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BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2005

Foreigners fail to make cut in contest to be Daiei sponsor

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan has weeded out foreign-led consortiums from its list of candidates to sponsor struggling retailer Daiei Inc., according to sources.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 22, 2005

Harry Sweeney

Dr. Harry Sweeney said: "Racing in Japan under the Japan Racing Association is the best in the world. There is no question about it." He speaks with the authority of someone "happy and proud to be involved with it." He thinks he, as a non-Japanese who is a member of the Breeders' Association of Japan...
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2005

Tanigaki hints at impending tax hike

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 22, 2005

Taming the wild beet root in Australia

I have just come back from Australia and I'm covered with blood. But before I tell you about that, you're probably wondering why I chose Australia to spend the holidays. Well, Australia has a lot to offer. Inhabited by 11 of the most poisonous animals in the world, why wouldn't someone want to visit...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 21, 2005

Has master manipulator Ferguson unnerved Wenger?

LONDON -- Earlier this season, the sports pages of English newspapers were delighted when the public row between Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger kicked off (though no one expected it to be continuing and even gathering pace three months later).
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2005

Picking up where he left off

U.S. President George W. Bush is beginning his second term of office (Thursday, Washington time). Having outlined an aggressive agenda for the next four years, he has said he intends to use the political capital accumulated during his first term to accomplish his objectives. That will require spending...
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Nakasone group unveils Constitutional amendment plan

An independent think tank led by former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on Thursday unveiled its draft for revising the Constitution.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Top court nixes Suzuki aide's appeal

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a secretary of former Diet lawmaker Muneo Suzuki against lower court rulings that found the aide guilty of hiding political donations and other charges, court officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Britain to protect GSDF when Dutch pull out of Iraq

British forces will provide security for the Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Samawah, southern Iraq, after the Dutch forces currently protecting them withdraw in March, visiting British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

U.N. eyes lead role in tsunami alert system

. Based in Hawaii, it is used by 26 nations, including the United States and Japan. The Japanese delegation said it would try to play a leading role through this system.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Sex offender list to be limited: NPA

The National Police Agency will only ask the Justice Ministry for information on sex offenders who have served prison time, NPA Commissioner General Iwao Uruma said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Lower house official arrested for allegedly taking bribe

A 58-year-old official of the House of Representatives secretariat has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe in exchange for favoring a communications equipment maker that was bidding for a state contract, police said Thursday.
JAPAN / 10 YEARS AFTER
Jan 21, 2005

Quake-preparedness a patchwork effort

The thicket of wood houses and small shops that line the warren of alleys just east of Tokyo's Sumida River in the Higashi-Mukojima 1-chome district has been deemed "highly dangerous" by disaster-preparedness authorities.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Tokyo under fire for deporting refugees

Japan has long caught flak for being closed to asylum-seekers, and the deportation this week of two Kurds from Turkey — despite their U.N. recognition as "mandate refugees" — has brought the government under a fresh attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Lawmakers hit over pensions

An advisory panel proposed Thursday that lawmakers' annual pension-plan contributions be raised by more than 70 percent over four years and their annual benefits be cut by 30 percent.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Group retracts claim that photo shows abductees

A group investigating abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea has retracted its claim that two people shown in a photograph carried by a North Korean defector are two missing Japanese nationals.
SUMO
Jan 21, 2005

Asashoryu a win away from title

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu defeated Tochiazuma at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday but will have to wait another day to wrap up his 10th Emperor's Cup.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

Nissan may pass steel price to buyers

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it might have to pass the added cost from soaring steel prices on to consumers if the current trend continues over a long period.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 21, 2005

New look for Mitsukoshi HQ

Mitsukoshi celebrated its 100th anniversary last year with the renovation of the New Wing of its flagship store in Tokyo's Nihonbashi. A century is as old as it gets for a department store in Japan -- this illustrious edifice has the distinction of being the nation's first. (It is also the only retailer...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 21, 2005

Inakaya East: Performance art of the robatayaki

As you slide open the door and enter, a chorus of yells assails your ears, echoing around the room. Before you are even seated, there will be more shouts and responses unleashed by the same bevy of full-throated floor staff. And then again when you order that first drink. And so on all evening. Welcome...
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

Action needed to sustain growth: OECD

Japan should do more to end deflation, cut its budget deficits and optimize its labor market to sustain the country's recent economic growth, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

Wage talks reflect big divide; bonus boost favored over raises

Japan's annual spring talks between unions and management on wages and working conditions started Thursday with no tension apparent but with the spreading pay gap between major and smaller companies expected to draw attention.
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jan 21, 2005

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BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

NTT gives up on IC card pay phones

NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. said Thursday they will abolish 50,000 public pay telephones that accept IC-embedded phone cards by March 31, 2006.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Japan to introduce joint child custody system in April 2026
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (center) and other ministers prior to a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday
Woman, 69, arrested over 1999 Nagoya housewife's murder
A police sketch released in 2020 of a woman spotted near the scene of the 1999 murder of a housewife in Nagoya's Nishi Ward
Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up
A South Korean protester holds a placard showing a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as a thief during a rally ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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