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JAPAN
May 14, 2004

COMJAN 'abduction' list grows -- despite lack of evidence

OSAKA -- On the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2003, 42-year-old Naruki Okita, operator of a small marine transport company in Taisho Ward here, showed up near the docks of Izumi Kita with his luggage in tow.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2003

Ministry wants to add diseases to emergency-response list

A health ministry task force has compiled a report recommending that smallpox, botulism, tularemia and other illnesses should be added to a list of infectious diseases subject to special government measures to cope with possible bioterrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2002

Woman left off list of abductees probably nurse

The Japanese woman abducted to North Korea who was not on Tokyo's official list of 11 is probably a nurse from Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture who vanished along with her mother in 1978, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2001

Koizumi tops list as biggest domestic news story of 2001

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his push for structural reform was picked by the editors at Kyodo News and its member newspapers as the year's biggest domestic news story.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2000

Panel proposes assets for World Heritage List

An advisory panel to the education minister decided Friday to propose three Japanese cultural assets for the World Heritage List of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, panel members said.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2000

Aum computer firm got list of 3,000 Honda execs

Aum Shinrikyo obtained a list of some 3,000 officials of Honda Motor Co. through a computer software company linked to the cult, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 1998

Ministry's 'amakudari' list reveals public-private collusion

As an indication of the cozy relationship between the Finance Ministry and financial institutions, 164 former ministry bureaucrats now serve as executives at such firms, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022

Zelenskyy’s weapons wish list goes mostly unfulfilled on trip to Washington

The leader's speech mixed appreciation for the aid provided by the United States with growing demands for weaponry, knowing that he will not get all of what he wants
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 1, 2022

A night to savor for Japan's restaurants at 2022 Asia's 50 Best awards

It was a result for the ages: 11 restaurants from Japan made the cut, including eight in the top 20. If that wasn't enough, the top prize went to Tokyo's much loved Den.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 8, 2021

Two Tokyo bars make the World’s Best 50 List

It's award season for the world's food and drink establishments, and venues in Tokyo continue to be rewarded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2021

More companies will list in Japan this month than ever before

While Japan's stock market might have had an unassuming year overall, one sector is running red-hot: new listings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 17, 2021

Secretive Chinese committee draws up list to replace U.S. tech

China is accelerating plans to replace U.S. and foreign technology, quietly empowering an organization to vet and approve local suppliers in sensitive areas from cloud to semiconductors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2021

Biden's democracy summit: Problematic invite list casts shadow on impact

Rights advocates are questioning whether the virtual Democracy summit can push world leaders who are invited, some accused of harboring authoritarian tendencies, to take meaningful action.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 13, 2021

Barcelona reaches top of Forbes' most valuable club list

Barcelona has leapfrogged Spanish rival Real Madrid to become the world's most valuable soccer club with a valuation of $4.76 billion, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021

EU set to shut door on Japan travelers amid coronavirus surge

An update to the bloc's recommended travel 'white list” will continue to exclude the U.S. and all but seven other nations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 20, 2019

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett top list of Hall of Fame nominees

The nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2020 class could build a team that's almost impossible to beat, starting with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018

Namie Amuro tops Nikkei Marketing Journal's list of 2018's most popular products and services

Described in its choice for the year's yokozuna (grand champion) as dasa-kakoyosa — something that's behind the times, but cool nonetheless — entertainer Namie Amuro appeared at the top of the Nikkei Marketing Journal's 48th annual Hitto Shohin Banzuke (ranking of hit products) on Dec. 5.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2018

Two Japanese make it onto BBC's '100 Influential Women of the Year' List

Two Japanese women, a 23-year-old astronomer and a 90-year-old English learner, have been included in the world's 100 influential women of the year selected by British broadcaster BBC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017

Vienna again tops list of nicest cities as Baghdad comes in last

Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river, has topped consulting firm Mercer's list of cities offering the highest quality of life for the eighth year in a row, while Baghdad is again considered the worst place to live.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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