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Controversial Tokyo vice governor to quit

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Tuesday endorsed the resignation of Vice Gov. Takeo Hamauzu, under fire from assembly members for controlling metropolitan government operations.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Kono warns Koizumi about Yasukuni visits

House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono indirectly urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday to stop visiting Yasukuni Shrine, Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 8, 2005

A fling to remember

The all-male reworking of "Swan Lake" by English choreographer Matthew Bourne has become a dance and stage legend since its November 1995 premiere at Sadler's Wells Theater in London. This powerful piece of ballet zeitgeist toured widely before arriving in Japan in spring 2003. With nonstop curtain calls,...
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges

The Tojo family had kept silent for a long time. But not any longer.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 7, 2005

Ono set for foot surgery

Japan international midfielder Shinji Ono will have surgery Monday to implant a metal plate in his broken right foot, his doctor said Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2005

Heatdevils pick first as bj league draft begins

Former OSG Phoenix forward Jo Kurino was named the No. 1 overall draft pick on Monday by the Oita Heatdevils, who were given the first-round selection in Japan's first professional basketball league kicking off its inaugural season this fall.

Longform

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