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Nov 4, 2005

Harada wins 1st national kendo crown

Tokyo metropolitan police officer Satoru Harada beat his colleague Ryoichi Uchimura in overtime Thursday to win his first title at the national kendo championship.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2005

Toward a police-controlled media

There is a strong social trend toward protecting privacy. A milestone will be the enforcement of the Private Information Protection Law beginning in April. But the government is apparently taking advantage of this trend and people's distrust of the media -- due to often sensationalistic crime coverage...
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2005

Plan names facilities to be protected first in attack

The Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Imperial Palace and other key facilities have been allocated top-priority status for protection under a prospective missile defense program, according to an operational plan made available Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Nov 4, 2005

New justice minister still not sold on death penalty

In private life, new Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura is unequivocal in his condemnation of the death penalty: Under no circumstances should one person be allowed to kill another, he says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Nov 4, 2005

Keep road taxes for road projects, Kitagawa says

Reappointed transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa says motorists will be disgruntled if tax revenue currently earmarked for road construction is shifted to the general budget.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2005

Five honored with Order of Culture

President Jinnosuke Ashida, 71, for his contribution to the labor movement. Other recipients of the order are Minoru Makihara, 75, former chairman of Mitsubishi Corp., and former Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura, 71.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2005

University job centers rethink role amid changing economy

felt they were safe for the rest of their lives after getting a job is over," an employee of the center said. "The purpose (of the center) is to have students think about their future, including their career, while they are at the beginning of their studies." The university organizes lectures by a variety...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2005

Portrait of modern Germany

Contemporary German photography gets a double outing with two exhibitions held simultaneously at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Both "August Sander: Face of Our Time" and "Between Reality and the Image: Contemporary Positions in German Photography" provide an opportunity to view the history...
COMMENTARY
Nov 4, 2005

Bush's intolerance showing

WASHINGTON -- The White House seems to breed arrogance. President Richard Nixon had his enemies list. President Bill Clinton's personal irresponsibility almost ruined his presidency. Now vice presidential aide "Scooter" Libby has been indicted as a result of his efforts to discredit an administration...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2005

Portugal and Brazil united in one voice

Fado, the passionate, powerful music of Portugal, was -- and still is -- sung in the local bars and small eateries for working people. The music's spirit is saudade, a word that translates roughly as nostalgia, melancholy or longing, though mixed with happiness and love. Fado's greatest singer was Amalia...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2005

Richie Cole

Richie Cole is one of jazz's most distinctive alto sax players. Following in the footsteps of Phil Woods (who followed in the steps of Charlie Parker), Cole has a tone on alto that stays pure and supple even at rapid-fire tempos. Unapologetically straight-ahead in an age of gimmicks and computerized...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2005

Nagoya Players to present Stoppard

The Nagoya Players will present Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" on Nov. 12-13 at Aichi Arts Center Mini Theater.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2005

(International) Noise Conspiracy: "Armed Love"

After two acclaimed full-lengths, (International) Noise Conspiracy decided their politically driven anthems would have a better chance to "Smash It Up" by signing with Warner Bros. imprint American Recordings. Compromising their beliefs by working for a multinational conglomerate hasn't benefited the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 4, 2005

Wolf Parade: "Apologies to the Queen Mary"

The latest big thing from Montreal sounds a lot like last year's big thing from Montreal, The Arcade Fire, but minus the extraneous instruments and calculated drama. That isn't to say Wolf Parade is dry or minimalist, only that they rely more on songwriting than on presentation.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 4, 2005

Verdy bundled out of Emperor's Cup

Holder Tokyo Verdy crashed out of the Emperor's Cup along with fellow first-division struggler Vissel Kobe on Thursday, but 14 other sides in the J. League's top flight booked places in the fifth round.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2005

Leopard-print fabrics and acid-color hair dyes

Becky Yee's "Back to the Streets" looks at the disappearing glossworld of Tokyo's shopping arcades situated outside the trend-setting centers of the city.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2005

Charity auction

At Tokyo English Life Line's (TELL) 10th Annual Connoisseurs' Auction, Nov. 18 at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, guests can enjoy a cocktail buffet, sample wares and empty their wallets in order to fill up their wine racks by bidding for a variety of rare Old and New World wines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 4, 2005

Psychedelic radar 11.04

Saturday, Nov. 5
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 4, 2005

Savoring all the sights, sounds, seafood of Shizuoka's Numazu

Blessed by a year-round mild climate with an average temperature of 16.3 C, the city of Numazu, just 100 km from Tokyo, is the perfect place to enjoy majestic views of Mount Fuji and savor fresh seafood throughout the four seasons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 4, 2005

Shunju Tsugihagi: Perfection in the mix

No restaurants in Tokyo have done more to shape the aesthetic of contemporary Japanese dining than the Shunju group. Over the past 20 years, their trademark synthesis of cutting-edge design -- the work of Shunju's founder and creative genius, Takashi Sugimoto -- with a cosmopolitan take on traditional...
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2005

Turbine wear may have caused plane blast

An explosion inside an engine of a Japan Airlines passenger jet in August over Fukuoka Prefecture is believed to have been caused by deterioration of the engine's turbine blades, according to an interim report released Wednesday by the engine's manufacturer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2005

Valentine honored with Shoriki award

Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine was named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award Wednesday for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2005

Higher standards planned for cancer drugs

The health ministry has decided to require clinical proof that anticancer drugs prolong human life before they can get government approval, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2005

General practitioners' incomes up

Private hospitals and doctors in general practice took in 2.64 million yen and 2.28 million yen more in income, respectively, than they spent in June, a biennial health ministry survey showed Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Shanshan soaks Japan as flood and landslide risks rise
People walk in front of closed ticket gates for the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo Station as train operations between Tokyo and Nagoya remain suspended due to Tropical Storm Shanshan on Saturday.
Apparent suicide jumper falls onto pedestrian in Yokohama, killing both
Two women died near Yokohama Station on Saturday after one of them apparently fell from a building and landed on the other, who was walking below.
20% take no action over Nankai Trough quake warning
A shelf for emergency goods is seen almost empty at a hardware store in the city of Shizuoka on Aug. 9.
Slow-moving storm Shanshan downgraded to tropical depression
Elevated water levels on the Tama River in Kawasaki on Friday after Shanshan dumped torrential rain on wide areas of Japan.
Tokyo protests after Chinese Navy ship enters Japanese territorial waters
A Chinese Navy Shupang-class survey ship
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.
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
A member of the Self-Defense Forces wipes away sweat as he conducts a search and rescue operation at a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11, 2018.
Did you feel that? It may be time to refresh your disaster kits — and vocabulary.
A map of western Japan shows the Nankai Trough and, to its north, the hypocentral region where the energy for an earthquake is thought to be building.
This English schoolboy has big dreams of becoming yokozuna — and more
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday. Tarasenko’s potential in sumo was made obvious when he won U18 gold in the 90-kg weight class at the 2023 Baruto Cup in Estonia despite being four years under the age limit and having only had a total of one hour of sumo training before the meet.

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

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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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