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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 25, 2005

Is Japan prepared for a natural disaster such as the tsunami in Southeast Asia?

Milton Miltiadous Teacher, 40 I'm not. Friends of mine were in the tsunami -- bit of a wake-up call, so I've prepared a kit, water and canned food. Probably the most important thing, I've registered at the embassy.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2005

Government plans flexible postal stance

The government will take a flexible stance during discussions with the ruling parties over postal privatization in a bid to bridge the divide over the contentious issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Jan 25, 2005

Short shrift to a leader ousted by outlaws

HONG KONG -- The death of former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang is a reminder of the tragedy that befell 15 years ago when the People's Liberation Army was called upon to shoot down unarmed demonstrators in Beijing, students as well as civilians. But it is also a reminder that China even today...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 25, 2005

Bus hire, good food guides and more ISPs

The mailbox is choc-o-bloc with post New Year queries at the moment, so please be patient. We're answering them as fast as we can.
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BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2005

Livedoor getting ready to launch Internet bank with regional lender

Livedoor Co., a provider of Internet and computer network-related services, said Monday it will team up with a bank in Yamaguchi Prefecture to launch an online bank this year.
Rugby
Jan 24, 2005

Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup

The Microsoft Cup will have a new name inscribed on it after the NEC Green Rockets, last-year's winners, were beaten 51-16 by the Kobe Kobelco Steelers at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday.
SUMO
Jan 24, 2005

Asashoryu closes basho with perfect 15-0 mark

Grand champion Asashoryu overpowered Chiyotaikai on Sunday to close out the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a perfect 15-0 record.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2005

MMC holding talks to sell luxury cars supplied by Nissan

Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are discussing a deal in which Nissan would supply luxury cars for sale under the Mitsubishi brand, according to sources close to the matter.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2005

Tougher restrictions on foreign entertainers to be enforced in March

The planned restrictions on foreign entertainers, mostly affecting women from the Philippines, will be put in place during the first half of March, government officials said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Jan 24, 2005

A return to Northern basics

The Japan-Russia talks on the Northern Territories are deadlocked. Shortly after the end of World War II, the Soviet Union seized four islands or islet clusters northeast of Hokkaido -- Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai. In 1993, the two nations issued a joint statement calling for the conclusion...
EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2005

Tracking sex-crime offenders

The Justice Ministry, concerned about the growing incidence of sex offenses against children, is set to launch a tracking system for convicted sex criminals, perhaps by the end of March. The idea is to try to reduce the possibility of their repeating similar offenses by having them keep the National...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2005

Lineage of the Asian community concept

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Last fall the embryonic concept of an Asian community appeared to gain some momentum. Now, of course, other topics, mainly the tragedy of the Dec. 26 tsunamis, have monopolized public attention, but the vision of a broader Asian community deserves further discussion.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2005

55% want SDF out of Iraq by March 15: poll

About 55 percent of respondents in a Kyodo News poll conducted Saturday and Sunday said the Self-Defense Forces should withdraw from Iraq by March, when Dutch troops engaged in security operations are scheduled to leave the country.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 23, 2005

Injury keeps Hornets from moving Davis

NEW YORK -- Baron Davis has a treacherous back (that requires surgery, I'm told, and prevents him from practicing when all other body parts are functioning normally), a ghastly contract ($62.9 million guaranteed -- fully protected, no exemptions -- over the next four seasons) and unsavory shot selection....
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2005

Ignoble moments after the tsunami

The tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people (according to the latest count) in southern Asia last month stirred what seemed like the whole gamut of emotions, from horror and pity through frustration to admiration and relief. At times, one felt a twinge of cynicism, as when some foreign governments...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2005

Koizumi's old faction now under funding scrutiny

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party faction to which Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi once belonged is suspected of failing to submit official reports on details of funds distributed to its member lawmakers, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2005

On disaster reduction, a missed opportunity

KOBE -- Thanks to intense international political heat, the Indian Ocean region will get a tsunami early warning within three years. But more fundamental issues related to disaster reduction remain on the back burner, resulting in a lost opportunity.
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Features
Jan 23, 2005

Rapa Nui

Easter Island has been many things in the three centuries it has been known to the West: mooted landing site of UFOs; exotic long-haul holiday destination; and favorite location of the Discovery Channel -- to name just a few.
COMMENTARY
Jan 23, 2005

The lobbyists who advertise

MANILA -- As the complexity of the issues facing our societies continues to grow, political decision-makers increasingly face the problem of how to handle what is often termed information overkill.

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