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BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2006

Abe to name Kosai head of the Tax Commission

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he plans to appoint noted economist Yutaka Kosai, 73, as head of the Tax Commission to replace Masaaki Honma, who resigned under a cloud last week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 26, 2006

Can NHK keep the air free?

The credibility of public broadcaster NHK is on the line over its handling of political interference by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2006

Japan plays weak hand, may seek more sanctions

The lack of progress in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons underscores Japan's growing difficulties in trying to defuse the crisis and resolve the abduction issue.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2006

Japan plays weak hand, may seek more sanctions

The lack of progress in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons underscores Japan's growing difficulties in trying to defuse the crisis and resolve the abduction issue.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 24, 2006

Ongoing Vietnam tragedy revives ghosts of a Christmas past

Christmas brings to mind many wonderful memories for most of us. But history has bequeathed to some of us a most awful little two-word phrase blackening those memories like a stain. That phrase is "Christmas bombing."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 24, 2006

Giving life-affirming gifts without dipping into your pocket

With the gift-giving season upon us, it is as good a time as any to think about the gift that keeps on giving -- your organs. Another reason to think about organ donation is that on Tuesday the Matsuyama District Court will sentence a 59-year-old man who was convicted of buying a kidney from a woman....
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2006

Rabies still poses a threat

The recent death of two men from rabies is a reminder that the disease is still rampant abroad. Both men, in their 60s, were bitten by dogs in the Philippines. The first man, from Kyoto, died on Nov. 17, and the second man, from Yokohama, died on Dec. 7. Sadly, they would have lived had they gotten vaccinations...
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2006

Abe's honeymoon Diet session ends with whimper

The first extraordinary Diet session on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's watch ended Tuesday without fanfare, having finished business last week by passing his legislation to revise the education law and to turn the Defense Agency into a ministry.
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2006

Int'l stuns Barcelona

YOKOHAMA -- Internacional shocked European giant Barcelona in the Club World Cup final Sunday, with a late goal from Adriano giving the Brazilian side a 1-0 win at International Stadium Yokohama.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2006

Toyota poised to get GM's top spot

Toyota is on a roll and looks set to keep going strong in the year ahead.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2006

Explosives detectors installed at airports, railway stations

New bomb detectors have been installed at major airports and railway stations that can detect liquid explosives and check travelers' shoes for explosive devices, officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2006

Explosives detectors installed at airports, railway stations

New bomb detectors have been installed at major airports and railway stations that can detect liquid explosives and check travelers' shoes for explosive devices, officials said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2006

Clarify ASDF's Iraq activities

The government has decided to extend the deployment of the Air Self-Defense Force in Iraq until July 31, 2007. The ASDF started airlifts from Kuwait in March 2004 under a July 2003 ad hoc law to carry out Self-Defense Forces deployment for noncombat activities in Iraq. Initially the ASDF's airlifts were...
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Dec 10, 2006

'Nice eyes' Yoshida can read moves in bj-league

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in Japan's bj-league -- the nation's first pro basketball circuit -- which is in its second season. Taira Yoshida of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.
SOCCER
Dec 9, 2006

Internacional aims to return club title to South America

Internacional is determined to bring the Club World Cup back to Brazil and prove that soccer's European giants can't always buy their way to success, forward Fernandao said Friday.

Longform

Ayumi Matsuki, a priestess at Yoshiwara Shrine, shows off some "o-mamori" charms. She says visitors to the shrine have increased since the NHK drama “Unbound” began airing this month.
Tracing Tsutaya Juzaburo, Edo’s media maverick