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JAPAN
Aug 2, 2005

Another Japan Highway exec arrested over bids

Prosecutors on Monday arrested an executive at Japan Highway Public Corp. and indicted his former colleague and officials from four companies, stepping up their probe into one of the country's largest public works bid-rigging scandals.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 2, 2005

Do you support the recent addendum to the Kyoto Protocol?

Fabien Gravot Scientist, 28 If there are no time constraints, countries are not going to respect it very much. Even with the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries have difficulty following it. I'm not sure that the greenhouse effect is as big as it's made out. I don't think humanity is done for, but...
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2005

Broadcaster-control revision postponed

The government and the ruling coalition parties have given up trying to pass legislation this Diet session to prevent a foreign company from gaining control of a domestic broadcaster partly through an affiliate in Japan, sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2005

LDP cuts off Asahi Shimbun

The Liberal Democratic Party decided Monday not to give interviews to the Asahi Shimbun, except news conferences by its senior officials.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 2, 2005

The end of silence: Korea's Hiroshima

When Shin Jin Tae's first daughter died, her mother was still breast-feeding her.
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2005

Historic step for Northern Ireland

The Irish Republican Army has finally done what its critics have long demanded. Last week it formally announced that it was ending its armed campaign to free Northern Ireland from British rule. If carried out, this would, says British Prime Minister Tony Blair, constitute "a step of unparalleled magnitude"...
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2005

Koizumi, Bush to meet in September

Japan and the United States have basically agreed that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Washington in late September for talks with President George W. Bush, according to sources.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2005

Earthquake jolts Yamanashi area

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 shook Yamanashi Prefecture on Sunday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2005

Asbestos death near plant reported in '86

Researchers found out at least 19 years ago that a woman who lived near an asbestos factory died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, according to academic papers presented in 1986.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2005

Germany and Japan: parallels in reform

Japan and Germany can learn from each other as two major industrialized economies that have faced similar structural problems since the 1990s and are now trying to overcome them with reforms, a leading German economic scholar told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2005

Life for Miyake's residents full of challenges

Six months after the evacuation order was lifted for residents of Miyake Island, life remains fraught with challenges ranging from frequent toxic gas warnings to mountains of unprocessed garbage.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2005

Bound by a common cause

LONDON -- When Chinese President Hu Jintao was in Moscow in early July, he sought to strengthen the "strategic partnership" between China and Russia that his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed in Moscow four years ago.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 1, 2005

Tax Commission's plans show irrational thinking

In a report on income taxes for individuals released June 21, the Tax Commission called for a set of proposals to revamp the system. The proposals included: 1) ending tax breaks and further hiking taxes; 2) cutting deductions for salaried workers; and 3) reviewing a proposal to automatically deduct 380,000...
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2005

SDF transport planes to get refuel upgrade

The Defense Agency plans to seek funding to make Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport aircraft capable of receiving in-air refueling, agency sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 1, 2005

Olive branch to Iran overdue

A new Iranian government under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be inaugurated Aug. 4. While outgoing President Mohammad Khatami is a moderate, Ahmadinejad is a hardline conservative whose relations with the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush are likely to be tense. As this is undesirable...
MORE SPORTS
Jul 31, 2005

Hirayama goes Dutch

Japan Under-20 striker Sota Hirayama flew out of Tokyo on Friday hoping to impress Feyenoord as he joins the Dutch League side on trial.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 31, 2005

Will Hanshin still be in swing after 'road trip of death'?

The Hanshin Tigers are in a position to win their second Central League pennant in three seasons, but they will have to get by a jinx that has plagued Tigers teams in the past: the "shi-no-rodo" or "road trip of death."
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 31, 2005

Man United whips Urawa on Rooney's double

SAITAMA -- Wayne Rooney shrugged off a barracking from Urawa Reds fans to score two second-half goals, including a stunning chipped effort, as Manchester United completed its tour of Japan on Saturday night with a 2-0 win at Saitama Stadium 2002.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2005

Dragons outlsug Giants for 10th straight win

Kazuki Inoue hit a go-ahead homer and Alex Ochoa drove in four runs Saturday night as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yomiuri Giants 10-7 for their 10th straight victory.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2005

Rescue from property sharks

Fraudulent and malicious sales methods victimizing innocent people have become a social issue. In a typical case, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested four former salesmen last month on suspicion of having cajoled or pressured some 5,400 people in 34 prefectures into signing contracts for...
Alerts issued for Tokyo area cities as Shanshan crawls across Japan
A submerged area of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Thursday after Typhoon Shanshan dumped torrential rain throughout the Kyushu region.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
From tropical storm to 'violent': Japan’s typhoon classifications
A satellite image from Wednesday shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu as the storm was rapidly intensifying.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

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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