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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 9, 2005

Armchair critics get own online film festival

Fancy being the next Pauline Kael or Roger Ebert? International short film festival, Con-Can Movie Festival, is giving the perfect opportunity to budding film critics, and of course regular movie fans, by inviting the public to view films submitted by directors from all over the world. The films, all...
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2005

Mizuho Securities mars J-Com's market debut

Mizuho Securities Co., a brokerage unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., said Thursday it was responsible for the large number of erroneous J-Com sell orders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that caused overall share prices to plunge the same day.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Actors Watanabe, Minami tie knot

Ken Watanabe, an actor internationally recognized for his roles in Hollywood movies, married actress Kaho Minami on Saturday, their production firms announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Pollen levels to be lower this spring

The amount of hay-fever causing cedar pollen released into the air hit its highest level ever last spring, thanks to favorable weather for cedar growth the summer before.
COMMENTARY
Dec 8, 2005

Crisis behind Arroyo, for now

MANILA -- Some observers of Philippine affairs view political crises in this country as a permanent phenomenon. Just the other day, I joined a group of foreign correspondents for a meeting with a visiting American reporter who has covered the Philippines since the late '60s. While this journalist, who...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 7, 2005

Webber frustrated with role for 76ers

NEW YORK -- Philadelphia's Chris Webber didn't even try to hide his fury when replaced for defensive purposes down the stretch against the Knicks late last month. Everyone within earshot heard him berate assistant John Kuester, who's apparently responsible for such substitutions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 6, 2005

Genki drinks riding high

People the world over are raising a toast to the growing mainstream acceptance of energy and functional drinks.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2005

Capital spending up 9.6% for quarter

Capital spending grew 9.6 percent in the July-September quarter on an all-industry basis to 12.56 trillion yen for the 10th straight quarter of expansion, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2005

China's environmental health challenges

NEW YORK -- The recent environmental crises in China underscore the need to improve the mechanisms for preventing environmental disasters and responding more effectively to environmental emergencies. For the past few decades, China has maintained significant economic expansion while greatly improving...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Dec 3, 2005

Tony Hogg

His friends are very important to Tony Hogg. From his home in Brisbane, Australia, he keeps in touch with them wherever they are in the world, and plans to visit them whenever he can. Friendships from his Japan days go back more than 30 years, while those originally forged in Australia go back even further....
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 2, 2005

Ichiro agrees to play in WBC

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic, it was announced on the Seattle Times Web site on Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 2, 2005

Influence of French violence

PARIS -- No use telling Japan Times' readers about Beaujolais. Most of them surely have had the opportunity of tasting this refreshing, though somewhat acidic, wine from France. The day in November when new production went on sale used to be celebrated in many places by popular feasts, as a tribute to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 2, 2005

Psychedelic radar 12.02

Saturday, Dec. 3
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2005

China's environmental challenge

Achemical spill on China's Songhua River is a grim reminder of the costs attendant to China's breakneck economic development. The release of toxic chemicals underscores three sets of challenges that China faces as it modernizes: environmental practices of its businesses, government's response to the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2005

Lawmaker often dogged by controversy

Hawkish Lower House member Shingo Nishimura, who was arrested Monday for violating the Attorneys Law, is no stranger to controversy, having drawn flak as a Defense Agency vice minister when he called for Japan to develop nuclear weapons and for remarking that punishment is the only reason why people...
COMMENTARY
Nov 27, 2005

Seoul not the ally that Washington deserves

WASHINGTON -- During his Asian trip, U.S. President George W. Bush met with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun to highlight the two nations' alliance. The next day Roh's government announced that it was withdrawing a third of its soldiers from Iraq. Never mind.
Japan Times
Features
Nov 27, 2005

Too much of a good thing

Humans are wholly dependent on nature's cornucopia for food, clothing, shelter, many medicines, beer and wine -- to name just a few of life's essentials and pleasures.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 26, 2005

Japan HIV Center to help on World AIDS Day

Caitlin Stronell and I are sitting in front of Ebisu Station when Skip Swanson skips into view with a twirl and a balletic bow.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 26, 2005

Richard Quest

Almost 20 years ago, viewers of the BBC World Service used to watch a British television reporter whose agile, distinctive style excited comment. "Unconventional," some said. "Quirky," said others, "original and mold-breaking."
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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