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BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2005

Kirin enters fray for near-beer with new brew

Competition for beerlike beverages heated up Wednesday as Kirin Brewery Co. entered the market with a new beverage.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2005

Pony Canyon eyes share ploy

Major music label Pony Canyon Inc., a key Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. subsidiary, may allot new shares to an investment fund set up by a group that includes the radio company, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2005

LCD TVs said on top; Matsushita wary

Liquid-crystal display televisions outdid plasma TVs in Japan's large flat-screen TV market in February for the first time, a market survey agency announced Wednesday.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 6, 2005

Getting an eyeful at Goggle Central

The HQ of Japan's current '60s revival is a small office above a Chinese restaurant next to Koenji Station in Tokyo. That's the office of Sazanami Label, a record company started in 2003 by the band Goggle-A. Having formed in 1994 and with four studio albums behind them, they are veterans of this burgeoning...
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2005

Sumitomo sells Tokyo HQ building

Trading house Sumitomo Corp. said Tuesday it has sold its head office building in Tokyo for 86 billion yen in an effort to use assets more efficiently.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 5, 2005

Burned out, wills and tax advice

Fire! Last week our house had a fire We had just moved into a rental house and paid all the key money, real estate fees etc. and nine days later our neighbor's house had a major fire, which spread to ours. The neighbor's house is completely burned, and one person died. My family all escaped unhurt,...
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2005

Four music firms deny forming ring-song cartel

Inc. and three other major record and music software companies have denied to the Fair Trade Commission that they are blocking other firms from entering the new "ring-song" mobile phone business, company officials said Monday. Sony Music issued a statement denying the FTC's allegation. Avex Network Inc.,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 5, 2005

Made in Japan

The Nintendo
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2005

Laws to protect personal info kick in, criticized

Laws to protect personal information took effect Friday, banning the public and private sectors from using information on a person other than for its intended purpose and from providing it to a third party without permission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2005

Alleged al-Qaeda link seeks vindication

A Bangladeshi businessman who was incorrectly alleged by police and the media last year as being linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist network is seeking vindication.
Rugby
Apr 1, 2005

Rugby fans tell IRB: Give the 2011 World Cup to Japan

If the Japan Rugby Football Union is on the lookout for a theme song for its bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup, it could do a lot worse than the Ray Davies penned, "Give the People What They Want."
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2005

New era for depositors

Beginning Friday, in a sure sign of the renewed strength at Japanese banks, the government will reimpose the legal cap on deposit-insurance coverage. Nine years ago, in 1996, that ceiling -- 10 million yen in principal plus interest -- was removed amid widespread concern about banks' ballooning bad debt....
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Toyota-led team agrees to aid struggling Misawa

Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. announced Thursday that a team led by Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to inject 25.8 billion yen in fresh capital into the troubled home builder.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2005

Mom of temp-staff 'karoshi' victim wins damages

Nikon Corp. and temporary staff agency Atesuto were ordered to pay 24.8 million yen in compensation to a woman whose 23-year-old son committed suicide after being overworked.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Mac back on the attack with wide price cuts, growth plans

McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. unveiled a new menu Thursday that cut prices for many of its core products.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2005

Horie said ready to meet Kitao after shareholder meet

Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie has expressed willingness to meet Softbank Investment Corp. President Yoshitaka Kitao after it joins the management of Nippon Broadcasting Systems Inc. in late June, a South Korean daily reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 31, 2005

Boning up on a Man much maligned

Quarry workers in the Neander Valley in Germany dug up more than limestone when, in 1856, they came across parts of an old skull and skeleton. By 1864, other similar specimens had been found and studied, and the archaic human was recognized as a new species: Homo neanderthalensis. (Neander Tal means...
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2005

Softbank unit says Livedoor canceled talks

Softbank Investment Corp. officials said Monday that talks between top managers of the venture capital company and Internet portal Livedoor Co. were canceled for the day at Livedoor's request.
Japan Times
Features
Mar 27, 2005

Meister of all he sautes

French, Italian and Spanish are the most familiar European cuisines in Japan. As for Austrian -- well, most people probably don't even realize that the country famed for "The Sound of Music" is also noted for its venerable and enormously varied fare.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 26, 2005

Ando to skate under foreign coach

Japanese figure skater Miki Ando will part company with coaches Nobuo and Kumiko Sato and train under a foreign coach in a bid for a podium finish at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Turin, skating sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Mar 26, 2005

Makiko Tachibana

Each year in January, the first-year students at Bunka Gakuin High School present a weeklong exhibition of their original picture books in English. "My students themselves plan, write and draw the picture books. Their English is simple, but their stories are full of imagination and fantasy. Trying to...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2005

Dragons favored to book return trip to Japan Series

The following is a team-by-team analysis of the 12 teams in Japanese pro baseball this season:
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 25, 2005

Classless Chelsea, Mourinho facing yet another day in the dock

LONDON -- Another day, another charge.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2005

New Sony chief has ear for consumer

Incoming Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi said Thursday the electronics giant would adopt a more consumer-oriented approach in its bid to reinvigorate its slumping electronics division.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2005

Livedoor wants in Meteorological Agency press club

Livedoor Co. has applied for membership in the press club of the Meteorological Agency, officials of the Internet portal site operator said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 25, 2005

All fired up for ceramics central

Despite having saddled itself with the dire name of Centrair Airport, Japan's newest air facility, which opened last month near Nagoya, looks to have started off well enough.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 23, 2005

Jackson could join LeBron in Cleveland

NEW YORK -- Well, at least when Don Nelson's coaching days in Dallas ended a few days ago his son (Donnie) got to remain a Maverick, which is more than can be said for Paul Silas whose son (Stephen) was dusted along with him yesterday by the Cavaliers.
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.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
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.
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.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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