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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2006

Matsuda first in Cabinet to meet Gadhafi

The state minister for science and technology held talks Thursday night in Libya with leader Moammar Gadhafi, according to the Foreign Ministry.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2006

Threat to confidentiality

As part of international efforts to stop money laundering by criminal organizations and money transfers by terrorist groups, the government is preparing a new bill that it hopes to submit to a regular Diet session next year.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2006

Kishi's diplomacy overdue

In a recent book Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was dubbed "The Man Who Turned Diplomacy into Fighting." Even after a diary by a former head of the Imperial Household Agency was revealed, describing Emperor Showa's displeasure over Yasukuni Shrine's decision in 1978 to honor Class-A war criminals,...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

Revolutionary mix of magic, choreographed dance

Born and raised in California to an Okinawan father and French-Moroccan mother, Cyril has been honing his highly-visual style of magic ever since a family friend took him to see a magic show in Las Vegas, aged 6. Cyril presents his latest show, a fusion of dance and magic to choreographed routines, titled...
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Crown Prince and family fly off to Holland

Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, left for the Netherlands on Thursday for a two-week trip aimed at helping the Crown Princess recover from her stress-induced illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2006

Princess Kiko enters Aiiku Hospital

Princess Kiko, 34 weeks pregnant with a possible future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, entered Aiiku Hospital in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday, as she waits for the birth of her third child, expected early next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2006

Fuel spike hits taxi, airline passengers

Crude oil price rises are turning the screws on taxi companies and airlines, pushing them to pass higher fuel costs on to passengers in the form of higher fares.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2006

Koizumi visit quick but so is protest outcry

what he did," said Eun Sik Kim, deputy director of the committee. Taiwan Aboriginal, a group of Taiwanese who marched with the Korean group, were even more vocal.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 13, 2006

Giants '80s theme nights on; scalpers, bonus packets gone

In a further effort to draw more fans to home games at Tokyo Dome and remind supporters how good the team played 15-25 years ago, the Yomiuri Giants are remembering the "good ol' days" and holding '80s Night on Fridays.
JAPAN / History
Aug 12, 2006

Yasukuni gripes still dog nation

everyone (in the association) avoided," Kishimoto said. But this all changed several years ago, when the group's chairman, LDP House of Representative lawmaker Makoto Koga, and other association members started to speak publicly about removing the war criminals from Yasukuni, Kishimoto said.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2006

BOJ Policy Board talks net no changes

The Bank of Japan decided Friday to maintain its 0.25 percent short-term interest rate as the central bank's assessment of economic and financial condition in the past month remained unchanged.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2006

Researcher gave Russian high-tech Nikon device

Tokyo police turned over to prosecutors Thursday their case against a former Nikon Corp. researcher who is suspected of giving a Nikon device under development related to fiber-optic communications to a Russian official in Tokyo last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2006

Nukaga unlikely to join LDP race

Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga will probably not become a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September because his own faction will not support him, political sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2006

Volunteer group's play tells refugee's harrowing tale

A Tokyo-based group working to raise awareness of the plight of people seeking asylum in Japan is performing a play that depicts the struggle of a refugee who lives under constant fear of deportation.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2006

Abe gets boost as factions look set to back him

Factional politics once again have come to the forefront of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election with reports Wednesday that Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has secured the support of two faction leaders and is a virtual shoo-in.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2006

Nagano bids maverick goodbye

Nagano voters on Sunday chose a steady and stable style of politics over maverick leadership often characterized by theatrics, confrontation and confusion. Gov. Yasuo Tanaka, a reform-minded ex-novelist, sought a third term but was defeated by Mr. Jin Murai, a former state minister for national disaster...
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2006

Center gives refugees reason for hope

has been commissioned by the government to provide followup (to refugees who have been recognized)," said Shin Ohara of RHQ. "I think all foreigners living in Japan face hurdles, but for refugees it is especially hard to be adopted into Japanese society for various reasons, including the language barrier." The...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 8, 2006

Japan media focus blurred on big issues

All the pain of the tragedy that has befallen their family is etched in the crumpled faces of Shigeru and Sakie Yokota.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2006

Hokuetsu issues new shares to Mitsubishi

Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., the target of a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co., said Monday it has completed its planned new share issuance worth about 30 billion yen to major trading house Mitsubishi Corp.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 6, 2006

JPBPU should consider rich history of Nichi-Bei Yakyu

You may have heard the Japan Pro Baseball Players Union has voted to end participation in Nichi-Bei Yakyu, the series of post-season all-star games between the best players in Japan and their counterparts from Major League Baseball. The apparent final good will event is scheduled to be played in Japan...
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2006

Club can't shake its fatal attraction

As the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week mark the 61st anniversary of the first atomic bombings in human history, the world faces the likelihood of the further spread of nuclear weapons. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and of Nagasaki, three days later, caused the immediate...
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.

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