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SUMO
May 31, 2005

Sumo elder Futagoyama dies

Sumo elder Futagoyama, a former ozeki and the father of former grand champions Takanohana and Wakanohana, died of mouth cancer at a Tokyo hospital Monday, his family said. He was 55.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2005

A blow to the NPT

Thirty-five years ago, governments acknowledged the threat posed by the spread of nuclear weapons and agreed on a Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Negotiations were spurred by the fear that the number of nuclear powers was set to expand exponentially; rather than a world of five nuclear "haves,"...
COMMENTARY
May 31, 2005

Pyongyang eyes nuclear test

The issue of North Korea's nuclear-weapons development could reach a critical stage in June, one year after the suspension of six-party talks. U.S. intelligence says Pyongyang might conduct a nuclear test that month.
COMMENTARY
May 31, 2005

Bashing China won't cut the U.S. deficit

The end of the 30-year-old Multi-Fiber Arrangement's textile quota system on Jan. 1 has resulted in a surge of Chinese exports and increased American pressure on China to revalue its currency amid accusations that Beijing is responsible for America's trade deficit by "manipulating" its currency.
COMMUNITY
May 31, 2005

Write back

Community Page readers respond to Satoko Kogure's article on gender equality in Japan (May 3) and Vanessa Mitchell's piece on the lack of aid resources for sex crime victims (May 17) in Japan
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Kobe Steel opens China copper unit

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Monday it has established a wholly owned company in China's Jiangsu Province to process copper sheet to meet expanding demand for electronic application usage.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 31, 2005

Residency, repairs, finance and printing

Permanent Residency You've probably addressed this question before, but if you could enlighten me once again, I'd be grateful, indeed.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 31, 2005

New Nova hours pose health risk

Nova Corp., Japan's largest employer of foreign nationals, is set to amend its working times from this week, a move which could see thousands of foreign teachers become ineligible for Employees Health Insurance, and save the company as much as 1 billion yen a year in the process.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Life insurers still suffer but rays of hope seen

Business volumes of Japan's six largest life insurers continued to shrink in the financial year that ended March 31 due to intensifying competition with U.S. rivals and the still feeble economy, according to earnings reports released Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 31, 2005

What are your nightlife picks?

Kristi Evans Dancer, 20 For me it's been Roppongi because there's so many foreigners there and it's open all night. In L.A. everything closes at 2, but here things don't start until then. It's been a lot of fun.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Odakyu chief, group execs to resign over phantom shareholder coverup

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. said Monday that its chairman and group CEO Kunio Toshimitsu will resign on June 10 to take responsibility for its coverup of phantom shareholders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Global airlines confront fuel crisis, consolidation

Members of the International Air Transport Association gathered Monday in Tokyo to find ways to survive high fuel prices and severe price competition.
MORE SPORTS
May 30, 2005

Deep Impact powers to Japan Derby win

If ever there felt like a sure thing in racing, it was watching Deep Impact cruise down the stretch in the Japan Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2005

Satozaki smacks grand slam as Marines roll on

Catcher Tomoya Satozaki connected for a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning Sunday to power the Pacific League-leading Chiba Lotte Marines to a 6-3 win over the Yokohama BayStars in an interleague game.
COMMENTARY
May 30, 2005

Western lies blackened Beijing's image

China's successful moves to improve ties with India have done more than sabotage Tokyo's hopes for an anti-China alliance with New Delhi. They have also put an end to the myth that China's alleged aggressions against India since the 1960s would prevent any rapprochement between the two countries.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2005

A neighborly foothold in Asia

Moves to reform the U.N. Security Council, which plays a major role in United Nations decision-making, are approaching a crucial phase. The so-called Group of Four countries (Japan, Germany, India and Brazil) — which are bidding for permanent seats on the council — have issued a framework draft resolution...
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2005

A tale of two constitutions

BRUSSELS -- On Sunday the world watched as the French electorate voted on whether to approve the new European constitution, and it will watch once again Wednesday when Holland holds a similar referendum. Both results will help determine the future direction and role of the European Union in the world....
Rugby
May 30, 2005

Canada downs Japan to take Toshiba Super Cup

Canada won the Toshiba Super Cup at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday, beating Japan 15-10 in the final.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
May 30, 2005

China wasn't always so critical of Japan

NEW YORK -- Yet another round of Chinese and Korean protests against Japan for allegedly downplaying its past deeds in historical reconstruction came and went (or almost). This time, though, I was reminded of one thing I should have remembered from four decades ago: China used to turn a completely different...
COMMENTARY
May 30, 2005

Japan's paradox of wealth

On his first visit to Japan in 1995, French sociologist Jean Baudrillard came up with a paradoxical hypothesis that Japan was affluent because Japanese were poor. Acknowledging that he was not an expert on Japanese affairs, Baudrillard made the suggestion in an interview with the Asahi Shimbun after...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 29, 2005

Valentine has novel idea for interleague games

Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine says he has enjoyed Japan's first season of interleague play, and he has an idea to make it more exciting: a "reverse" DH rule.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2005

MLB official rejects NPB's claims

Calling the World Baseball Classic a no-risk proposition for Japan, a senior representative of Major League Baseball rejected claims by Japanese baseball officials that revenue distribution for the proposed tournament would be unfair.

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