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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Abe already preparing policy team for new job

Prime minister-in-waiting Shinzo Abe has already started taking applications from bureaucrats who want to join his policy team at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Drunken driving sweep yields 4,383 violations

In an annual weeklong crackdown that ended Monday, police departments across Japan documented 4,383 instances of people driving under the influence of alcohol and arrested 149 people, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Top court upholds death sentence in Miyazaki murders

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of Kieko Ishikawa, a 49-year-old woman convicted of killing and robbing two women in the late 1990s, dismissing her appeal.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Koizumi moves out, signs off

Outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi moved out of the Prime Minister's Official Residence Thursday evening as he gets ready to hand the reins of government to new ruling party leader Shinzo Abe next Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Prince Hisahito's name added to royal registry

Newborn Prince Hisahito, the first heir to the throne born in 41 years, had his birth registered Thursday in the Imperial family registry, the Imperial Household Agency said.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Less than half of law school graduates pass bar: ministry

Of graduates who completed their studies after law schools were set up under a 2004 reform, only 48 percent who took the national bar exam passed, the Justice Ministry said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2006

India's song of freedom creates a divide

MADRAS, India -- India has a national song, and a national anthem. The first, "Vande Mataram (Salute to the Mother)," signified the cry for freedom from British brutality. The song pushed the nation into a nationalistic frenzy that often caused fear and panic among the occupying British forces. The first...
EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2006

A nuclear-free Central Asia

Five former republics of the Soviet Union in Central Asia have created a nuclear-free zone. The agreement is an important step forward for the global nonproliferation regime at a time when that order is under assault on multiple fronts.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

Japan in FTA talks with Gulf states

Japan and the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council began official negotiations Thursday in Tokyo on a free-trade agreement.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Open-air sightseeing bus celebrates second anniversary

The Hinomaru Limousine Company this month celebrates the second anniversary of its "Sky Bus Tokyo" tours. The tours offer passengers a scenic 45-minute ride through Maranouchi and its surrounding area every day of the year, every hour, on the hour. The tour takes in a number of Tokyo landmarks, including...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Asia Orchestra Week 2006

This October, Tokyo and Osaka will host Asia Orchestra Week 2006, an annual festival that celebrates classical music from a distinctly Asian -- and contemporary -- perspective. Over the last four years, AOW has drawn 30,000 people to watch more than 2,000 musicians from 13 Asia-Pacific countries. Programs...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Accolades for Afrobeat originator

Producer Brian Eno has been variously quoted as saying Nigerian drummer and songwriter Tony Allen is "the most important musician," or "the best drummer" of the last 50 years. Whatever Eno actually said there is no doubt of the high regard Allen is held in, not only for his rhythms, so tight and complex...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 22, 2006

On a pathway to the divine

Since it acquired the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, more people have naturally felt inclined to see the temples and monasteries of Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture for themselves. But more than a few visitors to the complex find that its heavy Buddhist religiosity and the funereal gloom...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 22, 2006

Vying to be crowned as Kyushu's ramen king

Kyushu is famous for its rich, varied food culture, and particularly for the rivalry between Hakata ramen and Kumamoto ramen. The former uses pork-based soup, thin noodles, ginger and fresh garlic, and is distinguished by a serving of only a small amount of noodles, to which the customer requests seconds....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Mix of local, international ensures club's longevity

With the global club scene experiencing mixed fortunes, as can be seen in Tokyo with smallish crowds at many clubs and dance festivals rumored to be struggling to attract big-name artists from overseas, one event space continues to draw people several years after first opening its doors. Air, in Daikanyama,...
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Tougher financial sanctions on North being sought

have testified that billions of yen in cash have been sent to North Korea in this manner. One Japanese man living in Osaka, who worked for two decades at a North Korean-funded trading company in Japan, said Tuesday's ban will have only a short-term effect.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Anouar Brahem "Le Voyage de Sahar"

Tunisian-born Anouar Brahem is an unparalleled master of the oud, a lutelike Arabian instrument with 12 strings. On this, his seventh -- and best -- release, he appears brimming with influences from Ancient Persia to New York and beyond. Accompanied only by piano and accordion, his oud darts and flows...
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Ni-hao! "New-hao!"

Originally comprising two bassists and a drummer, all-female Kyoto three-piece Ni-hao! have traded their basses for a keyboard and sampler, giving their expansive noise-pop a greater electronic edge on their second album proper. Take "Ni-Hao! Makes New Sound," which has the three female members doing...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Love triangles in Italian greats

From Sept. 23 through Dec. 3, Kiev Opera will perform the Italian operas "Aida" and "Turandot" throughout Japan. With over 130 years of celebrated performances to its name, Kiev Opera is known not only for its interpretation of Russian opera, but also for its dynamic execution of Italian classics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Following the father

You've probably heard of the father of Afrobeat bandmaster and award-winning musician Femi Kuti. And if by chance you haven't, you're missing out on one of Africa's greatest musical legends.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

Surplus saw 95.5% jump in August

The trade surplus ballooned 95.5 percent to 200.5 billion yen in August from the previous year, logging its first increase in three months due mainly to brisk auto exports to the United States, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

S&P places Hitachi on watch list

Standard & Poor's said Thursday it has placed Hitachi Ltd. on its watch list for a possible downgrading of its long- and short-term credit ratings after the company reduced its earnings forecast for fiscal 2006 through March.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Unfinished symphony finally gets first closure

Anton Bruckner's (1824-96) final symphony will be performed in full for the first time ever by the Tokyo New City Orchestra, conducted by Akira Naito at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Ikebukuro on Sept. 28.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

Thai coup puts FTA, investment in doubt

Tuesday's bloodless coup in Thailand has left a free-trade agreement negotiated between Tokyo and Bangkok up in the air, a senior Japanese official said Thursday as businesses waited for the dust to settle.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Mindan selects Chong as new chief

, Chong Jin, 69, a consultant to the union's Nagano prefectural headquarters, was chosen to be the new leader at its meeting in Tokyo.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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