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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Shipping firm chief apologizes for Hokkaido collision

The head of the Israeli shipping company that owns the containership believed involved in last week's fatal collision with a Japanese fishing boat apologized Tuesday for the loss of life it caused.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

32% oppose green tax, topping those in favor

More people oppose an environmental tax to curb global warming than support it, according to a recent government survey.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

Bureaucratic workforce to face 10% cut over five years

The government said Tuesday it will cut the number of national-level civil servants by 33,230, or at least 10 percent of the total as of the end of fiscal 2004, over the next five years, officials said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2005

When numbers don't add up

of a Japanese unit of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Group were arrested last month on suspicion of falsifying accounting reports of Kanebo Ltd., a maker of sundries, food products and pharmaceuticals. If these CPAs are found guilty of violating the Securities and Exchange Law, the credibility of the nation's...
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

Retail rise gives Aeon record profit

Aeon Co. reported Tuesday a record operating profit of 69.1 billion yen for the first half of its business year, thanks to a recovery in the performance of its main general merchandise stores.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Panel to brainstorm over birthrate

The government will set up a panel by the end of the month to craft a strategic plan to counter the rapidly falling birthrate, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 5, 2005

Sad drumbeats in the wilderness

I made several visits to the Aichi Expo this year and met a lot of interesting people. But one person above all left an indelible impression. Soft-spoken, modest, and wearing traditional northern buckskin, his name was Michael Cazon -- a Dene drummer, teacher and healer from Fort Simpson in the Northwest...
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

Long-term fire insurance may end

Insurance industry leader Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. and other nonlife insurers are considering ending sales of fire insurance policies with terms over 10 years in fiscal 2006, industry sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Bill OK'd to extend MSDF's mission

The administration Tuesday endorsed a bill that would extend for one more year the antiterrorism law allowing the Maritime Self-Defense Force to refuel U.S.-led coalition vessels in the Indian Ocean.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

Ease postal startup rules: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed his intention Tuesday to make it easier for companies to start postal services by letting them operate fewer public mailboxes than stipulated by law.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

MUFG to pay back some of public funds

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it will repay on Wednesday 323.6 billion yen of the 1.4 trillion yen in public funds it received from the government to bolster its capital base.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2005

Nakagawa rips Keizai Doyukai chief over fuel flap

Industry minister Shoichi Nakagawa lashed out Tuesday at recent remarks by a prominent business leader questioning the government's demand that industries assist trucking firms that find it difficult to pass on high oil costs to customers.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2005

J. League rebuffs rematch request

The J. League rejected a request from Vissel Kobe on Monday for a replay of Saturday's first-division match against Kashiwa Reysol, which was marred by a refereeing blunder.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2005

Miura transfer near complete

YOKOHAMA J. League second-division club Yokohama FC have reached a broad agreement on a loan transfer of veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura, Yokohama FC Vice President Hisao Sakamoto said Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2005

Giants get luck of the draw in high school draft

The Yomiuri Giants acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with fastballer Takanobu Tsujiuchi in the amateur baseball draft for high school players on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2005

Asagoe gets off to winning start

Seventh-seed Shinobu Asagoe overpowered Maria Vento-Kabchi in straight sets to advance to the second round of the women's singles at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Monday.
SUMO
Oct 4, 2005

Kotooshu prevails in one-day sumo event

Bulgarian sekiwake Kotooshu, who missed out on the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament title last month, won the All-Japan Rikishi Championship on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2005

Strengthening public safety

Sixty years after the end of World War II, Japan has attained a high level of affluence and convenience. On the other side of the coin, though, concern is spreading about the safety of our daily lives.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005

Kawasaki man first case here of West Nile

A Kawasaki man in his 30s has come down with West Nile fever, the first confirmed case in Japan, sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005

'Tankan' up slightly amid worries over oil

Sentiment at large manufacturers rose slightly in September, with optimism for strong exports somewhat dampened by worries over soaring oil prices, according to the Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly business survey released Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005

DPJ hopes postal bills fix reputation

The Democratic Party of Japan submitted a counterproposal Monday to the government's postal privatization bills, pledging to abolish the postal life insurance and a postal deposit certificate system by Oct. 1, 2007.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005

Shortwave eyed to reach out to abductees

will begin broadcasting the names and ages in Japanese of people it believes were abducted for about 30 minutes a day possibly starting this month. "If the Japanese in North Korea listen to the broadcasts, they will know we are still trying to bring them home," said Sadaki Manabe, a senior member of...
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.
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
Japan’s autumn eggplant: Too delicious for your daughter-in-law
From mid-August through late September, eggplants reach their height of flavor in Japan.
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.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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