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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Nov 26, 2004

Where creative juices flow in Tokyo

Time Magazine recently proclaimed SuperDeluxe, a gallery and lounge space near Roppongi, as one of the best 100 spots in Asia. When it comes to Tokyo venues, I'd put it in my top three. But SuperDeluxe is no overnight sensation. It is a rare flower that has been skillfully nurtured since its seeds were...
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Three carmakers up global production

Three Japanese automakers -- Nissan, Honda and Mazda -- increased global production in October due to brisk demand in overseas markets, the companies said Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Nov 26, 2004

Inoue determined to bounce back

Japanese heavyweight Kosei Inoue said Thursday he considered quitting judo after missing out on a second straight Olympic gold medal in Athens but is determined to bounce back and earn redemption in the over-100-kg class in Beijing in 2008.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Corporate services index posts first rise in 6 1/2 years

The Bank of Japan's key index for prices paid by corporations for services that include advertising, transport and office rent rose 0.1 percent in October from a year earlier, marking the first gain in six years and seven months, the central bank announced Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

As bad-loan worries finally recede, banks turn attention to weak profits

Major Japanese banks are finally set to bid farewell to the bad-loan problems that have dragged down the country's financial sector, not to mention the economy as a whole.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Drugmakers Dainippon, Sumitomo to merge in '05

Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. said Thursday they have reached a basic agreement to merge next Oct. 1, creating one of the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies in the nation in terms of sales.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Hosoda figuring to seek 'coordinated' currency-meddling

The government will consider seeking coordinated intervention with currency authorities of other countries to try to lower the value of the yen if the currency continues its sharp advance against the dollar, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda indicated Thursday.
COMMUNITY
Nov 26, 2004

Ichikawa on digital

Raizo Ichikawa, who died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 37, is a movie star who still attracts many fans even today.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Sheet-metal crunch to halt Nissan output

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will halt operations at three of its four domestic plants for five days starting later this month due to a steel-sheet shortage.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2004

APEC's mixed message

Throughout much of its history, critics have argued that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is purposeless. They allege the group has become too big and diverse to take meaningful collective action. The grand designs drawn up a decade ago have lost urgency, overtaken by events and new...
OLYMPICS
Nov 25, 2004

Kitajima wants his records back

Athens Olympics double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima resumed full-scale training on Wednesday and warned Brendan Hansen he is out to reclaim the world records he lost to the American last summer.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 25, 2004

Why recycle PET bottles if China will buy them?

Every PET bottle bears a triangle of arrows with the message: "Yes! to recycling. No! to littering." But it doesn't show where the bottles go.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2004

Ramirez, Swallows set to ink new deal

The Yakult Swallows are set to sign a new deal with outfielder Alex Ramirez, who has turned down an offer from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Yakult officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Fuso trucks made this month to join recall for faulty hubs

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced Wednesday it will issue recalls possibly in mid-December for about 130,000 large vehicles to replace front- and rear-wheel hubs, including vehicles produced this month.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Teenager request for shorter classes among public ideas for deregulation

A teenager's request for shorter classes was one of many ideas proposed by members of the public in the latest round of suggestions for deregulation, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Political funds law revision on hold as graft trial proceeds

Lawmakers Wednesday postponed revising the Political Funds Control Law, having failed to agree on how to curb the money politics problem despite a recent donation concealment involving the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Nisshin Seifun to double its flour

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. said Wednesday a new flour mill built by its Canadian subsidiary, Rogers Foods Ltd., will start operations Dec. 6 and double the subsidiary's annual production to 100,000 tons by fiscal 2006.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Faction treasurer fingers Muraoka

A former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction pleaded guilty Wednesday to failing to report a 100 million yen political donation in 2001 but said former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka played a key role in the coverup.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Store sales decline for eighth month

Sales at the nation's supermarkets and department stores fell in October from a year earlier for the eighth straight month on a same-store basis due to typhoons and rainy weather, according to industry data released Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 25, 2004

Japan to get new pro basketball league

Japanese basketball officials on Wednesday announced the formation of a new professional basketball league.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 25, 2004

Beppu to join Armstrong's team

Japanese road race cyclist Fumiyuki Beppu will join the U.S. Postal cycling team led by six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, cycling officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Consumers starting to take notice of Japanese wine

Despite a wide selection of imported wines available at stores nationwide, domestic wines are reportedly beginning to appear on connoisseurs' tables.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 25, 2004

Now may be the time to finesse U.S. 'bully'

Beneath the buzz of news last week, it was easy to overlook one important story -- as much of the media did. On Thursday, the Russian Federation submitted to the United Nations its ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, beginning a 90-day countdown to the protocol's entry into force. As a result, on Feb....
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BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Newswomen to push digital terrestrial TV

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry named six female newscasters Wednesday as "ambassadors" to promote digital terrestrial broadcasting, which will mark its first anniversary Dec. 1.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 25, 2004

Commissioner Stern stands firm in bid to restore image

NEW YORK -- Unlike David Stern, who's clever enough to sift through and digest the countless number of confrontations, machinations, nuances and interrogations relevant to the scariest NBA scene he confesses to have ever witnessed and impart a ground-breaking decision within 36 hours, my investigation...
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.
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.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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