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BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

The worst is over

The "worst is behind" for Japan's once moribund economy, but neighboring China must do more to balance its breakneck growth rate and allow its currency to become more flexible, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Tim Adams warned Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 2, 2006

TIF pushes theater's borders

With guest productions from as far afield as Kuwait, Israel, Germany and the United States, this year's 12th annual Tokyo International Arts Festival (TIF) is delivering a challenging program of theater and dance from some of the world's leading dramatists. In doing so, TIF -- held for the first time...
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

LDP panel OKs expat vote expansion

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel endorsed a proposal Wednesday to expand the scope of national elections in which people living overseas can vote, LDP officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 2, 2006

"10 x 10"

BBS Shop Closes in 42 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 2, 2006

Mortensen, Bello jump into the deep end

Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello, co-stars of "A History of Violence," show up for an interview at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo looking like, well, if not an item, close enough friends that they could be mistaken for one. (They even finish each other's sentences.)
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2006

JR East gives fastest train on rails test run for media

East Japan Railway Co. unveiled its newest model shinkansen, the Fastech, to the media during a test run Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2006

Arakawa says winning gold is like dream come true

Olympic champion Shizuka Arakawa said Tuesday it seems as if she is living in a dream after returning home with the gold she won in the women's figure skating at the Turin Games.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 1, 2006

Raptors made Suns GM Colangelo an offer he couldn't refuse

NEW YORK -- Unlike everyone else who leaves Arizona in a hurry, Bryan Colangelo didn't head for the hills south of the border.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006

Japan aiming for top spot in first round of World Baseball Classic

Make no bones about it. Japan more than plans to make it to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2006

Injured Inoue to return to action in early April

Japanese heavyweight judoka Kosei Inoue said Tuesday he plans to return from an injury layoff at the national weight-class championships on April 2.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Japan will side with UNSC position on Iran: Aso

Japan will be in sync with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council should they decide to bring the Iranian nuclear case up for discussions, Foreign Minister Taro Aso suggested Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Panel proposes ODA committee, enlarging JICA's role

A government advisory panel proposed Tuesday that a new strategic committee for foreign assistance be set up and the Japan International Cooperation Agency's functions be expanded.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Prince undergoes cancer surgery

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth from his throat, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Astronauts practice on space lab

Two astronauts on Tuesday practiced using Japan's first manned space laboratory, Kibo, scheduled to become part of the International Space Station, at the Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

U.S. wants Japanese civilians in Iraq after SDF exit

The U.S. has asked Japan to send a contingent of up to 20 civilians, including diplomats, to Iraq for a new reconstruction project there after Self-Defense Forces troops are pulled out, according to government sources.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Mixed unwed pair's boy, 8, loses recognition as Japanese

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday overturned the recognition of Japanese nationality given to an 8-year-old boy born out of wedlock to a Filipino woman and a Japanese man who, after the child was born, admitted fathering him.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

Panel backs larger administrative units to replace prefectures

A government advisory body proposed Tuesday to replace the current 47 prefectures with nine, 11 or 13 regional administrative units in order to respond better to local government needs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2006

DPJ's Nagata apologizes but not for allegations

Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata apologized Tuesday for failing to prove allegations he raised in the Diet that Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie made a shady fund transfer to a son of Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2006

Inflation target a bad idea, Yosano says

The economy minister on Tuesday rejected the idea of inflation targets as the central bank moves toward tightening its supereasy monetary policy, urging it instead to adopt a flexible approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2006

Russian mayor confirms talks with Nissan on factory

NEW YORK (Kyodo) The mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia, Valentina Matvienko, said Monday in New York that her city is talking with major automakers, including Nissan Motor Co., to encourage them to locate factories there, confirming a recent Interfax report.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2006

Giants thrash China in WBC exhibition

Tatsunori Hara and the Yomiuri Giants came home, but they still were visitors.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2006

MUFG to raise capital for state debt repayment

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it will repay 316.5 billion yen in public funds in March through financing from Norinchukin Bank, Nippon Life Insurance Co. and three other major insurers.

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