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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 15, 2005

What's your approach to starting a cross-cultural romance?

Krystle Hara Exchange student, 20 I don't have a line. But I've got, "Do you like anime?" a few times. Something that tends to work for me is when a guy says "I speak English," because it makes choosing which language you are going to speak in less awkward.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2005

Seibu Railway provided 400 million yen to ultranationalist through land deals

Seibu Railway Co. provided 400 million yen to a former high-ranking member of an ultranationalist group in the six years to 2003 via a string of transactions involving land in Kanagawa Prefecture, sources said Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 11, 2005

World Cup tickets used to lure fans

In a bid to lure fans to the upcoming World Club Championship, the Japan Football Association is offering punters who attend the Dec. 11-18 tournament the chance to win tickets for next year's World Cup finals in Germany.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2005

NTT's sales, profits fall on stiffer competition

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Wednesday its group net profit in the April-September period fell 4.0 percent from a year earlier to 330.73 billion, yen hit by the continuing slide in fixed-line voice communications.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2005

Valentine's future remains undecided

Based on job offers, Bobby Valentine has just as good a chance to be with the Chiba Lotte Marines next season as he does with the Los Angeles Dodgers or any other club his name has been linked to in recent weeks.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2005

Tsutaya operator triples net profit to 3.28 billion yen

Culture Convenience Club Co. said its first-half net profit more than tripled to 3.28 billion, yen thanks to strong revenue growth from rental DVD movies.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2005

Poverty fight using wristband sales finds skeptics

The "whiteband" movement in Japan to eradicate poverty in developing countries, using celebrities in a tieup with a public relations company, has had some unexpected results, with misunderstandings and allegations about how the money raised is being used.
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2005

Fishing for 'interesting individuals'

Tired of the same old liberal causes? Here's one you might not have heard of: "Fish," according to a spokeswoman for the Fish Empathy Project, "are interesting individuals who deserve our respect and compassion." Not since the British poet Rupert Brooke wrote about "each secret fishy hope or fear" way...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 5, 2005

Beverly Nakamura

"Although Japan gives the impression of being a rich country, there is still need out there. Everything cannot be covered. The International Ladies Benevolent Society tries to fill the cracks that get overlooked. ILBS still means a great deal to a lot of people and institutions. I am proud to be part...
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2005

Wal-Mart exec named Seiyu CEO

Struggling supermarket operator Seiyu Ltd. on Wednesday named Ed Kolodzieski, chief operating officer of Wal-Mart International, as its next CEO, underlining greater control of the company by the world's largest retailer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Nov 2, 2005

Once-lovable prince goes medieval

Like any other entertainment medium, it isn't hard to point out certain qualities that suggest whether a game was developed in Japan or abroad. Japanese games tend to be very character driven, boast a more artistic visual style and are often a part of a long-standing series. ("Final Fantasy XII" rings...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 1, 2005

How will you save money after the consumption-tax hike?

Isabell Handler Student, 29 I go shopping in sales, but don't go shopping very much and eat the lunch specials. I don't spend a lot of money, but I try to buy high quality goods, like leather shoes, not like the plastic ones that you can buy in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

MHI to sell two-cycle gas engines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is ready to start marketing new two-cycle, multipurpose gasoline engines, it said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2005

Gun control loses yet again

LONDON -- Last Sunday in Brazil, a country with the second-highest rate of gun deaths on the planet, almost two-thirds of Brazilians voted against a total ban on the sale of firearms. Explain that.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2005

Tokyo CPI edges down again

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.3 percent in October from a year earlier, marking a 73rd consecutive monthly decline, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2005

Sony's quarterly net profit slumps amid flat sales, struggling TV unit

Sony Corp. said Thursday that its operating profit rose 52 percent to 65.9 billion yen in the three months through September, boosted by a large windfall generated by a change in its pension scheme.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Chemical firm is suspected of price fixing

The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday searched the headquarters of an agrochemical firm in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and other company offices on suspicion that the firm has been illegally fixing the price of a popular pesticide.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2005

JAL decides to join oneworld airline alliance

Reversing its longtime stance of sticking to bilateral agreements, Japan Airlines Corp. said Tuesday it has decided to join oneworld -- the global airline coalition featuring British Airways, American Airlines and other six carriers.
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BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2005

Tokyo Star Bank has weak TSE debut

Tokyo Star Bank debuted Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to become the nation's second revived bank to go public.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 23, 2005

It's about time for Japan to take its foot off the gas . . . and think

What do the following recent news items have in common? 1) An automobile driven by a 23-year-old man in Yokohama accidentally runs into a line of high-school students returning home from school, killing two and injuring seven. 2) The United States Senate votes to open the Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil...
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2005

Livedoor aims to control mail-order firm Cecile

Internet services firm Livedoor Co. said Friday it is trying to set up a Cecile Co. subsidiary and will acquire a majority stake in the mail-order business for more than 20 billion yen.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 21, 2005

Psychedelic radar 10.21

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BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2005

New Daimler chief optimistic on expanding MMC ties

CHIBA -- The incoming head of DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday the giant automaker is willing to expand joint projects with Mitsubishi Motors Corp., regardless of what happens to its stake in the ailing Japanese firm.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Oct 18, 2005

Mika Noguchi

Peach John has been providing women with sexy and cute lingerie via its catalog and retail business since 1994. Leading this company, which had sales of 16 billion yen last year, is President Mika Noguchi, a woman who is not afraid to bare her true feelings.

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