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JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Quake costs JR East at least 2 billion yen

East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it lost 2.1 billion yen in revenue in the nine days following the powerful earthquakes that struck Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 23.
COMMENTARY
Nov 10, 2004

Dealing with the nuclear-threat hydra

LONDON -- The U.S. government has named Iran and North Korea as rogue states. Iran is accused of seeking to develop nuclear weapons and breaching the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). North Korea may already have a few nuclear devices and has announced its withdrawal from the NPT. The two states...
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Yamato Transport reports 158.8% rise in net profit

Yamato Transport Co. said Tuesday it posted a group net profit of 16.56 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 2004, up 158.8 percent over a year earlier.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Nov 10, 2004

A journey through a landscape of clay

Kyoto ceramic artist Shin Fujihira creates works imbued with a childlike glee and an overflow of intelligent -- rather than intellectual -- energy that it's impossible not to fall in love with. The man, as a favorite singer of mine says, "has sharpened his sense of wonder" to the point of supreme refinement....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Suffrage for foreigners gains momentum

After nearly a decade on the back burner, the issue of granting suffrage to foreigners in local-level elections has gained renewed interest due to recent moves by lawmakers.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004

Izuhakone Railway chief bows out over falsified financial statements

Izuhakone Railway Co. President Teruni Serizawa stepped down Tuesday to take the blame for falsified financial statements that had inflated the number of individual shareholders in the firm.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2004

Koizumi backs U.S.-led offensive against Fallujah insurgents

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday threw his weight behind the U.S.-led offensive in Iraq against insurgents in Fallujah.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

JT ups warnings on cigarette packs

Japan Tobacco Inc. will start printing larger health warnings on the packages of some of its cigarette brands later this month in preparation for stricter labeling regulations that kick in at the end of June.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 9, 2004

JFA planning charity game to help quake victims

The Japan Football Association said Monday that J. League first-division side Albirex Niigata and a select group of current and former Japan internationals are set to play a friendly match for earthquake victims in Niigata next month.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Japan rejects shark conservation pact

The government will reject an international agreement to limit trade in great white sharks that was reached last month at a wildlife conservation conference in Bangkok, government sources said Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2004

Ichiba accepts offer from Rakuten Eagles

Yasuhiro Ichiba of Meiji University, who accepted money from pro baseball clubs in violation of draft eligibility rules, has accepted an offer by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to acquire him in a pre-draft arrangement, Takahiro Beppu, former general manager of the university's baseball team, said...
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Koizumi says troops in Iraq are still in a 'noncombat zone'

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday he still considers the southern Iraqi region around the city of Samawah a "noncombat zone," despite the Iraqi government declaring a state of emergency for most of the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

10 hurt as more earthquakes hit Niigata

A powerful earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.9 struck Niigata Prefecture on Monday, injuring at least 10 people.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Romania, Japan eye emissions trading deal

Japan is negotiating with Romania on facilitating emissions trading of greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol, which enters into force in February, officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Peru cash crop quest bears fruit

It was more than 20 years ago that Takayuki Suzuki packed his bags and moved to Peru.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Defense strategists look to China's attack threat

As part of efforts to revamp the national defense strategy, Defense Agency officials have established three scenarios in which China attacks Japan.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004

Four-way split possible with interim computers: Japan Post

Japan Post can be divided into four private entities within the April 2007 time frame, if it adopts a provisional computer system, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2004

Making money politics not pay

In yet another case of political corruption, former Lower House member Muneo Suzuki, who once held important posts in the Cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party, has been sentenced to two years in prison by the Tokyo District Court for bribery and other offenses. Significantly, the court did not grant...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 9, 2004

A primer on health care

There are two main types of Japanese Health Insurance: National Health Insurance and Employees' Health Insurance
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004

FSA tells Resona to improve plan

The Financial Services Agency asked Resona Holdings Inc. on Monday to improve its pending business revitalization plan, Financial Services Minister Tatsuya Ito said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004

Female bank exec challenges industry

For Miyuki Zeniya, the first female full-time board member in Japan's banking industry, her challenge at Saikyo Bank is a challenge to the country's conservative banking world.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 9, 2004

Classes, groups and driving

Japanese classes I am on a month-long holiday travel staying here in Tokyo. I am interested and looking for Japanese beginner level language courses.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2004

Ordinary North Koreans getting food aid

Japan's food aid to North Korea has been distributed properly and reached ordinary people, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004

Forex reserves rise to record $837.88 billion

Japan's foreign-exchange reserves hit a record $837.88 billion at the end of October, up $6.89 billion from a month earlier for the sixth straight month of increase, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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