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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2005

Believe what you will in the new Tibet

BRUSSELS -- Any visit to Tibet is liable to leave you breathless. At Tibetan altitudes, oxygen is only 60 percent of what it is at sea level, with the result that it takes several days to acclimate. Yet it is clear from the start that Tibetan reality, at least on the surface, is very different from its...
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2005

Kanebo trio arrested over window-dressing

Prosecutors arrested former Kanebo President Takashi Hoashi and two other former executives of the firm Friday on suspicion of submitting falsified financial statements to authorities.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2005

Beef import rise won't merit curbs

Japan probably will not have to take safeguard measures on beef imports in August, because they have not broken the threshold of 17 percent, according to trade data released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005

Welfare firms training foreign caregivers

Annie Watanabe took part last month in a role-playing exercise with other Filipino students, learning both how to feed a bedridden patient and how to be cared for.
COMMUNITY
Jul 27, 2005

Comedienne Tomochika is quite a character

Along with comedy duos who do manzai (two-man standup) or short skits, a rise in "pin geinin (solo comedians)" is another dimension to the current owarai boom.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2005

Panel backs considering women for throne

An advisory panel on the Imperial system said Tuesday that allowing a female to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne should be considered as an option to avoid an eventual succession crisis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 27, 2005

You think you're pretty funny, huh?

On a Saturday evening in late May, at an auditorium in NHK's headquarters in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, preparations for the recording of a popular show called "Bakusho On Air Battle" were underway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2005

Japan Highway vice president held over bid-rigging

Prosecutors on Monday arrested Michio Uchida, vice president of Japan Highway Public Corp., for allegedly helping to rig bids for bridge projects ordered by the highway body.
COMMENTARY
Jul 26, 2005

Cutting butter with a saw?

The 2005 government white paper on the Japanese economy and public finances, which the Cabinet cleared earlier this month, has a chapter titled "From Public to Private: Restructuring the Government Sector and Its Challenges." It makes the following points:
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2005

H.I.S. to revive Kyushu Industrial

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Monday it has chosen the H.I.S. Co. travel agency group to sponsor the rehabilitation of Kumamoto-based bus firm Kyushu Industrial Transportation Co.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2005

The economy of plastic bags

A s this summer marks the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of the law for recycling containers and wrapping materials, the government is moving to strengthen the law to force a change in the behavior of consumers. The target is plastic shopping bags provided for free by supermarkets, convenience...
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2005

Digital TV to get Internet trial run via fiber-optic network

The government announced Thursday plans to test broadcasting terrestrial digital television programs over the Internet with fiber-optic cable networks starting this fall.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2005

Fujimoto to start clinical trials on thalidomide

Fujimoto Pharmaceutical Corp. said Wednesday it will begin clinical trials on thalidomide for treatment of bone-marrow cancer as early as August, more than 40 years after the drug -- infamous for causing severe birth defects -- was banned in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2005

Foreign acquisitions here on rising trend

The number of foreign investors acquiring Japanese businesses with ownership of at least one-third of their shares rose 13.1 percentage points in fiscal 2003 to 26.0 percent, underlining increasing foreign mergers and acquisitions here, according to a survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2005

Ministries to seek complete asbestos halt

The health and trade ministries will jointly ask 18 industry groups to stop all use of asbestos as soon as possible, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2005

Shinsei Bank sues DIC for 13 billion yen

Shinsei Bank said Tuesday it filed a damages suit against Deposit Insurance Corp. of Japan seeking 13.4 billion yen for losses incurred as a result of a long-standing dispute with a bankrupt real estate developer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005

Real estate mogul Takahashi dies

Harunori Takahashi, once called the king of resort development projects in the South Pacific, died Monday of a brain hemorrhage at a Tokyo hospital, according to his family. He was 59.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 20, 2005

Shock & awe: hotshots wow Shibuya

Two leading contenders to the throne of the contemporary drama world, now long occupied by Yukio Ninagawa, are certainly Suzuki Matsuo, 42, founder of the Otona Keikaku theater company, and the Asagaya Spiders' 30-year-old founder, Keishi Nagatsuka. Currently both of these rising stars happen to be staking...
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2005

Japan looks to build own unmanned spy aircraft

A Defense Agency research institute plans to produce two prototype high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft by fiscal 2012 at a total cost of 22 billion, yen it was learned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2005

North willing to build ties, Japan is told

Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Monday he asked South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young to understand Japan's intention to take up the abduction issue at the upcoming six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear programs.
SUMO
Jul 18, 2005

Bulgarian Kotooshu upsets Asashoryu

Bulgarian Kotooshu upset grand champion Asashoryu Sunday to end the Mongolian yokozuna's winning streak and topple him from his position as sole front runner at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2005

Japan's quiet time bomb

Health problems linked to asbestos, which was used in large quantities as heat-insulation material for buildings during the period of Japan's high economic growth, are spreading among workers who inhaled the substance in the past. One enterprise after another has released lists of workers who have died...
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2005

Store lobby targets costs of recycling

The Japan Chain Stores Association asked the government Friday to revise the present system for recycling food containers and packages to address what it claims is an unfair burden placed on large retailers in the form of recycling costs.
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
Search for suspect underway after fatal stabbing at Nagano Station
The crime scene where three people were attacked near JR Nagano Station on Wednesday
Celtic makes 'little bit of history' with Champions League progress
Celtic's Arne Engels (left) and Young Boys' Silvere Ganvoula M'boussy vie for the ball during their Champions League match in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.
Celtic captain Calum McGregor hopes Kyogo Furuhashi remains with club
Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi has been linked with a move to Rennes in France.
Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs
Japan's exports gained 2.8% in December from a year ago, led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, government data shows.
Dodgers introduce Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks during his introductory news conference with the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Japan-made games part of a rising tide of indie greatness
One of the brighest spots of Japan's indie gaming landscape in 2024 was Sonokuni, and with more incubators and other avenues of support springing up, there may be more games like it in the future.
Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great
Yokozuna Terunofuji enters the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo earlier this month during what would be his final tournament.
Fuji TV scandal sparks probes on exploitation within TV industry
Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The company will hold an extraordinary board meeting on Thursday over the firestorm sparked by TV host Masahiro Nakai's alleged sexual misconduct.
For kids, Japanese food ‘is a doorway to exploration’
"A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food" is the first edition of the Asia-centric series to focus on rice balls, fermented soybeans and other Japanese staples.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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