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EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2003

Pride vs. responsibility

For the past few weeks, the embattled president of Japan Highway Public Corp., Mr. Haruho Fujii, has been fiercely resisting the government's move to oust him. A first showdown of sorts came at a hearing last week. The two sides went through the motions of blaming each other, leaving the impression that...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

A chance to obtain free legal info in Yokohama

Administrative lawyers in Kanagawa Prefecture will provide free consultation on immigration and other legal matters in Yokohama on Saturday. The advice will be available in Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2003

'Israelization' of U.S. Middle East policy proceeds apace

BEIRUT -- Few disputed at the time that Israel was a factor that pushed U.S. President George W. Bush to go to war on Iraq. Just how much weight it had among all the other factors was the only controversial question. But what is clear, six months on, is that Israel is now a very important one indeed...
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2003

JR Tokai wants maglev to shoot for new speed record

Central Japan Railways Co. (JR Tokai) said Wednesday it will try to get its magnetically levitated train to break its own world speed record in late November or early December.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 23, 2003

Freshwater pearl mussel

* Japanese name: Kawashinjukai * Scientific name:Margaritifera laevis * Description: Mussels are bivalves: mollusks that have their body contained between two shells. Young freshwater pearl mussels often have yellowish-brown shells, which become green-tinged and darker as they mature. This animal grows...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Two placed in protection at Japan consul

A Japanese man who has fled North Korea and a woman claiming to be his sister were put under protection of the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

War dead said to haunt Iwojima

IWOJIMA ISLAND -- At 2:30 a.m., Yoshikatsu Takeda was awakened by a knock on his door. He knew no one was there, but he got up and opened it anyway.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 22, 2003

Antlers' Motoyama has surgery

Kashima Antlers midfielder Masashi Motoyama successfully completed surgery to treat an injury in his upper right leg and will be hospitalized for one week before he can begin rehabilitation, officials of the J. League first-division team said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Fujii seeks another dismissal hearing

Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii asked the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Tuesday to hold another hearing over his possible dismissal.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Ministry probes error-prone JR East over train delays

The transport ministry began inspecting East Japan Railway Co. Tuesday morning in a rare move that follows a series of service disruptions due to human error.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 22, 2003

Tamesue to join Sunny Side Up

Dai Tamesue, the 2001 world 400-meter hurdles bronze medalist, will leave the Osaka Gas athletics team at the end of this month, club officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Gene mutation not the likely cause of latest mad cow case

The cow confirmed earlier this month as being Japan's eighth with mad cow disease did not show any mutations in its prion genes, according to research findings.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Stock-company run university, graduate course to get government approval

The government said Tuesday it will approve within the month applications filed by two local governments to allow stock companies to set up a university and the equivalent of a university graduate course, paving the way for such educational institutions to open next spring.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

'Unfair' currency rate hit

Japan's attempts to weaken the yen in foreign-exchange markets give its automakers "an unfair advantage" in the United States, a top executive of General Motors Corp. said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Tension mounts as GSDF kept in dark over Iraq

Frustration is mounting within the Ground Self-Defense Force, with personnel still in the dark -- at least officially -- over the timing, location and purpose of their expected mission to Iraq before the end of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Trio held for fraud over Imperial wedding scam

Three people who allegedly staged a sham Imperial wedding reception were arrested Tuesday and accused of defrauding their guests, many of them celebrities, out of 13 million yen.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2003

Germany's hard choices

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won a critical victory Friday when Germany's Lower House of Parliament passed a package of social and labor market reforms. The bills are designed to reinvigorate the German economy, the once mighty engine of Europe that now appears infected with "the Japanese disease."
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Japan, China to exchange yuan info

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Dawei agreed Tuesday to exchange information on the yuan, according to a Finance Ministry official.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Auto firms hope Tokyo Motor Show can kick-start demand

The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opens to the public Saturday in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, and the auto industry hopes the 12-day event will help stimulate the Japanese market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 22, 2003

Cynic's view of the sex and the city

One of kabuki's most prolific playwrights, Tsuruya Nanboku, produced 120 dramas in the last 25 years of his life. This month, the Kabukiza, in Ginza, stages just two of them, a pair of remarkable sewamono (realistic plays) titled "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu (A Pledge of Love to Sango)" and "Osome Hisamatsu...
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Surging ad revenues boost Yahoo Japan profits

Major Internet portal site operator Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit for the fiscal second quarter more than doubled to 5.91 billion yen, powered by record advertising revenue.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

SDF to continue in antiterror efforts

Japan on Tuesday extended its naval logistic support for U.S. antiterror operations in Afghanistan by another six months.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Domestic PC shipments up 13%

Shipments of personal computers in Japan came to 5.151 million units in the April-September period, up 13 percent from a year earlier for the first increase in 2 1/2 years, an industry association said Tuesday.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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