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BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Tanigaki heads to U.S. for range of talks

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday he will leave this weekend for a seven-day visit to the United States for talks with U.S. policymakers as well as the heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Medical question-and-answer Web site proving popular

An Internet bulletin board that answers medical questions from the public has gathered a strong following since it opened in December, according to the operator of the Web site.
COMMENTARY
Jan 7, 2006

No rest for 'China threat' lobby

I recognize that it (China) is becoming a considerable threat."
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Cold snap heats up kerosene price

The average retail price of kerosene rose 22 yen this week to 1,302 yen per 18 liters, setting an all-time high for the third week in a row as severe weather jacked up demand across the country, the Oil Information Center said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 7, 2006

Buddhist-Christian feminist to speak out at retreat

The Amago Sanso Retreat from Jan. 27 to 29 on the Izu Peninsula may see sparks fly! It will be the 49th annual celebratory gathering of Christian women from all over Japan and other parts of Asia, the same age -- synchronistically -- as its controversial keynote speaker, Hyun Kyung Chung.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 7, 2006

Pamela Weinsaft

A young lawyer on her own in Tokyo, Pamela Weinsaft feels securely independent and completely at home here. She first came to Japan in 1995 to study for a semester at Temple University Law School in Tokyo. She said: "Perhaps 10 years ago, Japan seemed more 'exotic,' but I think one of the things that...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 7, 2006

Getting away? No easy trick

Think you need to get away? In our case, a mother-in-law in dwindling health, jobs of various importance and a sense of responsibility too puffed up for our own good had resulted in this: For six years my wife and I had not taken a vacation. And this in beehive-busy Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 7, 2006

Kagura theater: talking with gods

Every four years on our island, we have a New Year's kagura performance. You don't just sit back and watch kagura; you become a part of it whether you intend to or not. All the other events on the island over the past four years seemed like mere practice sessions compared to kagura.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 6, 2006

Asashoryu nabs second MVP

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday was named the most valuable athlete in Japanese professional sports for the second year in a row. The Japan Professional Sports Association selected Asashoryu for the award after he became the first wrestler in sumo history to win all six meets in a year...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

25 prefectures aid quake checks

Twenty-five prefectural governments are providing subsidies, technical assistance or both to owners of houses and buildings for earthquake-resistance checks, according to figures compiled by Kyodo News on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Researchers plan apolitical surveys near disputed islets

A group of Japanese researchers will conduct underwater surveys around two tiny islets at the center of a dispute with China.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Nikko Citigroup employee makes trading blunder

A Nikko Citigroup Ltd. employee, investing for private purposes, mistakenly placed a buy order on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for 2,000 shares of Nippon Paper Group Inc. instead of two, the investment firm said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Fire rages on over '04 diplomat suicide in China

A spat between Japan and China over the 2004 suicide of a diplomat at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai continued Thursday as Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe urged Beijing to give a "sincere response" over what has been reported as an attempt to extort intelligence.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2006

Japan's economic upturn

Last year saw a gradual upswing in the Japanese economy. The stock market revived and many Japanese corporations earned record profits. The average stock price at the Tokyo Stock Exchange has risen by about 40 percent in the past year. Toward the end of 2005, it topped 16,000 for the first time in more...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 6, 2006

Lions get Eto as compensation

The Seibu Lions said Thursday they have acquired infielder Akira Eto from the Yomiuri Giants as compensation for losing free agent closer Kiyoshi Toyoda to the Central League club.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Tuna fetches 3.8 million yen at Tsukiji's first auction of '06

A 191-kg bluefin tuna fetched 3.82 million yen in the first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market Thursday morning as wholesale food markets reopened for the new year across Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Tokyo talent sings about kids rights in U.S. debut

Agnes Chan wears many hats -- singer, actress, child-rights activist, academic, and mother of three.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Number of 110 calls to post first fall

The number of emergency phone calls to police using the 110 service across Japan in 2005 is expected to register the first drop on record, the National Police Agency said Thursday. Records have been kept since 1961.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

93 million take in shrines, temples

An estimated 93.37 million people visited shrines and temples during the first three days of the New Year, a record figure and up 4.07 million from a year before, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Soga ID's Yokota's abductor as Sin

An internationally wanted North Korean agent abducted Megumi Yokota, repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga has testified, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2006

Government eyes 30% cut in energy use by 2030

The government will try to cut the ratio of energy consumption to gross domestic product by 30 percent by 2030 to ensure the nation will have a stable supply of energy amid intensifying competition for resources, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006

Koizumi cancels visit to Israel, Palestinian areas

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday canceled his plan to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a life-threatening stroke, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2006

Monetary base rose 1% in December

Japan's monetary base grew 1.0 percent in December from a year earlier, continuing its expansion for a 59th consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.

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