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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Export control may get tougher

Japan may strengthen its export control laws to try to curb illicit trade in weapons-related technology, but is set to remove Libya from its export blacklist, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Birth of prince doesn't resolve succession crisis: agency chief

The head of the Imperial Household Agency has warned that last week's birth of the first male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in four decades did not resolve the Imperial family's succession crisis, an official of the agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Ozawa rallies DPJ with calls for change

The leader of a nation must have ambition above all else, and if he doesn't have it he should quit immediately, said Ichiro Ozawa, who started his new term as president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2006

Shima hot for fans, Hiroshima and torching the opposition

YOKOHAMA -- When it's time to hang up his spikes, he wants to be known as Mr. Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

74% of LDP ranks prefer Abe: survey

More than 70 percent of rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party want Shinzo Abe to be the next LDP president, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2006

Beware the dangers of drunk driving

The recent deaths of three young children in Fukuoka in a car accident caused by a drunk driver has highlighted Japanese society's misplaced tolerance toward driving under the influence of alcohol and the lack of awareness among drivers that it is illegal to drive after ingesting alcohol. Even worse,...
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2006

GM tieup not critical, Nissan says

Nissan Motor Co. is not necessarily tied to the idea of investing in General Motors Corp., said Nissan Cochairman Itaru Koeda, referring to ongoing talks on a possible three-way alliance between Nissan, General Motors and Renault S.A.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2006

TB and HIV: a combination made in hell

PRAGUE -- Fatima, who lives in western Tanzania near Lake Tanganyika, has been suffering for more than a month from a dry, hacking cough. She trembles to think that it might mean she has tuberculosis. Fatima knows that she can find out and, if necessary, receive treatment at the nearest health clinic,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 14, 2006

Allegations of plagiarism raised by kaleidoscope installation in Echigo-Tsumari

Picasso once said, "good artists copy, great artists steal." Of course, it has never been as simple as that. Questions concerning artistic authenticity, honest or dishonest intentions and outright plagiarism have been around ever since societies began to consider artistic expression the unique product...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2006

Twins wreak havoc in Poland

LONDON -- "I am afraid that with Jaroslaw Kaczynski as prime minister, Poland will become more extreme, more anti-European and a more xenophobic country," warned Bronislaw Komorowski, a member of the opposition Civic Platform party, when the second Kaczynski twin was made prime minister by his brother,...
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Middle school teacher to sue Tokyo over 'illegal' dismissal

A junior high school teacher who was fired in March plans to sue the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and its education board over what she is calling illegal punishment, sources familiar with the case said Wednesday.
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Sep 14, 2006

Psychedelic radar 09.15

Vision Quest: Sept. 16-18
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Student violence rose in elementary schools in 2005

Reports of student violence at public elementary schools rose by 128 cases to a total of 2,018 in 2005, setting a new record for the third-consecutive school year, a report released Wednesday by the education ministry says.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 14, 2006

People of one voice

Michael Franti seemed to be everywhere at the 2003 Fuji Rock Festival, and since he stands as tall as a volleyball player and sports long dreads, it was impossible to miss him.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2006

Mitsubishi Motors launches new eK minivehicles

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. launched fully remodeled eK Wagon and eK Sport minivehicles Wednesday in hopes of meeting its domestic sales target of 302,000 units for this business year.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2006

Emerging from the nuclear shadow

"At any given moment in history, precious few voices are heard crying out for justice. But, now more than ever, those voices must rise above the din of violence and hatred."
COMMENTARY
Sep 14, 2006

Let's avoid a U.N. row with South Korea

LOS ANGELES -- I do not much mind being misquoted, especially in a good cause. That cause is the worthy candidacy of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, who is fighting for the job of U.N. secretary general. The incumbent, Kofi Annan, is finishing out his second term and must vacate later this...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 14, 2006

The last weekend of summer to rave about

For Japan's trance music fans, this weekend is the last big outdoor romp of summer.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2006

Two former workers arrested in Nikkei fraud case

A former employee of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. was arrested Wednesday by Tokyo police on suspicion of defrauding an employment group linked to the labor ministry, Tokyo police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Sep 14, 2006

Photographers lost in Hokkaido with models

It really shouldn't come as any surprise that corporations are getting involved in art exhibitions. Now that we've all but got used to bountiful product placement in movies, why shouldn't brands make their way into art shows? Where will it stop, I wonder -- will Harry Potter sip latte at Starbucks in...
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2006

DoCoMo tests activity-tracking service

NTT DoCoMo Inc. began a test-run Wednesday of a new system that monitors cell phone customers' activities in certain areas and analyzes the patterns to ascertain their needs and send relevant information to their handsets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 14, 2006

"Geisai #10"

Tokyo Big Site East Hall 4 Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2006

Current account surplus rises 7.1%

Japan's current account surplus rose 7.1 percent in July from a year earlier to 1.81 trillion yen, reversing a 7.2 percent dip the previous month, due to brisk exports and a steady increase in the income account, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
SUMO
Sep 13, 2006

Asashoryu, five others tied for basho lead

Yokozuna Asashoryu claimed another victim to remain undefeated Tuesday, disposing of Aminishiki to win his third straight bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2006

Access to resident info to be limited starting Nov. 1

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a decision to limit access to local governments' resident registry books to organizations and individuals acting in the public interest, ending the current practice of providing such access to anyone.

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40