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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Aug 24, 2011

Kim's compassion enhances her legendary stature

"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child."
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Jul 3, 2011

Desire to inspire prompted Ito's return

With her storied career part of figure skating history, 1989 world champion and 1992 Olympic silver medalist Midori Ito has nothing to prove, but her wish to influence others was the prime motivation behind her recent comeback.
COMMENTARY
Jun 21, 2011

Angst-fueled energy policy

The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster has induced many people to question whether and how far the world should become dependent on atomic power.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2011

Weapons-export ban threatened

In meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Singapore on June 3, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa told him that Japan would allow the United States to export to other countries an anti-missile missile being jointly developed by Japan and the U.S. if certain conditions are met.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
May 18, 2011

Morozov once turned down chance to coach Mao

It's a story that few know, but is fascinating nonetheless, one that may have changed the course of recent skating history.
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2011

VW says no Isuzu move yet

Volkswagen AG won't decide soon whether to take a stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan's largest maker of light trucks, said a VW spokesman who asked not to be identified in line with company policy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Mar 30, 2011

France's noble gesture resonates in midst of crisis

It has been said that in times of crisis, people show their true colors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2011

Entrepreneur: Turbulent times breed innovation

Growing up in California in the 1970s as the child of issei, William H. Saito recalls how his father imported math textbooks from Japan and insisted he study them extra hard to gain an edge over others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Toyota set to unveil new vision

Toyota Motor Corp., which traditionally gets a majority of its profit in the United States, will outline a strategy for growth in emerging markets in a 10-year plan the automaker is set to release this week, two sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 22, 2011

Consumers have last word on fate of rice farming

When it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, what's bad for rice farmers could be good for consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2011

Himalayan fungus feeds Mitsubishi Tanabe windfall

Tetsuro Fujita's eureka moment with a Himalayan fungus in 1985 may mean part of a $5 billion payout for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. a quarter-century later.
EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2011

Making train platforms safe

Commuters on Japan's admirable network of trains and subways have always had to keep an eye out for people running down stairs and leaping on the train. Now they also must look out for people pulling bags on wheels, listening to music players and checking e-mail on cell phones. However, according to...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2011

Wall between rust and creativity in Chile

SANTIAGO — Chile celebrated 200 years of independence in 2010. Only 20 of the 198 countries on Earth have reached that age. Therefore, it has been, for Chileans, a time of assessment and of asking ourselves a very simple, yet profound, question: Have we done things right or wrong?
JAPAN / AT JAPAN'S EXPENSE
Jan 3, 2011

Japan not alone in demographic conundrum

Second in a series
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2010

Antiskid device mandatory from '12

The transport ministry will require automakers to equip cars with computerized technology to minimize skidding starting in 2012, sources said.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 4, 2010

Bid process for World Cup a farce

LONDON — Before the host for the 2006 World Cup were decided the general feeling was that South Africa, FIFA president Sepp Blatter's preference, was nailed on. A one-horse race.
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2010

France confronts economic reality

French President Nicholas Sarkozy's plans to reform the pension system have triggered widespread public protests. Yet even the prospect of fierce protests has not changed Mr. Sarkozy's mind. Many French citizens consider retirement at age 60 a birthright, but France, like many other developed economies,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 18, 2010

Lawyers' livelihoods to get needier

Six years ago, the LDP raised the bar of number for the number of practicing lawyers in Japan but is passing the bar still that attractive?

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