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JAPAN
Aug 2, 2006

Princess dons special safe-birth obi

Princess Kiko put on a protective red and white obi Tuesday in an Imperial ceremony to pray for the safe delivery of her baby, who could possibly become an heir to the throne, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2006

EU membership sharpens Central, East Europe's competitive edge

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JAPAN
Jul 28, 2006

JCJ awards Tokyo Shimbun for stories on conspiracy bill

The Japan Congress of Journalists said Thursday it will award its grand prize this year to Tokyo Shimbun for its investigative report on crimes of conspiracy.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2006

Mizutani faces fresh charge over tax evasion in '04

Tokyo prosecutors may soon file another charge against a former chairman of Mizutani Kensetsu Co. for suspected corporate tax evasion in the business year to August 2004, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 28, 2006

Los Van Van

MICHAEL PRONKO
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 27, 2006

Frontale moves top after Magnum's final gasp

KAWASAKI -- Kawasaki Frontale replaced Gamba Osaka at the J. League summit on Wednesday evening after Brazilian Magnum's late goal gave the home side a pulsating 3-2 win in a top-of-the-table clash.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2006

Matsushita profit up 7% on flat TVs

Profit at electronics giant Matsushita, maker of the Panasonic brand, rose 7 percent in the April-June quarter on higher sales of digital audiovisual products and aggressive cost-cutting, the company said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2006

All GSDF troops safely home from historic mission to Iraq

The last batch of Ground Self-Defense Force troops touched down on Japanese soil Tuesday, wrapping up the country's humanitarian mission in Iraq, its biggest and most dangerous overseas deployment since World War II.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2006

Life spans decrease for first time in six years; women still top world

ranking due to the special factor (of influenza), but the long-term trend of Japanese people's average life span has not changed," a ministry official said. In 2004, life expectancy was 85.59 years for Japanese women and 78.64 years for men -- both record highs.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jul 26, 2006

Galleyworm

* Japanese name: Baba-yasude * Scientific name: Parafontaria species * Description: Galleyworms are not worms but millipedes: elongated, cylindrical arthropods, with two pairs of legs on each body segment. Millipede means "1,000 legs" but these species have around 20 body segments, so therefore about...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 23, 2006

The many hazards -- especially for kids -- of living the high life

Some news stories make you laugh and some make you cringe. If you live in an apartment you may have done both while reading the July 13 story in this newspaper about an employee of Schindler Elevator K.K. getting trapped in a Schindler lift in the same Tokyo residential building where a teenager was...
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2006

Mindan chiefs resign over Chongryun detente snafu

on May 17. In May, the leaders of the two feuding groups met for the first time in 60 years and signed a joint statement pledging to reconcile and form closer ties.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 22, 2006

All aboard! -- Jump on the super express train to English

The other day, a Japanese man came up to me in Starbucks and said, "Could you help me with this word?"
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2006

Magic touch in East Timor

Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, 56, is the $14 billion man. During 2005, while serving as foreign minister, he is credited with playing a crucial behind-the-scenes role in rescuing Timor Sea resource negotiations between Australia and East Timor. Talks had hit an impasse, partly owing to the abrasive style of...
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2006

Online paper OhmyNews set to recruit writers

OhmyNews International, a joint venture preparing to publish a Japanese edition of the South Korean online newspaper OhmyNews, said Thursday it will start recruiting people as registered writers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 21, 2006

Waving goodbye to the city

The sound of waves lapping on the shore. The cool sea breeze. Beautiful people wearing very few clothes. Overdressed cocktails. What better way could there be to while away a hot summer's day than a beach-bar crawl along Shonan Bay?
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2006

Double trouble for Poles used to benefits

WARSAW -- Much of the world seems fascinated by the fact that Poland is now governed by identical twins who first became famous as child movie actors: President Lech Kaczynski, and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, whom Lech appointed to the post of prime minister earlier this month. They are indeed intriguing, but...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 21, 2006

Refuge through film

Starting one month after World Refugee Day (June 20), the U.N. Refugee Agency presents for the first time in Japan the Refugee Film Festival running through July 27.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2006

McDonald's plans tandoori on pita

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Thursday it will introduce two health-conscious pita bread sandwiches at its outlets nationwide in a three-week campaign beginning Aug. 4.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2006

Warning North Korea

The United Nations Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's July 5 multiple missile test-firings may lack strong teeth, but it serves as a stern warning from the international community to the reclusive country. While the contents of the resolution fell short of what Japan originally wanted...
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2006

Paloma hit for killer heaters

Paloma Industries Ltd. has issued a recall for some 260,000 gas water heaters made between 1980 and 1989 after they were linked to 20 carbon monoxide deaths since that time and the president was summoned Wednesday to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and told to speed up the firm's probe into...
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2006

Stricter visa rules eyed for foreigners of Japanese descent

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's special committee on foreign workers proposed Tuesday that the government set stricter regulations for foreign nationals of Japanese descent when they renew their visas.
COMMENTARY
Jul 16, 2006

Soft target needs an antiterror strategy

NEW DELHI -- The grisly July 11 Bombay train bombings, the latest in a series of major terrorist attacks in India, are a reminder that the country needs to move from hand-wringing to a credible counterterror strategy against jihadist groups.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 16, 2006

The difference gaman can make

THE ART OF GAMAN: Arts and Crafts From the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946, by Delphine Hirasuna. Berkeley/Toronto: Ten Speed Press, 125 pp., 2005, $35 (cloth). In Japanese, the word "gaman" means the display of calm forbearance and poise in the face of adverse circumstances beyond one's...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 15, 2006

Grandmother inspires German cake cookbook

There are a lot of changes in Tania Kadokura's life right now. But that's OK, she says. "I'm used to change."
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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