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BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2005

Shopping-centered package tours decline in popularity

Holiday tours based around shopping are on the decline as more travelers look for packages that offer more free time.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2005

The G7 does it again

The topics of discussion at last weekend's meeting of finance heads from the Group of Seven were obvious: danger from rising oil prices, global imbalances and developing nations' debt. Yet the ministers failed to make headway on these issues. The global economy needs more than well-heeled cheerleaders....
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 23, 2005

Rocket Johnny: to infinity and beyond!

In the heart of downtown Shinjuku there's a land -- far over the rainbow -- where dreams really do come true. That is, if your dream involves a bowel movement.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2005

Tigers maul Giants

Former New York Mets outfielder Shane Spencer drove in four runs Thursday as the Hanshin Tigers downed the Yomiuri Giants 11-2.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2005

Urawa Reds hoping to ink midfielder Fujita

Urawa Reds general manager Takaji Mori said Thursday that the J. League club is looking to sign Japan midfielder Toshiya Fujita from first-division rival Jubilo Iwata.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 22, 2005

Phoenix's Nash clear choice as NBA's MVP this season

NEW YORK -- For those scoring in the league office, this is how I voted for . . .
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2005

Colts, Falcons to battle in Japan

Following a one-year absence, NFL action will return to Tokyo this summer.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2005

Manchester United to play Kashima, Urawa

English Premier League club Manchester United will play Kashima Antlers and Urawa Reds on a preseason tour of Japan this summer, officials of the J. League clubs said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2005

Reform remains pope's top priority

In one of the swiftest conclusions to a conclave in a century, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a German theologian, has been elected pope to succeed the late John Paul II, who pursued pacifism, human rights protection and inter-religious dialogue. The hope for Pope Benedict XVI -- the name is said to suggest...
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Koizumi to visit Russia for Allied fete

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Russia in early May to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Suicide site users should be reported: panel

Internet service providers should report to police all people who post messages on suicide Web sites, a National Police Agency security panel recommended Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Inagaki faces prison for investor product sales

Prosecutors demanded a two-year prison sentence Thursday for former Cabinet member Jitsuo Inagaki, who is charged with illegally selling 24 million yen worth of investment products.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Over 3,400 scrub China trips amid anti-Japan protests

More than 3,400 Japanese have canceled trips to China since violent anti-Japan protests erupted in that country, according to data from eight major travel agencies released Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Apr 22, 2005

Trilogy in a triangle

In general, pre-bubble nightlife in Tokyo was rather dull. In the early 1980s, a Saturday night out in Shinjuku or Roppongi meant jockeying for space in a crowded disco with packs of Japanese intent on line dancing in front of mirrors. There were a few alternative bars scattered in and around Aoyama,...
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

Japan settles for 'low-risk, low-return' FTA goals

Prudish about bilateral free-trade agreements just five years ago, Tokyo is now fielding partnership requests from 25 economies and regional blocs.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

TSE guides companies on poison pill measures

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has compiled guidelines on defensive measures firms can take against hostile takeover bids, bourse officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

Data show China trade is vital

Japan's customs-cleared trade with China exceeded its trade with the United States for the first time in fiscal 2004, underlining the interdependence between the two economies, Finance Ministry statistics showed Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

Production recovering, IT inventories subsiding: Fukui

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui said Thursday he remains confident the economy is on a recovery track, although the information technology sector continues to be bogged down by inventories.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 22, 2005

Sipping on Heian history in Uji

In Uji, it's a tough job to go anywhere without consuming its famous product as green tea is liberally doled out on the streets.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Contractor held in DoCoMo customer data leak

Police have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of leaking personal information on 24,600 customers of NTT DoCoMo Inc., police officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Sega raided over fatal fall from ride

Police searched the headquarters of game maker Sega Corp. on Thursday in connection with a man's fatal fall from a ride at a Tokyo amusement park, police sources said.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Scientists, academics urge major nuclear powers to dispose of weapons

A seven-member group of Japanese scientists and academics has urged the world's five major nuclear powers to stick to a global treaty on nuclear nonproliferation and work toward the complete abolition of nuclear arms.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2005

CCP smacks of hypocrisy

LONDON -- At the end of his visit to India last week, China's Premier Wen Jiabao made a strong political attack on Japan. With respect to Japan's bid for a seat on an expanded U.N. Security Council (UNSC) Wen opined that "Only a country that respects history, takes responsibility for history and wins...
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.

Podcast

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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