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Kaho Shimizu
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2006
JR trio saw record sales, pretax profits in '05, despite crashes
Three major Japan Railway carriers Thursday reported record consolidated sales and pretax profits for fiscal 2005, led by strong demand for bullet train and conventional rail line travel, despite fatal train accidents involving two of them.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2006
Skymark gets route despite safety worries
The transport ministry on Monday approved Skymark Airlines Co.'s application to begin flights between Tokyo and Sapporo despite recent safety problems at the airline.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2006
GM offers Isuzu stake to Mitsubishi, Itochu
Struggling General Motors Corp. is discussing the sale of its 7.9 percent stake in truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. to Mitsubishi Corp. and Itochu Corp., the two trading houses said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2006
Japan-ancestry visa seekers must show no criminal past
The Justice Ministry said Tuesday it will start requiring foreign nationals of Japanese descent applying for special resident visas to submit a record of any laws they have violated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2006
Visit Japan, sure, but info centers closing
Ah, the friendly tourist information center -- often the first place travelers visit when trying to acquaint themselves with an unfamiliar city.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Mar 19, 2006
Take note of how to sort out your life
Despite working late every day, Yukihiro Misawa always felt he wasn't getting enough done.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2006
New chief vows to steady JAL
Japan Airlines Corp. should restructure itself into an airline that can consistently make an operating profit of at least 100 billion yen so it can survive in volatile business conditions, the troubled carrier's incoming president said in an interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2006
Private surveillance cameras on the rise
Is it neighborhood watch or Big Brother?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006
Management strife threatens JAL's dominance
Internal struggles have long been the norm at Japan Airlines Corp., but the management row that surfaced in February goes beyond the usual factional strife.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2006
Number of official refugees up threefold in 2005
The government recognized 46 people as refugees in 2005, more than three times the figure for the previous year, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2006
Child killings cast light on isolated foreign moms
The arrest of a Chinese woman in Friday's fatal stabbing of two children she routinely drove to kindergarten in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, has cast a light on the problems foreigners face in trying to fit into Japanese society.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006
Kobe airport seeking business travelers
With the opening of the new Kobe airport Thursday, air carriers are set to wage a battle against railways, especially for business travelers, between Tokyo and Kobe.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006
Four directors at JAL seek Shinmachi's ouster
Four members of the Japan Airlines Corp. board want JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi and two other top executives out, JAL said Wednesday, amid a revolt highlighting tensions within the nation's top air carrier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2006
Building fraud exploited honor system, faulty law
Measures the government is considering to prevent further construction frauds may go part of the way in ensuring buildings meet structural codes, but they nonetheless fall short of effectively monitoring compliance with the law, according to a legal expert.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2006
Fukuoka design firm also faked structural data
Faked earthquake-resistance data were used to construct at least three condominium complexes in Fukuoka Prefecture built by Kimura Construction Co. but not designed by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, the land ministry and the Fukuoka Municipal Government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2006
Toyota records 34% jump in third-quarter net profit
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit for the fiscal third quarter jumped 34.1 percent from the previous year to a record 397.5 billion yen thanks to thriving overseas sales and the yen's depreciation against the dollar.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2006
JAL reports 23 billion yen group net loss
Japan Airlines Corp. reported Monday a group net loss of 23 billion yen for the first three quarters of fiscal 2005, slumping from a net profit of 79.2 billion yen it logged in the same period the previous year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2006
Weeping Toyoko boss pledges to right wrongs
Toyoko Inn Co. President Norimasa Nishida said Monday the firm will retrofit all the hotels that it illegally modified after they were approved by municipal governments as meeting barrier-free codes, and will hire disabled people to promote their employment.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2006
Pabco truck-scandal toll rises to 10,351 since 1986
Auto body maker Pabco Co. said Friday it illegally modified at least 10,351 trucks -- four times the number it announced in December -- by adding equipment that made them too heavy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2006
Nissan issues all-new Moco in bid to tap minicar shift
Nissan Motor Co. launched a fully remodeled version of the Moco minivehicle Wednesday that is being supplied by Suzuki Motor Corp. on an original equipment manufacturing basis.
Alerts issued for Tokyo area cities as Shanshan crawls across Japan
A submerged area of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Thursday after Typhoon Shanshan dumped torrential rain throughout the Kyushu region.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
From tropical storm to 'violent': Japan’s typhoon classifications
A satellite image from Wednesday shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu as the storm was rapidly intensifying.
Tropical Storm Shanshan soaks Japan as flood and landslide risks rise
People walk in front of closed ticket gates for the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo Station as train operations between Tokyo and Nagoya remain suspended due to Tropical Storm Shanshan on Saturday.
Will Bangladesh go the way of Pakistan?
Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh's army chief, arrives at Dhaka International Airport to receive Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Aug. 8 to lead the country's interim government.
Japan seeks another record-breaking defense budget for fiscal 2025
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force hold a live-fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May. Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking another record-breaking budget for fiscal 2025.
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
A member of the Self-Defense Forces wipes away sweat as he conducts a search and rescue operation at a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11, 2018.
Did you feel that? It may be time to refresh your disaster kits — and vocabulary.
A map of western Japan shows the Nankai Trough and, to its north, the hypocentral region where the energy for an earthquake is thought to be building.
This English schoolboy has big dreams of becoming yokozuna — and more
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday. Tarasenko’s potential in sumo was made obvious when he won U18 gold in the 90-kg weight class at the 2023 Baruto Cup in Estonia despite being four years under the age limit and having only had a total of one hour of sumo training before the meet.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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