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Dec 28, 2004

Government panel to debate letting woman ascend throne

The government said Monday it will set up an advisory panel next month to discuss revising the Imperial Household Law with an eye to allowing a female ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004

November car output rebounds 7.1%

Production of cars, trucks and buses jumped 7.1 percent in November from a year before to 926,469 units for the first rebound in two months, due to strong sales both at home and abroad, an industry body said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 28, 2004

What are your New Year's resolutions for 2005?

Corin Kanazawa Teacher, 27 Definitely to save money. It's getting ridiculous. I have a shopping addiction. I lived in a small country town last time I was here, which was much better for my wallet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2004

Returning tourists recount tidal terror

Japanese tourists arriving home from Thailand described the terror they experienced on beaches and hotels on the resort island of Phuket, which was struck Sunday by tsunamis triggered by the world's strongest earthquake in 40 years.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004

Nonperforming loans down 7.6%

Nonperforming loans at 130 banks at the end of September were down 7.6 percent from the end of March to 22.56 trillion yen on a parent-only basis, the Japanese Bankers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004

Tax return raises Mizuho profit

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Monday raised its group net profit estimate to 720 billion yen for the current fiscal year from 440 billion yen following a Supreme Court ruling last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004

BMW unit gets female touch from on high

Before Fumiko Hayashi applied for a sales job at a car dealership 27 years ago, she hadn't planned on entering the automobile industry. Today, she is president of BMW Tokyo Corp.
Dec 28, 2004

Japan as seen through Hollywood's eyes

OSAKA -- Over the past year or so, Japan has figured in several popular Hollywood films.
Dec 28, 2004

Reports of Japanese fatalities yet to be confirmed

Foreign Ministry and embassy officials were trying Monday to confirm reports that several Japanese may have been killed in the massive tsunamis that hit South and Southeast Asia the previous day.
COMMENTARY
Dec 28, 2004

An updated stab at security

Japan's new National Defense Program Outline has three major objectives: dealing with "new threats" such as terrorism, introducing a missile defense system and participating in "international peace cooperation activities."
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Relief team prepares to help out in Sri Lanka

The government began preparing Sunday to send a disaster relief team to Sri Lanka following massive tsunami damage from a powerful earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, Foreign Ministry officials said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 27, 2004

Lessons from a year of disasters

Preparers of government white papers usually try hard not to offend anyone by giving only the average scores for survey results and, in the case of prefectural statistics, summing them up in flat tables. The 2004 white paper on fire and disaster management, however, carries a bar graph so that readers...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Hundreds of mourners attend Princess Takamatsu's funeral

The funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died Dec. 18 at age 92, was held Sunday at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Study finds digital divide between urban, rural areas

High-speed Internet services are not available to residents in 11.5 percent of 3,123 municipalities across Japan, mostly on remote islands and mountainous areas, according to the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Another Don Quijote outlet hit by suspected arson

A fire broke out early Sunday at a Tokyo outlet of the Don Quijote store chain, which has been hit by a series of suspected arson attacks, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Dalai Lama planning to come to Japan in April

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, is planning to come to Japan in April and the government is expected to allow the visit, sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 27, 2004

Japan should entertain Swiss offer when planning its FTA strategy

With the number of member countries now topping 150, trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization will take more time to conclude. This has triggered a rush by many countries to conclude regional or bilateral trade liberalization agreements.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 27, 2004

Zenno Rob Roy takes Arima Memorial

Zenno Rob Roy and Tap Dance City turned the Arima Memorial into a match race Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse, the crowd roaring as the two grade 1 champions went neck-and-neck down the stretch.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 27, 2004

Take claims JRA title for most wins

Yutaka Take went seven better than his previous record set last year to capture the Japan Racing Association title for the most wins in a single season with 211 victories in the 2004 season, JRA officials said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2004

Government to craft legal steps for antimissile action

The government is working out emergency legal steps for prompt activation of a missile defense shield when signs are detected that an enemy is preparing to launch, according to government officials.
Dec 27, 2004

Relief team prepares to help out in Sri Lanka

The government began preparing Sunday to send a disaster relief team to Sri Lanka following massive tsunami damage from a powerful earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, Foreign Ministry officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2004

Chile: Twilight hour stalks an ex-tyrant

NEW YORK -- The decision by Chilean Judge Juan Guzman Tapia on Dec. 13 to indict former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet on charges of kidnapping nine political dissidents and killing one of them during his 17-year military regime is a significant one for Chile. Guzman ruled that Pinochet, 89, is mentally...
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on Thursday
The Meteorological Agency forecasts that warm, moist air surrounding the typhoon will create unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to thunderstorms.
Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill?
OpenAI, whose ChatGPT is credited with accelerating the frenzy over artificial intelligence since its broad release in late 2022, has said AI should be regulated by the federal government but that the California bill creates an uncertain legal environment, and could cause entrepreneurs and engineers to leave the state.
Around 1 in 4 married couples in Japan under 40 used dating apps, survey finds
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. The lack of opportunities to meet people was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents, which may explain the rise in popularity of dating apps.
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.
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.
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.
Hokkaido more plugged in to renewable energy than rest of Japan
A Rapidus factory construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 24. The plan to ramp up renewable energy usage in the region to 60% by 2030 is part of a larger concept known as “Hokkaido Valley.”
Masterful and stirring, ‘Pachinko’ returns with more depth
Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family as they move through the 20th century.
How Japan's health care system is gearing up for more heatstroke cases
An ambulance is parked at the entrance of the emergency room of Saitama Hospital in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 24.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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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