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BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2004

Toyota unit starts exporting to Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its parts production unit in the Philippines has started exports of transmission assemblies to Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2004

Slide in residential land prices slows; Tokyo on upward trend

Land prices around Japan fell for the 13th straight year, but the margin of decline in residential areas shrank for the first time in seven years and prices in central Tokyo showed an upward trend, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 22, 2004

Let's dance to those rhythms

To the soft tinkle of a music box, a solitary couple twirls on stage, spinning faster and faster as the whispering voices of the night entice them. Suddenly the doll-like figures vanish, and the stage and auditorium erupt in a blaze of nightclub beats. The floor vibrates to the rhythm of three-dozen...
SUMO
Sep 21, 2004

Dejima takes share of lead at basho

Former ozeki Dejima took a share of the lead after knocking out Mongolian Kyokushuzan, who was tripped to his first defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 21, 2004

Kawashima defends WBC title

Japan's Katsushige Kawashima scored a unanimous decision over Raul Juarez of Mexico on Monday to retain his WBC superflyweight crown at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2004

An opportunity for Beijing

China has dodged a bullet. The recent legislative elections in Hong Kong returned a majority that is sympathetic toward Beijing. That means that there will be no confrontation between Hong Kong's feisty democrats and the Communist Party leadership in China. Instead, the results provide a chance to test...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 21, 2004

Is Roppongi the place to look for a foreign partner?

Bahiyyih Egeli Student, 24 My friend told me that most Japanese think that foreigners don't like them, so if you want to really want to date a Japanese man, then you have to tell your friends and get them to hook you up with one.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 21, 2004

When it happens, it happens

A whirlwind romance Shortly before I was to return to Australia, I went to a Christmas party in the small town where I was studying Japanese.
COMMENTARY
Sep 21, 2004

Anwar release burnishes Badawi's image

HONG KONG -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has unexpectedly taken a meaningful stride away from the authoritarian rule of former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohammad. As a result, the charismatic former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will now be free to influence the course of Malaysian...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 21, 2004

Office space and garbage

The office I am starting a small business and looking for an office. I hear that you have to pay many months -- up to a year -- to rent an office. Is this true and is there anything I can do about it?
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2004

Updating the defense program

The government is stepping up efforts to revise the 1995 Defense Program Outline, which sets guidelines for the buildup of the Self-Defense Forces. A revision is considered necessary in light of recent changes in the security environment surrounding Japan. Beyond adjusting to reality, though, it is essential...
SUMO
Sep 20, 2004

Kyokushuzan stays undefeated

Mongolia's Kyokushuzan extended his winning streak to eight bouts Sunday, overpowering Roho to stay ahead of his competitors at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 20, 2004

Baseball strike gives Hawks edge in playoffs

The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks got a little help from the strike.
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2004

'Fat liberation' movement declares war

WASHINGTON -- Another civil-rights movement is stirring in America. A "fat liberation" movement. Complains Marilyn Wann of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, "We're living in the middle of a witch hunt."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 20, 2004

Despite reforms, future looks grim without consumption tax hike

In the "Okuda Vision (Japan 2025)" report released in January 2003, Keidanren used a simulation to present the medium to longer-term prospects for Japan's fiscal and social security systems. We made it clear that the measures which would be needed to maintain the sustainability of national and local...
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2004

Curb spread of WMD in U.S.

LONDON -- The failure of Congress to renew a 10-year ban on the sale of assault rifles and other dangerous weapons may seem to politicians a simple price to pay to win the support of the National Rifle Association in the forthcoming presidential election.
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2004

Japan's diplomatic might

In late August, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi visited four Central Asian states to build a new framework of regional dialogue. The creation of the "Central Asia Plus Japan" forum means that Japan is pushing strategic diplomacy in the geopolitically important Silk Road region, surrounded by Russia,...
SUMO
Sep 19, 2004

Kyokushuzan grabs sole lead

Mongolian magician Kyokushuzan bundled out Tokitsuumi on Saturday to take sole possession of the lead heading into the second week of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2004

Please mute that sunflower

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American transcendentalist philosopher, once said that the rose speaks all languages. Little did he know it could sing, as well -- or at least that 168 years after he uttered his profoundly metaphoric remark a literal-minded Japanese corporation would invent a way for roses and...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 19, 2004

Tachibana, Takeda capture duet

Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda, who won the duet silver at the Athens Olympics, took advantage of the absence of their Russian archrivals Saturday to win the duet final at the synchronized swimming World Grand Prix meet.
Rugby
Sep 19, 2004

Yamaha trips Suntory in opener

It took just two minutes for the 168-cm, 88-kg Sadanobu Imari to realize that all the pre-season niceties were over and that the rugby season proper was under way on Saturday.
Japan Times
Features
Sep 19, 2004

Cream-puff heaven is open to all

First it was Chinese dumplings that got the theme park treatment at Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium in 2002. Then, last year, up popped Ice Cream City. So, what was to be this year's gastronomic addition to the menu of attractions at Namco Namja Town in Sunshine City?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 19, 2004

Kondo trumpets his way

For six nights this week six different combinations of Japanese musicians will gather with bassist Bill Laswell and saxophonist John Zorn at the Pit Inn in Shinjuku. Among those onstage will be drummers Tatsuya Yoshida of The Ruins and Yoshigaki Yasuhiro of Rovo, guitarist and manipulator of electronics...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Sep 19, 2004

Wat a middle-aged way not to get so wet

There are good times to arrive in Bangkok weighed down with expensive camera gear, recording equipment and a snappy new tropical suit just tailored in Singapore.
Japan says Chinese military violated territorial airspace for first time
A Chinese military Y-9 intelligence-gathering plane that entered Japanese airspace on Monday.
Typhoon Shanshan to hit western Japan on Tuesday
Typhoon Shanshan is expected to become more powerful and hit western Japan on Tuesday, after which it is forecast to make its way north throughout the week.
'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.
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.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
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.
New 40-40 club member Shohei Ohtani has real shot at unprecedented 50-50 campaign
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after being doused with water after his walk-off grand slam against the Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.
Ueda promises better communication as he sticks to the script
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a Lower House hearing on Friday in Tokyo.
China-Philippine tensions center on new flash point: Sabina Shoal
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Monday.
Japan’s dueling ‘katsu’ curry creators are just happy to see the dish thrive
Three Tokyo restaurants claim to be the inventor of Japan's 'katsu karē' (breaded and fried pork served with Japanese curry), but Ginza Swiss' take (pictured) may be the most unique.

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