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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2006

Murakami arrested over insider trading

Outspoken investment fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami was arrested Monday for alleged insider trading linked to his investment fund's purchase of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. shares between late 2004 and early 2005.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2006

EU-Japan ties have big potential to move on to a new dimension

Japan and the European Union need to expand cooperation on multiple fronts, including security, energy and technological innovations, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2006

Domestic violence reports ballooned to record in 2005

A record 16,888 cases of domestic violence were reported to police across Japan last year, up 17.2 percent from 2004, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2006

Rise in elderly offenders graying prisons

There are still plenty of metal bars and handcuffs. But prisons these days have some new features -- like wheelchair-friendly stair ramps, handrails in the bathrooms and nurses trained to spoon-feed inmates.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2006

Yen drop kicks Japan out of top 10 in per capita GDP

Japan's per capita nominal gross domestic product was $35,922 in 2004, making it drop out of the top 10 among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a government report.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2006

Japan Post sues Seibu, Kokudo and Tsutsumi

Japan Post sued Seibu Railway Co. and two other parties Tuesday, demanding 3.67 billion yen in damages for the investment loss it incurred due to the 2004 delisting of Seibu Railway following fabrications of its financial statements.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 8, 2006

Swallows, Buffaloes add muscle to lineups for 2006 season

Happy New Year.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2006

Plug the fundraising loopholes

Political funds flowing into the coffers of political parties and political organizations nationwide in 2004 totaled 290.8 billion yen, down 9.8 percent from 2003. Of that amount, revenue collected by local party chapters and organizations came to 152.7 billion yen, a decrease of 16.3 percent from the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2006

Program aims to reform domestic abusers

For years, Masaru Suzuki used threats and physical violence to control his wife. Whenever he did not get his way, he lashed out at her verbally or with hands that were all too ready to strike.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2006

Road deaths drop to 49-year low

The death toll from traffic accidents dropped to 6,871 last year, down by 487 from the previous year and less than 7,000 for the first time since 1956, the National Police Agency said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2005

JH execs Uchida, Kaneko plead not guilty

A former vice president and a former board member of Japan Highway Public Corp. pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they were involved in rigging bids for steel bridge projects undertaken by the now-defunct government highway builder-operator.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2005

LDP faction lists mystery outlays over 1.5 billion yen

A major faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party once led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has listed 1.56 billion yen in unaccounted-for expenditures in its 2004 political funds report released Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2005

China to swoop on Iran oil field if Tokyo pulls support: firms

On the brink of tapping into one of the world's largest known oil reserves, Japanese companies are fretting over the possibility of further rivalry with China.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2005

Japanese women's life span at new record 85.59 years

The average life span of Japanese women reached 85.59 years in 2004, the 20th straight year as having the world's highest longevity, according to data for 2004 released by the health ministry Friday.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2005

BOJ to retain 5.5 billion yen to cover Yamaichi loan loss

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday asked the finance minister's approval to place 24.9 billion yen in legal reserve for fiscal 2004, including 5.5 billion yen in connection with special loans to the now-defunct Yamaichi Securities Co., to maintain the central bank's financial soundness, the BOJ said.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2005

IYBank doubles net profit, helped by surge in affiliates

Online bank IYBank Co. said Friday it more than doubled its unconsolidated net profit to 10.84 billion yen in the year to March 31 due partly to the surge in the number of affiliated banks and consumer loan firms.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005

Electronics makers lost billions on price falls in '04

Major electronics makers lost hundreds of billions of yen in potential profits due to rapidly falling prices in fiscal 2004, and they expect the trend to continue in the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2005

Yahoo Japan profit soars to record high

Yahoo Japan Corp. said Wednesday that group operating revenue and net profit rose to all-time highs in fiscal 2004 due to growth in advertising and the popularity of its Net auction business.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 19, 2005

With spring training near, end of line for George, Peta here?

With just 13 days remaining until the start of spring training, it appears George Arias and Roberto Petagine may have reached the end of the line in their productive careers in Japanese pro baseball.
COMMENTARY
Jan 5, 2005

Beijing counts on more high-speed growth in '05

HONG KONG -- Barely three years after joining the World Trade Organization, China has emerged as a major trading power, with total trade last year exceeding $1 trillion, an increase of more than 30 percent over 2003, making China the world's third-largest trading power. This is an astonishing performance...
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Aug 30, 2004

Fear of cultural decline: the next chapter

NEW YORK -- Every August my wife Nancy and I leave New York to go south to spend two weeks at a friend's summer house at Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Driving leisurely, mainly so we can ride ferries on Delaware Bay and on Pamlico Sound, we stop for two nights on the way, usually lodging in Onley, Virginia,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2003

Stock rise in '03 was a pleasant surprise

The year of the sheep lived up to its reputation as a year of perseverance, bringing the first overall gains in four years for the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average.
COMMENTARY
Nov 9, 2003

Iraq changes U.S. presidential scenarios

HONG KONG -- Seen from East Asia, American politics appear to be undergoing a sea-change. Mainly under the pressure of events in Iraq, President George W. Bush's re-election in 2004 has become much more uncertain, and it has become easier to see some of the Democratic Party's potential candidates becoming...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?

Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia — where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron

Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2021

I beg your 'pardon,' Mr. Trump

What concerns me most about Trump's pardons are those for four former Blackwater employees convicted of shooting indiscriminately into a crowd of ordinary citizens in Baghdad in 2007.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2018

From a harrowing experience in Iraq to youth mentorship: Noriaki Imai dedicates his life to helping at-risk teens

When freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda returned to Japan in October after being held captive by a militant group in Syria for over three years, 33-year-old Noriaki Imai was confounded and disappointed by the muted reception he received from the public, with many blaming the journalist for his own abduction....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018

Profiles of top Aum Shinrikyo members, including six still on death row

A central figure in the Aum Shinrikyo cult as a chemistry expert, Masami Tsuchiya, 53, was sentenced to death in 2004 for his role in the production of sarin that was used in deadly gas attacks in Nagano Prefecture.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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