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JAPAN
Jan 12, 2006

Kimura data suggest Aneha lied before Diet

In-house information provided Wednesday by a bankrupt construction firm linked to the building-code violation scandal indicates disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha may have given false testimony to a Lower House committee in December over his involvement in the fraud.
COMMENTARY
Jan 12, 2006

Step up positive diplomacy

The year 2005 is likely to be remembered as the year when rivalry between Japan and China over how to create a new international order reached a high point.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2006

Lasorda hopes Cuba makes it to World Baseball Classic

Cuba's exclusion from the World Baseball Classic would be tragic, and no one knows it more than WBC ambassador Tommy Lasorda.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2006

Coming-of-Age Day sees record low total

Some 1.43 million people across the country celebrated their coming of age on Monday, a figure equivalent to about 1.12 percent of the total population and tying a record low set in 1987, according to government statistics.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2006

Japan hopes to launch two more satellites to aid spying on North Korea

Japan plans to send two more spy satellites into orbit by March 31, 2007, to strengthen the monitoring of movements in North Korea, notably its missile and nuclear development facilities, according to government sources.
COMMENTARY
Jan 10, 2006

Legions of bloggers, not so many readers

MANILA -- Hardly any other industry has developed as dynamically in recent years as the media sector. The impact of the so-called digital revolution is particularly evident in the way we communicate. Sending and receiving digitized data has become faster and faster; at the same time the costs have fallen...
SUMO
Jan 9, 2006

Asashoryu stays in control at New Year

Yokozuna Asashoryu kicked off 2006 with a routine win, but Bulgarian bulldozer Kotooshu made a nightmare start on his ozeki debut after a shock loss to Roho on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
SUMO
Jan 8, 2006

Can Kotooshu stop Asashoryu?

The image of the silent but deadly giant whose hobby growing up in Bulgaria was baking cakes soaked in caramel fudge must be reconciled.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 8, 2006

Resurrection of 47 masterless samurai

KUNIYOSHI: The Faithful Samurai, by David R. Weinberg, translations and essay by Alfred H. Marks, Foreword by B.W. Robinson. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005, 192 pp., map, pictures, color plates. 39.50 euro (paper). This is the paperback edition (first published in 2000) of one of the most interesting...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 8, 2006

'Sayuri' by any other name is still a sexist whitewash

Stereotypes die hard, and none more so than outsiders' stereotypes of Japan. Time and again, they are not so much reinvented as recycled, using potent but often semi-mythical symbols from a potpourri of favorite bygone eras. In the end, they tell us more about the foreigners who have dredged them up...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 8, 2006

Unsparing view of Indonesia past

IN THE TIME OF MADNESS by Richard Lloyd Parry. London: Jonathan Cape, 2005, 315 pp., £12.99 (paper). This firsthand account of fin de siecle Indonesia, an era of widespread chaos and violence, takes us into the heart of darkness, searing our consciousness with images of deprivation, fear and mayhem...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2006

Portsmouth set to get influx of cash from Russian investor

LONDON -- Imagine you won the lottery and suddenly had wealth beyond your wildest dreams.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 7, 2006

Fukudome joins Japan WBC squad

The Japanese baseball commissioner's office said Friday it has approved Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to join the nation's squad for the World Baseball Classic.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Cold snap to add 657 billion yen to GDP: think tank

The severe winter expected this year is expected to boost total spending on goods and services by 656.7 billion yen, adding 0.13 percentage point to real gross domestic product in fiscal 2005, a think tank said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 6, 2006

Lions get Eto as compensation

The Seibu Lions said Thursday they have acquired infielder Akira Eto from the Yomiuri Giants as compensation for losing free agent closer Kiyoshi Toyoda to the Central League club.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Number of 110 calls to post first fall

The number of emergency phone calls to police using the 110 service across Japan in 2005 is expected to register the first drop on record, the National Police Agency said Thursday. Records have been kept since 1961.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 6, 2006

Giants add ex-Marlin Dillon

The Yomiuri Giants on Thursday announced the acquisition of infielder Joe Dillon, who made his major league debut with the Florida Marlins in 2005. Dillon, 30, has signed a one-year contract worth 60 million yen and is scheduled to come to Japan in late January.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2006

East Timor split by truth, justice and reconciliation

EAST TIMOR Swooping low over the azure Savu Sea, the pristine coastline and gnarly hills of Timor suddenly appear about two hours after takeoff from Bali. Before entering the spartan air terminal, visitors pass through a trailer where, upon arrival, $30 one-month visas are sold.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 6, 2006

Wind orchestra to pay tribute to Albert Reed

The Siena Wind Orchestra will perform a memorial concert for Albert Reed on Jan. 22 at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, conducted by Seikyo Kim. New York-born Reed (1921-2005) was one of the most prolific and frequently performed composers, with over 250 published works for wind ensembles, chorus and chamber...
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2006

DoCoMo in talks for 5% stake in Philippine telecom firm

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is negotiating to buy into Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., the largest telecommunications firm in the Philippines, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2006

Department store sales start strong

Department stores enjoyed brisk sales in the new year as customers rushed to buy "fukubukuro," or lucky bags, filled with a mixture of sale items and luxury goods, retailers said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2006

TSE vows to fix systems as stocks resume climb

Tokyo stocks opened 2006 on a festive note Wednesday, the year's first day of trading, as Tokyo Stock Exchange officials vowed to restore public confidence in the world's second-largest bourse, which was shaken by computer problems last year.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2006

Income disparities rising in Japan

During the period of high postwar economic growth, most people in Japan came to consider themselves part of a middle class.
JAPAN / FRAMING THE FUTURE
Jan 4, 2006

Crime fight goes high-tech to protect kids, assets

Not long ago most people in Japan felt this was one of the most crime-free nations in the world, but recent high-profile, violent crimes have shattered that sense of security.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 3, 2006

Ogasawara to train with Hammers

Japan and Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara, who is seeking a transfer to a European club, will take part in training sessions at English Premier League side West Ham United this month, sources close to him said Sunday.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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