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BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004

Koizumi's LDP foes boast own postal 'reform' plan

The Liberal Democratic Party adopted its own basic plan on postal reform Tuesday, incorporating criticism leveled by opponents of the government's plan to privatize the state-backed Japan Post.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 22, 2004

Newly formed Golden Eagles ink two major leaguers

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Tuesday they have signed infielder Luis Lopez and right-hander Aaron Myette to provisional single-year deals worth 50 million yen each.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 22, 2004

Camping out

Camp was cool this year. Freddie Mercury was the most revered dead-pop-star role model, and many up-and-coming rock acts indulged in what Susan Sontag once called "the love of the exaggerated," whether it was Franz Ferdinand's metrosexual take on new wave or the Scissor Sisters' Studio 54 appropriation...
Dec 22, 2004

230 people killed or missing in natural disasters in 2004

At least 230 people were killed or remain missing and presumed dead in typhoons, rainstorms and other natural disasters in 2004, according to a government report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004

Shinsei hopes mini-branches will attract more clients

Shinsei Bank opened the first of a new series of mini-branches Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to attract more customers and promote greater use of Internet banking.
Dec 22, 2004

LDP launches panel to revise the Constitution

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party launched a new panel Tuesday to revise the Constitution, LDP Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe said.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 22, 2004

Kubo, Tsuboi recalled

Japan coach Zico recalled Yokohama F. Marinos striker Tatsuhiko Kubo and Urawa Reds defender Keisuke Tsuboi for home friendlies against Kazakstan and Syria in the buildup to February's World Cup qualifier at home to North Korea.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 22, 2004

The lady takes to King Lear

Utopia may be a little while coming in the real world, but -- earthquakes and broken bullet-train lines notwithstanding -- Ryutopia is not too hard to find if you are in Niigata, where it is the name given to the city's magnificent Performing Arts Center. Opened in 1998, the vast oval-shaped glass building...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 22, 2004

Net gain: Adding Carter, subtracting 'Zo

NEW YORK -- If Vince Carter never plays a game for the Nets it was still a great trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004

Haneda reopens revamped Terminal 1

Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday reopened Terminal 1's renovated North Wing, allowing Japan Airlines to use both wings of the terminal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Dec 22, 2004

An improviser of lines

When we hearken back to the revolutionary 1960s, a decade increasingly "remembered" by people who in fact weren't even alive at the time, the soundtrack that rings in our ears is, of course, rock 'n' roll.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004

Government adopts FTA policy focusing on partners in Asia

The government on Tuesday approved a basic plan to promote free-trade agreements, prioritizing accords with Asian trading partners to help build an East Asian community.
COMMENTARY
Dec 22, 2004

Will Chen change tack?

KUNMING, China -- While all signs pointed to a victory by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's "pan-green" coalition (Democratic Progressive Party plus former President Lee Teng-hui's independence-oriented Taiwan Solidarity Union) in parliamentary elections Dec. 11, the Kuomintang/People First Party (KMT/PFP...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004

Toyota sets sales target of 8 million cars in 2005

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is aiming to sell 8.03 million vehicles worldwide in calendar 2005, the first time the nation's top automaker has released a sales target of more than 8 million units.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2004

EU opens the door to Turkey

For more than four decades, European leaders have held out to Turkey the prospect of membership in their club. The odds that Turkey would join Europe shortened considerably last week, when officials from the European Union and Ankara agreed to commence discussions on Turkish membership next October....
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004

Finance Ministry requests 3.8% cut in foreign aid

Amid the nation's continued tight finances, the Finance Ministry proposed Monday a 3.8 percent cut in foreign aid in fiscal 2005 for the sixth straight year of decrease in the initial budget.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004

Asahara's appellate trial to proceed

The Tokyo High Court told Shoko Asahara's lawyers Monday that it will not suspend his trial despite their claim he is suffering from a mental disorder, the lawyers said.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004

Cabinet OKs 4.767 trillion yen for disaster relief

The Cabinet approved a 4.767 trillion yen supplementary budget Monday for the current fiscal year through March, including 1.36 trillion yen to help rebuild areas hit by torrential rain, typhoons and earthquakes.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004

82.18 trillion yen budget drafted

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Monday proposed a draft budget for fiscal 2005 worth 82.18 trillion yen, up 0.1 percent from the initial 2004 budget, as higher debt-servicing costs outpaced cuts in discretionary spending.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004

Thai orphan again denied residency; ministry might renew one-year visa

The Justice Ministry may renew for another year the temporary resident status of a 13-year-old Thai orphan living in Japan with her adoptive relatives, sources said Monday.
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.

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