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JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges

The Tojo family had kept silent for a long time. But not any longer.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 7, 2005

Ono set for foot surgery

Japan international midfielder Shinji Ono will have surgery Monday to implant a metal plate in his broken right foot, his doctor said Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2005

Heatdevils pick first as bj league draft begins

Former OSG Phoenix forward Jo Kurino was named the No. 1 overall draft pick on Monday by the Oita Heatdevils, who were given the first-round selection in Japan's first professional basketball league kicking off its inaugural season this fall.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2005

Wolfowitz reassures World Bank

Mr. Paul Wolfowitz has taken the helm of the World Bank. His nomination was marked by numerous protests and concerns; his tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense worried many who feared that he would turn the organization into an arm of U.S. foreign policy or that he did not understand its mission....
OLYMPICS
Jun 7, 2005

Murofushi, Tamesue picked for squad

Reigning Olympic champion Koji Murofushi and 400-meter hurdler Dai Tamesue are among the 39 Japanese selected to compete in the world championships this summer, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Monday.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2005

Do you believe in ghosts?

Yuma Tejima Engineer, 29 I do, but I haven't seen one yet. There used to be a person who had a strong feeling that she could see ghosts. Her name was Aiko Gibo. I wanted to meet her but she died.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Bone-marrow bank probed for having too much money

Internal reserves held by a foundation operating the nation's only bone-marrow bank have swollen to more than 500 million yen, exceeding a government-set ceiling for a nonprofit entity, sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Machimura seeks first ODA budget hike since 1999

The Foreign Ministry will try to have Japan's budget for foreign aid increased in fiscal 2006 for the first time since 1999, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Agency probes language schools

The Social Insurance Agency has launched inspections of foreign-language schools nationwide to make sure their foreign teachers are covered by social insurance, the agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Quarterly capital spending up 7.4% to four-year high

Capital spending by companies grew 7.4 percent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier to 13.697 trillion yen, the highest level in nearly four years, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 7, 2005

Massage, reading kanji and ATMs

Hands on D is a U.S. trained massage therapist with a spousal visa, currently living in Hiroshima.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2005

BOJ balance back in target range

The outstanding balance of current account deposits held by private financial institutions at the Bank of Japan returned Monday to the central bank's liquidity target range of 30 trillion yen to 35 trillion yen for the first time in three business days.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 7, 2005

Have you heard the one about . . ?

'And then, when he saw the other side of the car, where his date had been sitting not 15 minutes earlier, on the door handle, hung . . . a bloody . . . HOOK!"
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

North Korea eager to return to talks: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday that he believes North Korea is eager to return to the stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear ambitions although it has yet to clearly say so.
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JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Nonstop circumnavigator, 71, sails into record books

MISAKI, Kanagawa Pref. — Sailing legend Minoru Saito cruised into the record books Monday evening when his aging, battered sloop Shuten-dohji II crossed a line off the port of Misaki, ending a 7 1/2-month, nonstop unassisted solo circumnavigation and making him at 71 the oldest person ever to perform...
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2005

Panel eyes target for cutting social security spending

An advisory panel to the finance minister recommended Monday that the government take steps to curb swelling social security-related spending by setting targets when compiling the budget for next year.
COMMENTARY
Jun 7, 2005

Kudos here, detention there

LOS ANGELES -- Journalism free from government constraint just isn't for everybody. It certainly wasn't for Richard M. Nixon while he was president. Unrestrained investigative journalism of the Watergate variety ultimately pushed Congress in the direction of potential impeachment and shoved Nixon onto...
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2005

Yokogawa Bridge chief to resign over bid scandal

Yokogawa Bridge Corp. said Monday that President Yasuo Harada will resign June 20 to take the blame for the company's role in rigging bids for public bridge construction projects.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Married detainees illegally held: SDP

Nearly a quarter of the 127 foreigners who have been detained at detention centers for more than six months as of April 30 have Japanese spouses, according to government data released Monday by an opposition party.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Info exchange on refugees rapped

Japan may explicitly legalize providing personal information on people seeking asylum to authorities in their country of origin, where they fear persecution, lawyers said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2005

Sales of imported cars snap five-month decline

Sales of imported automobiles, including overseas models made by Japanese automakers, grew 5.5 percent in May from a year earlier to 20,606 units, snapping a five-month decline, an industry body said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Private-sector firms to process parking violations next year

Starting next June, police will shift the task of cracking down on parking violations to the private sector as part of efforts to privatize administrative duties related to law enforcement.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2005

Swallows edge Eagles 3-2 for win in interleague battle of baseball's birds

Shohei Tateyama tossed a three-hitter over eight strong innings Sunday as the Yakult Swallows edged the Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-2 in interleague play.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 6, 2005

Asakusa Denen gallops to victory

Seventh-pick Asakusa Denen earned the title of No. 1 mile race horse of the spring when he surged to victory in the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.

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