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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 28, 2006

Belavi Facelift Massage battles time and gravity

The room is warm. The music relaxing. Aromatherapy oils perfume the air. I am wrapped in hot towels after an hour of sheer bliss. And the years have fallen away. Off my face, that is.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 27, 2006

Ogasawara against Messina move

Japan and Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara has declined an offer from Italian Serie A side Messina, making him likely to start the 2006 season with the J-League first-division club, Kashima officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 27, 2006

Ono seals deal with Urawa Reds

Japan midfielder Shinji Ono, who has returned to J. League first division club Urawa Reds after leaving Dutch club Feyenoord, formally signed Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 27, 2006

Davenport to miss Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo

World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has decided to sit out the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo starting Tuesday through Feb. 5 because of a left ankle injury, organizers said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 27, 2006

Takaoka set for Tokyo Marathon

Defending champion Toshinari Takaoka, who owns the men's national record of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, is among 11 elite runners invited to take part in the Tokyo International Marathon next month, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 27, 2006

Zico to call up Ono to join Japan squad

Japan coach Zico indicated Thursday he will call up midfielder Shinji Ono, who just returned to J. League first-division club Urawa Reds from Dutch club Feyenoord, for a weeklong training camp in Miyazaki beginning Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Police begin building inspections

Police began an on-site inspection Thursday of a Tokyo condominium complex built using fabricated quake-resistance data while demolition of the building was under way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

'Harem' man held after candidate balks

Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly tried to force a woman to live with him and his "harem" of 10 female housemates in suburban Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

New nonbinding law to quake-proof the old

The revised Act for Promotion of the Earthquake Proof Retrofit of Buildings took effect Thursday amid mounting concerns over quake-resistance due to the recently revealed widespread use of faked design data from disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha in shoddily built hotels and condominium complexes.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Government moves to plug latest Horie loophole

Financial Services Minister Kaoru Yosano said Thursday the government will submit a bill to the Diet to establish a registration system for investment unions to prevent organizations with murky backgrounds from conducting questionable stock transactions.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

China again top Japan trade partner

Japan's trade with China totaled 24.949 trillion yen in 2005, making it the country's biggest trading partner for the second year running despite souring bilateral relations, according to Finance Ministry data released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

42.6% of traffic fatalities over 65

People aged over 65 accounted for a record 42.6 percent of traffic fatalities in Japan last year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Workers removed from families may get more holidays

The labor ministry plans to propose that employers let workers living away from their families take time off for birthdays and anniversaries related to their children and spouses, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

'Spyware' developer arrested over online theft

Police said Thursday they have arrested the developer of a "spyware" program that was used in the theft of 216,000 yen from a Japan Net Bank account last year.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Livedoor's takeovers took investment union route

The Livedoor Co. group used investment unions in corporate takeovers done through stock swaps, having them transfer the stock-sale gains made in the deals to it in the form of dividends, and cleared the actions with a consultant and a lawyer beforehand, prosecution and other sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Russian plane intruded while tracking freighter

A Russian aircraft violated Japanese airspace seven times Wednesday night off northern Hokkaido, government officials said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2006

False start on beef imports

Less than six weeks after lifting a two-year ban on U.S. beef imports, the Japanese government was forced to impose it again last week. The action followed the discovery of prohibited material in a shipment from a New York meatpacker in violation of safety rules aimed at preventing the spread of bovine...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Nursery's nixing of girl may be illegal

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that the Higashiyamato Municipal Government's refusal to let a girl with throat disease enter its nursery school was illegal, sources close to the case said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Fuji TV may acquire Livedoor, Hieda says

Fuji Television Network Inc. is considering stepping in to help scandal-hit Livedoor Co., the TV network's chairman said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006

UFJ Nicos merges with DC Card

UFJ Nicos Co. and DC Card Co. said Thursday they will merge on April 1, 2007, into Japan's second-largest credit card firm with a combined 32 million members.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2006

Fewer visiting blood banks to receive HIV tests

Fewer blood donors tested positive for HIV in 2005 as the number of people who gave blood mainly to check if they were infected with the virus fell, a health ministry survey indicated Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006

NHK hints at cutting fees if paying viewers return

The president of NHK hinted Thursday the broadcaster might reduce its subscription rates if more people paid their fees.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 27, 2006

Nippon Ham comes to terms with Seguignol

The Nippon Ham Fighters have reached an agreement with infielder Fernando Seguignol to return for the upcoming season on a one-year deal worth an estimated 200 million yen, plus performance-based incentives, the Pacific League club said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006

Individual investors frazzled in wake of 'Livedoor shock'

Yoshikazu Tsugiyama is devastated that his Livedoor shares have nosedived.
Will Bangladesh go the way of Pakistan?
Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh's army chief, arrives at Dhaka International Airport to receive Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Aug. 8 to lead the country's interim government.
U.S. researchers find probable launch site of Russia's new nuclear-powered missile
A satellite image shows what is believed to be a deployment site for a Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile, including five nuclear warhead storage bunkers (right) and bermed launch positions (lower left), in Vologda, Russia.
First lesson of Japan’s akiya gold rush: No such thing as a free house.
An abandoned house in Urayama, Saitama Prefecture. Buying an <i>akiya</i>, which means empty house in Japanese, can be a rewarding experience that yields a unique space and a livable home, competitively priced. Or it could turn out to be a money pit.
Typhoon chaser's firsthand account of his pursuit of Shanshan
A washed up boat on the shore of the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday
Yen calling the shots as BOJ mulls rate increase
Concern about the yen strengthening might limit the Bank of Japan's room for maneuver.
First lesson of Japan’s akiya gold rush: No such thing as a free house.
An abandoned house in Urayama, Saitama Prefecture. Buying an <i>akiya</i>, which means empty house in Japanese, can be a rewarding experience that yields a unique space and a livable home, competitively priced. Or it could turn out to be a money pit.
The man who opened MLB's door to Japanese players
Masanori Murakami poses with a Willie Mays-themed clock during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Monday.
Yen calling the shots as BOJ mulls rate increase
Concern about the yen strengthening might limit the Bank of Japan's room for maneuver.
Clocking off: Japan’s hotter summers put limit on outdoor work
A construction worker in Tokyo's Akasaka district on Aug. 21. With 886 cases, 54 of them fatal, during the period from 2019 to 2023, the construction industry leads Japan’s tally for occupational heatstroke.
Japan seeks another record-breaking defense budget for fiscal 2025
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force hold a live-fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May. Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking another record-breaking budget for fiscal 2025.

Podcast

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

Longform

A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
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