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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2006

Discuss Yasukuni after LDP poll: lobby

The Japan War-Bereaved Families Association, the most powerful lobby for relatives of Japan's war dead, will forgo discussion of politically sensitive issues related to Yasukuni Shrine until after the Sept. 20 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, an executive of the group said Wednesday. ...
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2006

Mizutani tax probe turns to Obayashi

Prosecutors probing a tax evasion case involving construction firm Mizutani Kensetsu Co. have questioned employees of general contractor Obayashi Corp. in connection with an airport project it subcontracted to Mizutani, according to investigation sources.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2006

A positive form of punishment

Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura has asked the Legislative Council to discuss the introduction of social service as a way for certain types of convicts to make amends for their crimes. He also asked the advisory body to discuss housing for parolees and convicts who have served their time under a certain...
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

Obituary: Masao Nishimura

Former Industrial Bank of Japan President Masao Nishimura, one of the architects of the Mizuho megabank group, died of heart failure Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, his family has announced. He was 73.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2006

U.S.-India nuclear deal sets bad example

MADRAS, India -- The India-U.S. deal to cooperate in civil nuclear energy signed in New Delhi in March now appears set to be approved by the U.S. Congress. This will end India's nuclear isolation, which began in 1998 when the country first tested nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 3, 2006

"edison Osorio Zapata: Transcriptions of Legends"

Promo-Arte Closes Sunday
COMMENTARY
Aug 3, 2006

Blair is wrong on Lebanon

LONDON -- Opinion polls show that a large majority of Britons believe that the British government should have sided with the U.N. secretary general and other countries in demanding an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. There is also increasing disquiet in Britain at the way Prime Minister Tony Blair publicly...
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

McDonald's logs 545 million yen loss

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Wednesday it booked a group net loss of 545 million yen in the first half of this year on impairment losses on fixed assets, while its sales expanded 8.2 percent to 170.60 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

Tepco may sell ISP Fusion to Usen

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is studying a plan to sell off subsidiary Fusion Communications Corp., an Internet protocol telephony service company, to major cable music broadcaster Usen Corp., sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

Softbank cuts ties with SBI Holdings

Internet and telecom conglomerate Softbank Corp. said Wednesday its group has ended its capital ties with SBI Holdings Inc., the holding company of the SBI Group firms, with the sale of its remaining 19.2 percent stake in SBI Holdings to Goldman Sachs Japan Ltd.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

MMC manages to reduce red ink in first quarter

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Wednesday it reduced its losses for the April-June quarter from the previous year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 3, 2006

Keisuke Shirota

Base Gallery Closes Saturday
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

Hokuetsu mulls defense against Oji takeover bid

Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., the nation's sixth-largest paper maker, said Wednesday it has asked an independent panel whether it should take measures to thwart a hostile takeover bid launched by Oji Paper Co. the same day.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2006

Death of the Doha round

LONDON -- When I came out of the house this morning, Jean-Baptiste was standing in the road gazing into the field opposite with a worried expression. He had lost two cows, he said. And he was obviously right, because there were only five cows in the field.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2006

Keep an eye on U.S. beef

The government has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef, but suspicions about the safety of American beef still linger in Japan. This sentiment is epitomized by a statement by health minister Jiro Kawasaki. He said that if risk materials -- parts of the cow where prions, the infectious agents of bovine...
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2006

Japanese pops lag at quality time with kids

Japanese fathers spend an average of 3.1 hours per weekday with their children, placing second from the bottom in a six-country international comparison, according to a report by the National Women's Education Center.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2006

Tohoku sees end of long rain season

The rainy season apparently ended Wednesday in the Tohoku region, bringing to an end this year's longer-than-usual wet season, according to the Meteorological Agency.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2006

Manufacturers to up spending 21.8%

Major Japanese manufacturers plan to spend 21.8 percent more on capital investment than they did in fiscal 2005, stretching the double-digit uptrend to a fourth consecutive year, the Development Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 3, 2006

Transience in art and life

One reason the Sistine Chapel in Rome is so venerated is that it represents one of the occasions when art did not lose out to religion when the two came together. Though religious constraints sometimes force artists to rise to the occasion -- as with Islamic art in which rich Arabesque patterns replace...
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2006

Japan lauds UNSC resolution on Iran

Japan on Tuesday welcomed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Tehran to suspend all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities by Aug. 31 and showed determination not to compromise on its stance against nuclear proliferation because of its economic stake in Iran.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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