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COMMENTARY
Mar 27, 2006

No more tax money to U.S.

The administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has played down Japanese public sentiment against the U.S. military presence, believing that most people approve of it in general but object when their own community is affected.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2006

Wrangling over Okinawa plan continues

heads for a meeting with Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2006

Alleged U.S. leak irks Defense Agency

A top Defense Agency official was furious after reading front-page stories on March 15 here about Japan's negotiations with the United States.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2006

Bid-rigging to be DFAA's undoing: Koizumi, Nukaga

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga agreed Friday to disband the Defense Facilities Administration Agency in a bid to stop further bid-rigging on agency construction projects.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 24, 2006

Bedtime stories

When the small-scale production "Philippine Bedtime Stories," an omnibus of three short plays by Filipino writers about male-female relationships, played in Tokyo in November 2004, word-of-mouth spread quickly, especially to audiences younger than the usual theater crowd in tune with its controversial...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 24, 2006

Culture as soft power: grad school holds forum

The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), a graduate school and research institute established in Tokyo in October 1997, will hold a forum titled "Culture as 'Soft Power': International Cultural Exchange of Government-Citizen Cooperation" on March 25. "Soft power" is a term used in...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 24, 2006

Lovin' tribute to jug band legend Fritz

"If you believe in magic, don't bother to choose / If it's jug band music, or rhythm and blues / Just go and listen, it'll start with a smile / It won't wipe off your face no matter how hard you try," sang John Sebastian in the mid-'60s hit "Do You Believe in Magic," a song he performed with his folk-pop...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2006

Koizumi, Nukaga reject big changes to base relocation plan

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga confirmed Tuesday the government will push ahead with the current relocation plan for the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2006

Futenma relocation plan may change, coalition execs hint

Executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito indicated Sunday that a minor change could be made to the Japanese-U.S. plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Mar 19, 2006

Creative expression is the need of their souls

Reciting in a rap rhythm, a young man read his poem in a low, strong voice as 10 others around him listened intently.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2006

Drop base plan: Iwakuni mayor

Iwakuni Mayor Katsusuke Ihara urged Tokyo again Thursday to withdraw the planned relocation of U.S. carrier-borne aircraft to his city after a majority of residents voted "no" on the move in a plebiscite Sunday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 17, 2006

Curtain rises on Tokyo International Anime Fair

From popular TV series and unreleased work to cutting-edge production technology, everything the domestic animation industry has to offer will be at the 5th Tokyo International Anime Fair 2006, from March 23 to 26 at the Tokyo Big Sight.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 17, 2006

Bellydance partywith feast of sound

Tokyo band Tabla Kwaiesa will be injecting the plush Club Heights in Shinjuku with a whole lot of Arabic soul for "Tokyo Ihtifaal," an event taking place March 21. Some of Japan's top bellydancers, including Suran Negishi -- competition winner at Armani's Oriental Festival in Lebanon last year -- and...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2006

Trio's bid-rigging charges grow

Tokyo prosecutors again indicted three men Tuesday over new allegations of bid-rigging for additional public works projects in their past posts at the Defense Facilities Administration Agency, investigative sources said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 14, 2006

Curves and live-in temples

Curves Kirsty has heard of a new fitness chain. "It's called Curves. Do you know anything about it?"
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Mar 10, 2006

Parisian maverick targets Tokyo

"Fashion is everything," says Armand Hadida, owner of Parisian boutique chain L'Eclaireur. "It's how you wake up, how you walk, how you eat and, of course, how you dress."
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 10, 2006

Dancer brings the supernaturalto creature at bottom of garden

After a two-week run playing to full houses and widespread acclaim in December, "Skellig" is back. Based on British novelist David Almond's book, which won the author the Whitbread and the Carnegie children's book prizes in 1998, "Skellig" is a play that tells the story of the hero Michael (Konousuke...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 10, 2006

French film festival

The "Festival du Film Francais au Japon" takes place March 15-19 simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka, showcasing the best in contemporary French cinema.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2006

Japan's astronauts voice their hopes

The three Japanese astronauts certified to fly on U.S. space shuttle missions spoke Wednesday in Tokyo of their achievements and what lies ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 9, 2006

Who are you, Tommy?

" 'Tommy' didn't really answer anything, which was the beauty of it.''
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2006

Hostage beheaded in Iraq 'not tortured'

BAGHDAD (Kyodo) The Iraqi man who has confessed to executing a hostage Japanese backpacker in 2004 said Monday that Shosei Koda was not tortured during his captivity.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2006

Cabinet OKs lost-and-found database

The Cabinet approved legislative revisions Tuesday on the handling of lost items by police and private companies, including setting up an online database for the public and halving storage time.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2006

Mob tie probed in street stabbing

A consultant for a real estate company was fatally stabbed Sunday night on a street in Minato Ward, Tokyo, and police are investigating possible underworld links.
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China's democratization to Clinton in '93
Then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (left) and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton meet for talks at the White House on April 16, 1993.
Images show new Chinese military aircraft designs, experts say
A Chinese military aircraft flies in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in this screengrab of a video posted on Chinese social media on Thursday.
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Some BOJ policymakers called for rate hike soon, December summary shows
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo following a BOJ policy meeting on Dec. 19
Flu cases surge above ‘warning’ levels in much of Japan
Authorities are calling for utmost vigilance as Japan heads into the New Year holiday season, when many people plan getaways.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Increasing number of Japanese bears find human dwellings ‘just right’
A bear trap in Hokkaido Prefecture. Bears have recently been found inside homes and shops.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.

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