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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2005

Abductees' multinational kin unite

People from Thailand, Lebanon, South Korea and Japan whose kin were allegedly abducted to North Korea vowed Wednesday to join hands to seek the return of their loved-ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2005

Aneha, four subcontractors face charges

In addition to pressing charges against disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, police will go after four firms that subcontracted the structural designs of four properties to him in connection with the quake-resistance data fabrication scandal, sources said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2005

Poverty collides with U.S. children's rights

NEW YORK -- The haunting images of African Americans stranded in New Orleans are powerful evidence of the fate of the dispossessed in the United States. The extent of the divide between rich and poor was clearly shown during a recent visit to the U.S. by Arjun Sengupta, an independent expert on human...
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2005

Nissan woos women with curvy new sedans

In an effort to attract new female drivers, Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled a revamped Bluebird Sylphy sedan aimed specifically at the needs of women in their 40s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2005

Seibu Railway shareholders OK reorganizing plan

Shareholders of Seibu Railway Co. endorsed a plan Wednesday to reorganize the company's group operations under a holding firm.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2005

China puts off trilateral telecom meeting

China has notified Japan that it will postpone a trilateral ministerial meeting also involving South Korea on information and communications because of a delay in preparations, officials said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2005

A cloud over Korean science

The controversy over the work of South Korean scientist Dr. Hwang Woo Suk continues to grow. Doubts about the credibility of his research is a blow not only to his many supporters in South Korea, but also to millions of people around the world who had hoped that his work held out cures for debilitating...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2005

Police raid 117 sites in Aneha probe

Police raided 117 locations Tuesday in Tokyo and five other prefectures, including the offices of property developers and disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha, to gather any remaining criminal evidence connected to the earthquake resistance data falsification scam.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2005

Suit over taxi smoke rejected

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected a 13.6 million yen lawsuit filed by taxi drivers and customers who accused the government of damaging their health by failing to curb passive smoking in cabs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 20, 2005

Undercover's Zamiang, Billionaire Boys Club vs. The Ice Cream Store, Youth Dew . . .

Undercover art adventure
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2005

Making a difference in Aceh

BRUSSELS -- The European Union's successive waves of industrial, social, economic and monetary integration have come and, mostly, gone. The cutting edge of political debate within the EU now centers on an emerging Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2005

Swallows to bid for ex-Met Ishii

The Yakult Swallows will launch a bid to regain the services of left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii, who was cut by the New York Mets last month, club president Yoshikazu Tagiku said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2005

Man denies confining, attacking four women

A 25-year-old man denied Monday on the first day of his Tokyo District Court trial that he confined and assaulted four women on various occasions over a year's period from December 2003.
COMMENTARY
Dec 19, 2005

'Korean wave' sweeps the Philippines

MANILA -- The political alliance between the Philippines and South Korea has a long tradition. During the Cold War, both countries were staunch supporters of the United States. The government in Manila was among the first to send troops to the Korean Peninsula to defend the South against the invasion...
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2005

Asada cruises to win at Grand Prix Final

Japanese teenager Mao Asada played it safe and attempted only one triple axel Saturday, but still easily beat world champion Irina Slutskaya to win the women's title at the Grand Prix Final.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2005

UFJ, Japan Post to take China cards

UFJ Bank and Japan Post plan to accept Chinese bank cards at their automated teller machines, according to informed sources.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2005

Population may have already started falling

2005 may be the year in which Japan's population began to decline, according to preliminary government data.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 18, 2005

Sinister stats suggest southpaws should swap sides

I am very depressed by the news these days. But, believe me, it's not what you think. It's all because I'm left-handed, an extrovert and a writer of poetry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 17, 2005

Japanese metal craft rings up to look like wood

Mary Fidler is pondering, wondering whether her logo as a designer, "mfide," rolls with sufficient ease off the tongue. It does, I assure her -- as long you know it sounds out phonetically as m-f-ide, and not m-fide.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 17, 2005

Nine lives: meditating cats in paradise

Celebrity cat profile
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2005

Asahara appeal fate tied to coming exam results

The outcome of psychiatric examinations on Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara is expected to come out next February or later, Tokyo High Court sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2005

Pair using Tamiflu die but state denies drug poses safety worry

The health ministry said Thursday that two men, one in his 50s and and the other in his 80s, died after taking Tamiflu, one after developing a serious skin disease and the other from kidney failure.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2005

Upturn pumps household assets to record 1.454 quadrillion yen

Assets held by Japanese households hit a record high 1.454 quadrillion yen as of Sept. 30 mainly due to income increases and rising share prices amid the economic upturn, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2005

Nine child-sex offenders missing: police

The whereabouts of nine convicted child-sex offenders who have been released from prison since the National Police Agency started keeping track of them in June is unknown, the agency said Thursday.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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