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BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2005

Seiko, Kose plan BoA campaign

Seiko Watch Corp. and Kose Corp. said Tuesday they will wage a joint marketing campaign for their respective products -- wristwatches and cosmetics -- using pop singer BoA as the face of the campaign.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2005

Hashimoto still can't recall check

Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto took the witness stand Tuesday over his party faction's unreported donation from the Japan Dental Association, but the 100 million yen question is: Who was controlling the purse strings at the time?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 12, 2005

Looking at both sides of the equation

Someone asked me the other day if I wouldn't like to be a woman, just to see what it was like. Sure, I'd love to try it, I said, for a day or two. Imagine seeing the world from the other side, seeing how men assess you and wielding power over them with a glance. Or if you're a woman, imagine being a...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 12, 2005

Striped diving beetle

* Japanese name: Shima-gengorou * Scientific name: Hydaticus bowringii * Description: This beetle is small, some 15 mm long, but sturdy. Its elytra (wing cases) are black, with an almost lacquered quality. What makes this species unmistakable are the two golden stripes running down the length of each...
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2005

Older folks getting fitter; kids flabbier: survey

Middle-aged and senior citizens have become more agile while the physical capabilities of younger people are deteriorating, according to results of an annual fitness test.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2005

Man gets 14 years for killing writer

A former professional diver was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison Tuesday for confining and killing a freelance journalist in 2003.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2005

Indonesia FTA talks start anew in Tokyo

Japan and Indonesia kicked off Tuesday their second round of negotiations in Tokyo aimed at establishing a free-trade agreement.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2005

Core machinery orders up 8.2%, lifting outlook

Core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 8.2 percent in August from the previous month to 1.096 trillion, yen the highest level in nearly five years, reflecting high corporate profits and strong demand for future investment, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2005

Mitsukoshi, Shochiku eye kabuki

Mitsukoshi Ltd. and Shochiku Co. said Tuesday they will form a business alliance to develop kabuki-related products.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2005

Moodie clinches AIG Open tourney

South Africa's Wesley Moodie recovered from an unsteady start Sunday to claim the AIG Japan Open men's singles title with a 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 win over No. 5 seed Mario Ancic of Croatia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

Shock over aid worker's death

Relatives of a Japanese aid worker and his son killed in Saturday's massive earthquake in Pakistan have departed their home in Fukuoka to identify the bodies as people close to them expressed shock and disbelief.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

Cord blood stem cells reproduced

A health ministry team has developed technology to safely and effectively reproduce stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

Quake jolts northeastern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted northeastern Japan on Sunday evening, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

U.S. sailors arrested in taxi joyride

Two U.S. sailors found driving a taxi were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing the vehicle from the driver, Okinawa city police official Moriaki Ishikawa said.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2005

New Delhi gives U.S. the nod over Iran

MADRAS, India -- India needs natural gas from Iran and nuclear technology from America. New Delhi chose to give priority to the latter, and went along with the European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency asking Tehran to comply with its nuclear obligations. Iran has been asked to sort...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

30% of home computers don't have virus protection

The scourge of computer viruses has been widely reported, but that doesn't mean everyone takes preventative measures -- especially children and the elderly.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

Ministry to boost second opinions

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is reportedly considering offering remuneration to doctors under the medical insurance system for providing data to another doctor on patients seeking a second opinion.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2005

Marines sweep Lions, move on to face Hawks

CHIBA -- There are only two K's in Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi's name, but in his arm, there are many more.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2005

America overhauls its Asia-Pacific force

HONOLULU -- Amid plans for a sweeping realignment of United States military services in Asia and the Pacific, the U.S. Army in the Pacific has begun extensive changes intended to turn it into the most flexible expeditionary force that it has been since the end of the war in Vietnam 30 years ago.
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2005

Help for victims of asbestos

The government has drafted an outline of a bill to provide financial aid to sufferers of asbestos-caused cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer of the membranes surrounding the lungs, and to bereaved family members of victims. The government hopes to have the Diet enact the bill next year.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2005

Nine out of 10 Japanese read newspapers every day

About 90 percent of people read newspapers on a daily basis, according to a recent survey by the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association. The figure was nearly unchanged from two years ago.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

Podcast

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

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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