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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 28, 2005

Maritime

Emo was and still is a difficult genre to pin down. The Promise Ring was one of the most popular American indie bands ever to wear the label, though they never quite embraced the punk fundamentals of fellow emo flailers Jimmy Eat World and The Get Up Kids. On their 2002 swan song, "Wood/Water," they...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2005

Diabetes: Asia's silent killer

You could be forgiven for thinking communicable illnesses, like HIV/AIDS, and the newly feared bird flu, are the major disease threats for Asia in the next and coming decades.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2005

Vow to 'fully execute' leaves Tokyo in Futenma dilemma

, head of the Naha Defense Facilities Administration Bureau, sits with Okinawan Gov. Keiichi Inamine at the start of their meeting to discuss the new plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2005

Marines sweep Tigers to win Japan Series

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- The Chiba Lotte Marines are on top of Japanese baseball for the first time in 31 years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2005

Valentine sets his sights on a real World Series title

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- Bobby Valentine is eager to get back in the World Series, but this time, he wants it to be a truly global affair.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Japan, U.S. agree on new Futenma site

relocation (plan) because of a lot of opposition," Koizumi said. "We need to carry out (the new plan) as soon as possible." The defense chief called for cooperation from Okinawans, saying Japan had done its best to protect the environment.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Diet adopts first petition against administrative branch

The House of Councilors voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the first-ever petition on a complaint against the administrative branch, by a man asking police to account for the 1993 death of his 65-year-old sister who he says was run over by a car.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Government to try out achievement-based work evaluations

The central government will introduce an employee evaluation system in January based on civil servants' capabilities and job achievements, government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Diet extends Indian Ocean fueling duty

The Diet on Wednesday extended the counterterrorism law for a fifth year, clearing the way for Tokyo to maintain the SDF's refueling support for the U.S.-led counterterrorism campaign in the Indian Ocean for another year.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Refugees need more aid: UNHCR

Japan should not stop at being a financial donor to United Nations refugee assistance programs but also become a strategic partner in protecting the vulnerable group, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Rakuten increases TBS stake to more than 19%

Rakuten Inc. said Wednesday it has raised its stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. to 19.09 percent, only a tad short of the TV network's 20 percent threshold for triggering a process that could lead to the activation of takeover defense measures.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Chemical firm is suspected of price fixing

The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday searched the headquarters of an agrochemical firm in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and other company offices on suspicion that the firm has been illegally fixing the price of a popular pesticide.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Korean Hansen's sufferers appeal

A group of 117 South Korean Hansen's disease sufferers on Wednesday appealed a district court ruling handed down the day before that rejected their demand for the Japanese government to compensate them because they had been segregated into a sanitarium during the Japanese colonization of the Korea Peninsula,...
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Japan, North Korea to hold bilateral talks starting Nov. 3

Relatives of two Japanese abducted to North Korea decades ago and a senior U.S. official agreed Tuesday to work to bring President George W. Bush's special envoy on human rights on North Korea to Japan at an early date, one of the relatives said. Teruaki Masumoto, 50, whose sister is abductee Rumiko...
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

NPO attempts to educate public about terrorism

A nonprofit organization that brings together former Defense Agency officials, academics and doctors is working to educate the public about potential terrorist attacks using nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological materials.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2005

Legal revision on banking agents passes

A revision to the Banking Law that would allow companies to be agents for banks was enacted Wednesday after it cleared the House of Councilors.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2005

New law bars foreign control of broadcasters

The Diet on Wednesday approved legislation to prevent foreign companies from gaining control of domestic broadcasters by using affiliates in Japan, paving the way for its implementation next spring.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2005

Risks of U.S. beef low if regulations observed: panel

An expert panel on mad cow disease has agreed there is little difference in the risks posed by beef from North American and Japanese cows, paving the way to lift the ban on U.S. beef imports before President George W. Bush's visit next month.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2005

Exports, imports soar to record high values

Japan's exports and imports hit record highs in value in the first half of fiscal 2005, while the customs-cleared trade surplus fell sharply as soaring crude oil prices inflated the value of imports, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Political donations to be capped

The House of Councilors on Wednesday passed amendments to the Political Funds Control Law that put an annual 50 million yen cap on donations made between political organizations, excluding political parties and their campaign fundraising units.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2005

Toyota to be world's top carmaker in 2006: report

The Toyota Motor Corp. group is expected to boost its automobile production to more than 9.2 million units in 2006, making it almost certain the group will top General Motors Corp. to become the world's No. 1 automaker in terms of output, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 27, 2005

The man in black

For a man whose entire cinematic career has been devoted to portraying maladjusted types who don't fit in, Tim Burton is certainly comfortable holding a microphone in front of a crowd. Then again, that is the deal with artists: turn your oddities and idiosyncrasies into art and watch your childhood rejection...
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Maehara takes on Koizumi over government spending

," Maehara said. But more money ought to be allocated to areas closely related to people's lives, such as education, welfare and measures to cope with the declining birthrate, rather than public works, the new opposition leader said.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2005

Technology opening up new doors for charities and donors

fundraising by mobile phones, but we are determined to keep looking for new methods one after another," Fukui said. The "fundraising by clicking" method is also spreading. Under this system, when a visitor to a company's Web site clicks on the appropriate spot, that business makes a contribution to a...
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
Onosato stumbles in quest for first perfect championship
Yoshinofuji (left) beats Onosato by <i>oshidashi</i> at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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