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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 9, 2005

Standing firm for tradition

Akitaya is no gourmet dining destination. The food is basic, the sake cheap. Clouds of oily smoke billow out from a blackened, grease-encrusted charcoal grill onto the sidewalk, where customers huddle around tables fashioned from upturned beer crates.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2005

Mizuho Securities mars J-Com's market debut

Mizuho Securities Co., a brokerage unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., said Thursday it was responsible for the large number of erroneous J-Com sell orders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that caused overall share prices to plunge the same day.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2005

FC Tokyo, Tokunaga agree to deal

J. League first-division club FC Tokyo agreed on a contract Wednesday with Japan Under-23 international Yuhei Tokunaga, who had drawn interest from Spanish side Valencia.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Soken pushed Aneha-linked designer on hoteliers

, based in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, reportedly advised owners of business hotel chains to use Heisei Sekkei to reduce construction costs. Four such chains in Aichi Prefecture received similar tips from the consulting firm. Officials from Kubota Construction, based in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, said Soken...
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Hayabusa may have failed to collect asteroid samples

A space probe thought to have landed on an asteroid last month may not have collected surface samples, calling into question the success of the unprecedented mission to bring extraterrestrial material back to Earth, an official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Actors Watanabe, Minami tie knot

Ken Watanabe, an actor internationally recognized for his roles in Hollywood movies, married actress Kaho Minami on Saturday, their production firms announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Christmas tree lights up for refugees

A giant Christmas tree was set aglow Wednesday at JR Tokyo Station to mark the opening of an event to raise money for refugees around the world.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Otani electrical fire stinks up lobby

A small fire broke out Wednesday night in a basement machinery room at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward, but no one was injured, fire officials said.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2005

Rules target investment risks

The Financial Services Agency proposed legislation Wednesday that would expand the scope of financial products subject to sales restrictions because of their investment risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2005

Business chiefs urge METI to bolster Asian FTA efforts

Business leaders want Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai to promote free-trade agreements between Japan and Asian economies as well as market-opening negotiations under the World Trade Organization.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

No funds earmarked for new war memorial yet: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday the government has yet to decide whether to allocate funds for a new war memorial under the fiscal 2006 budget.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2005

Aneha fraud easy to see: whistle-blower

, chief of Atlas Architect Design Office and the first whistle-blower in the building safety scandal, attends a session of the Lower House Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee along with eHomes President Togo Fujita (center) and Japan ERI President Takahide Suzuki.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2005

Time not ripe for BOJ policy shift: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that the time is not yet ripe for the Bank of Japan to lift its super-easy monetary policy.
EDITORIALS
Dec 8, 2005

Silence isn't always golden

With the Dec. 31 deadline for compiling the fiscal 2006 budget approaching, the government recently made a series of decisions, including placing a heavier financial burden on people aged 70 years or older receiving medical service, the creation of a single public-lending institution out of the current...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2005

Inside the belly of the beast

Jennifer Abbott's entire career as a filmmaker and editor has been involved with challenging people's perceptions. Her first documentary, "A Cow at My Table," was on the horrors of factory farming, and Abbott met her co-director Mark Achbar while working as an editor on his documentary on lesbian marriages...
Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) looks on ahead of an extraordinary session of the Lower House on Tuesday in Tokyo, where she was elected Japan's first female prime minister.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
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