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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2005

Tower exhibit adds weight to public debt

If you were to stack up 10,000 yen bills equal to the value of the country's estimated public debt in 2005 of 773 trillion yen, the pile would easily reach the stratosphere, according to a government-sponsored exhibit set to open at the Tokyo Tower.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 13, 2005

The freedom myth of freelancing

A NAGGING SENSE OF JOB INSECURITY: The New Reality Facing Japanese Youth, by Yuji Genda, translated by Jean Connell Hoff. Tokyo: International House of Japan/LTCB International Trust, 2005, 203 pp., $35 (cloth). Being young in Japan isn't what it used to be. And many young Japanese are probably rather...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 13, 2005

On the edge and out of our seats

UNSPEAKABLE ACTS: The Avant-garde Theatre of Terayama Shuji and Postwar Japan, by Carol Fischer Sorgenfrei. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005, 340 pp. with illustrations, $45.00 (cloth). Shuji Terayama (1936-1983) remains one of Japan's most intriguing modern writers. Playwright, novelist,...
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2005

Goldman grabs all of Daimler's MMC stake

disposal, and will continue as previously agreed," including joint development and production of engines, DaimlerChrysler said in a statement. Before the completion of the sale of DaimlerChrysler's stake in MMC to Goldman, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. was the top shareholder, with a 13.9 percent...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2005

Source: Valentine to stay in Chiba as Marines offer new 4-year deal

Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine has been offered a four-year contract beginning with next season, and Valentine's acceptance of the new deal is imminent, a source familiar with the situation said Thursday at Tokyo Dome.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2005

Ministry to hike Tamiflu stockpile

The health ministry plans to expand the nation's stockpile of influenza-fighting Tamiflu and come up with measures to deal with any shortages, including prioritizing drug recipients, ministry sources said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2005

High hopes for Mr. Mitarai

Mr. Fujio Mitarai, president of Canon Inc., has been picked to succeed Mr. Hiroshi Okuda as head of Nippon Keidanren (the Japan Business Federation). He will start leading the organization dubbed as the "commanding headquarters" of Japan's business community in May 2006.
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 11, 2005

Psychedelic radar 11.11

Saturday, Nov. 12
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2005

Revenue climbs at shipping firms

Two Japanese shipping companies said Thursday that revenue grew smoothly in the April-September period as a result of a firm container shipping market, though rising fuel costs affected their profitability.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Nov 11, 2005

Investigating the history of Hiroo

The Shibuya River starts at Shinjuku Gyoen. Running southward, it makes a big horseshoe curve near Ebisu and heads north to Roppongi. At Ichi-no-hashi, it abruptly bends east to eventually pour into Tokyo Bay. The river's upper reaches are now culverts, but water emerges just south of Shibuya Station...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2005

Tokyo FILMeX hits the spot

Thirty-four films selected for their originality and creativity will be showcased in the sixth annual Tokyo FILMeX running Nov. 19-27.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2005

MMC sees signs of life in first half

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday its losses narrowed significantly in the first half of fiscal 2005.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2005

Softbank rides broadband to 4.4 billion yen operating profit

Softbank Corp. said Thursday it posted its first first-half operating profit in five years, helped by steady growth in its high-speed Internet service.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2005

Fighters scrambled record 30 times to intercept Chinese planes

Japanese fighter jets have been scrambled 30 times to turn away Chinese planes approaching Japan's airspace in the last seven months, more than twice the 13 times in the same period last year, officials said Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 10, 2005

Relegation may disqualify Verdy

The J. League could replace Tokyo Verdy with another team in next season's Asian Champions League if Verdy is relegated to the second division this year, soccer sources said Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 9, 2005

Zico assembles strong squad

Japan coach Zico on Tuesday named Bolton Wanderers star Hidetoshi Nakata to a near full-strength squad for next week's home friendly with Angola.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2005

FHI to cut jobs by 5% as first-half profit falls

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday that its net profit in the first half of fiscal 2005 declined 3.8 percent to 8 billion yen and announced it will cut its domestic workforce by 5 percent, or 700 workers, by the end of January.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2005

Tepco profit dives 41% in half as oil prices rise

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday its group net profit for the six months through September plunged 41.0 percent from a year before to 107.98 billion yen due to rising fuel costs stemming from sharp rises in crude oil prices.
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2005

Ending the zero-rate policy

In March 2001, the Bank of Japan set short-term interest rates at near zero, declaring that the nation's economy had entered a period of deflation. That extra-loose monetary policy, which is said to have had few parallels in the world, is likely to change next spring, because an upturn in consumer prices...
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2005

Amway ready for greater triumph in China after tough years in Japan

For direct-selling giant Amway Co., China is fast becoming its most lucrative overseas market, far surpassing sales in the massive yet troublesome Japanese market.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2005

1905 treaty paving way to annexing Korea illegal: scholars

OSAKA -- While much of the world has been thinking of 2005 as the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, this year for Japan's Korean community has more relevance as the 100th anniversary of a treaty that made Korea a protectorate of Japan and paved the way for eventual annexation and colonization....
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 6, 2005

The dangerous liaisons of ambassadors to China

AMBASSADORS FROM THE ISLANDS OF IMMORTALS: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period, by Wang Zhenping. Honolulu: Association for Asian Studies/University of Hawai'i Press, 2005, 388 pp., with illustrations, $53.00 (cloth). Relations between Japan and China may be troubled right now, but then they...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2005

Kanemoto, Sugiuchi garner top honors in Central, Pacific

Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto and Softbank Hawks lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi were named the Most Valuable Players in their respective leagues for the 2005 season on Friday.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Nov 4, 2005

Keep road taxes for road projects, Kitagawa says

Reappointed transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa says motorists will be disgruntled if tax revenue currently earmarked for road construction is shifted to the general budget.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 4, 2005

Psychedelic radar 11.04

Saturday, Nov. 5
49ers prepared to go all in on quarterback Brock Purdy
Brock Purdy threw for 3,864 yards and 20 touchdowns for the 49ers during the 2024 season.
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Police rearrest suspect in McDonald's attack on murder charge
Masanori Hirabaru, 43, is escorted out of a police station in Kitakyushu on Dec. 20 to be brought to prosecutors in relation to a double stabbing at a McDonald's outlet in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was rearrested Thursday on a charge of murder.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.

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