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JAPAN
Oct 6, 2005

International airports debut local bus tours for transit passengers

William White did not expect to have a chance for sake tasting at Narita airport while in transit from Vietnam to the U.S.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Cabinet OKs bill to tighten controls on the sex industry

The Cabinet approved a bill Tuesday to revise the law covering the sex industry, featuring a measure against human-trafficking that would require operators of such businesses to confirm that foreign women employed for "entertainment services" have work permits.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

CDs with cardboard jackets find a groove

Jazz and rock compact disks that come in cardboard jackets mimicking those of the long-playing records of yore are creating a boom among nostalgic buyers in their 30s and 40s as record companies rush to revive great recordings of the past.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

32% oppose green tax, topping those in favor

More people oppose an environmental tax to curb global warming than support it, according to a recent government survey.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005

Shortwave eyed to reach out to abductees

will begin broadcasting the names and ages in Japanese of people it believes were abducted for about 30 minutes a day possibly starting this month. "If the Japanese in North Korea listen to the broadcasts, they will know we are still trying to bring them home," said Sadaki Manabe, a senior member of...
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2005

Japan Post enters new era with investment trust sales

Japan Post began selling investment trusts Monday, marking a departure from an era where post offices only offered nonrisk financial services, such as deposits and life insurance.
COMMENTARY
Oct 4, 2005

DPJ out to change its ways

The rout of the Democratic Party of Japan in the Sept. 11 Lower House election raises the question: Will it be able to recoup its losses and make itself strong enough to snatch power from the Liberal Democratic Party?
COMMUNITY
Oct 4, 2005

Volunteers, taxes and Amnesty

Volunteering Reader S. lives in Gifu-ken and is looking for volunteer work in her area. She also travels to Nagoya on weekends to meet friends, so is looking for volunteer opportunities there too.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 4, 2005

"Barkbelly," "The Sign of the Black Dagger"

"Barkbelly," Cat Weatherill, Puffin; 2005; 352 pp.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2005

That new car smell -- a standard, harmful feature

Anyone who's pulled away from the dealer's lot in a shiny, new sedan knows the seductive scent of fresh plastic, paint and upholstery that evokes a rush of pride and consumer satisfaction.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2005

Aomori man is believed among dead

A 51-year-old Japanese tourist killed in Saturday's bomb blasts on the Indonesian island of Bali was tentatively identified as Akio Kawasaki, an employee of Hachinohe University in Aomori Prefecture, university officials said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Oct 3, 2005

Toward a sensible U.S. foreign policy

LOS ANGELES -- An admittedly general but perhaps not insignificant consensus in America on the necessary future direction of U.S. foreign policy appears finally to be emerging -- and not a moment too soon.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2005

Livedoor to run news from Al-Jazeera

Internet service provider Livedoor Co. was set to start distributing news articles Monday from Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV channel known for airing messages purportedly coming from a global terrorist network, sources said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 2, 2005

Killing your career in the media to keep your superiors happy

The vocation of journalism in Japan is not exactly the same as it is in the West. The "kisha club" system makes reporters beholden to the bureaucrats and politicians they cover rather than to the public they're supposed to serve, while the Japanese corporate tradition of on-the-job training means that...
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

'Cool Biz' popular enough for another try

The sight of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in an open-collar shirt was much more familiar this month than in June, when the government kicked off the "Cool Biz" casual-dress campaign for reducing air-conditioner use.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005

Dead sperm donor's in vitro paternity not recognized

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday refused to recognize a man as the father of a child conceived by in vitro fertilization after he died, calling the reproductive process "unnatural."
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

Softbank, NTT to link IP networks

The nation's two major providers of Internet protocol phone services, Softbank BB Corp. and NTT Communications Corp., announced Wednesday they will let their customers use each other's networks to expand coverage of low-price services beginning in October.
Sep 29, 2005

Be able to hold out for three days after big quake: panel

The Central Disaster Management Council has called for government entities and major banks to secure water, an emergency power source and other necessities to enable them to hold on for three days without utilities after a major quake in Tokyo.

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