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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2006

33 metro teachers hit for symbol snub

The Tokyo Metropolitan board of education Friday punished 33 public school teachers who refused to stand to face the national flag and sing "Kimigayo," the national anthem, at March graduation ceremonies.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2006

DPJ positions to change with new guard

Seiji Maehara's decision Friday to resign as Democratic Party of Japan president will probably test the largest opposition party's solidarity and its conservative stance on defense, according to observers and DPJ sources.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Cost of living just got more expensive as fiscal 2006 begins

The April 1 start to the new fiscal year brings with it a number of increases in the cost of living.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2006

Designers, sellers of defective buildings face law with teeth

The Cabinet approved a package of bills Friday from the infrastructure ministry that feature a provision to toughen the maximum penalty for architects and builders who erect defective buildings.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Fuel spike helped push February CPI up 0.5%

The February core consumer price index rose 0.5 percent to 97.6 from a year ago, compared with the 100-point benchmark for 2000, the government announced Friday, marking the index's fourth consecutive year-on-year increase.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Toshiba debuts first HD DVD player

Toshiba Corp. began sales Friday of the world's first commercially available next-generation DVD player in Japan, ahead of the Sony Corp.-led group that is competing with the Toshiba-led camp for new global DVD standards.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2006

China slammed over cryptographer honey trap suicide

The government Friday condemned China for blackmailing a Japanese diplomat in Shanghai two years ago for intelligence, driving him to commit suicide.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Six privatized companies licensed to run highways

The government licensed six privatized corporations Friday to operate the nation's highways on condition that they complete repayment of interest-bearing debts within 45 years retroactive to their privatization last Oct. 1.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 1, 2006

Poems that speak in essence of time in Tokyo

Aileen Fedullo is a young American poet whose observations of people and life in Tokyo over the past decade ("Plastic seasons scraping against eyes") have been sometimes acerbic, often passionate, always penetrating and more often than not jotted down in coffee shops.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

TV programs go mobile as One Seg services begin

Starting Saturday, many cell phone users may find their beloved handsets even more indispensable. In addition to tapping out messages to their friends and surfing the Net, people will be able to see digital broadcasts of their favorite TV shows wherever they go, on their mobiles.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 1, 2006

A few gestures of renown -- really

A non-Japanese-speaking friend of mine was telling me a story of how he once tried to talk his way onto a dinner cruise, even though he knew all the seats were booked. Persistence, he figured, plus his clumsiness with the language would work its "gaijin" spell on the English-burdened clerk, who he just...
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Gutierrez stresses safety of American beef

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez repeated the U.S. position Friday that American beef is safe from mad cow disease and urged Japan to lift its import ban.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Daiichi Sankyo to acquire Zepharma

Daiichi Sankyo Co. will buy Zepharma Inc., Astellas Pharma Inc.'s nonprescription drug unit, for 23.5 billion yen on April 13, Daiichi Sankyo and Astellas said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 1, 2006

Josephine Branders

Belgium, a small European country with a beguiling medieval air, is beloved on many counts. With the ancient buildings, public squares and marketplaces common to many European countries, Belgium has also its own enduring distinctions. It is popularly known for its long history of specialist lace-making....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 1, 2006

Victim's best friend: savvy 'avy' dogs

I have just skied down a chute and am buried under more than a meter of snow. I have a two-way radio on and an avalanche rescue beacon. After 20 minutes of deathlike silence, I can finally hear a dog barking in the distance. I've done a lot of back-country skiing in my life, but this is the first time...
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2006

Income tax hike ups revenues 5.8%

Tax revenues grew 5.8 percent in February from a year earlier to 3.93 trillion yen, spurred by an income tax hike introduced in January, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 31, 2006

Sato fires Japan by Ecuador

OITA -- Hisato Sato came off the bench to score a late winner as Japan beat Ecuador 1-0 in a World Cup warmup at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Asahara lawyers protest appeal snub

Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara lodged a public protest Thursday over Tokyo High Court Judge Masaru Suda's decision to throw out their appeal of the guru's death sentence.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Government drafts plans for reactor to succeed Monju

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency proposed a blueprint Thursday for nuclear technology development that envisions a 1,500-megawatt fast-breeder reactor to succeed the prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Bill to fingerprint, photograph arrivals clears Lower House

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to require fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan as a measure to prevent terrorism.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Machine makers searched in tunnel-venting bids

Investigators from the Fair Trade Commission searched the offices of six machinery makers Thursday on suspicion of rigging bids for ventilation facilities for road tunnel projects funded by the government and the now-defunct state-run Metropolitan Expressway Public Corp.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

CPAs for Kanebo plead guilty

Three accountants who worked at auditing giant ChuoAoyama Pricewaterhouse Coopers pleaded guilty Thursday before the Tokyo District Court to charges of falsifying Kanebo Ltd.'s earnings in fiscal 2001 and 2002 and hiding over 160 billion yen in liabilities.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Accountants helped fake Livedoor figures: SESC

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed a criminal accusation with prosecutors Thursday against two accountants it alleges knowingly certified a falsified financial report by Internet firm Livedoor Co.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006

Another Aneha building found to be defective, pushing total to 98

Another condominium complex in Tokyo has been found to be defective because its quake-resistance data were fabricated by Hidetsugu Aneha, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Thursday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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