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EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2005

Inconclusive poll in Germany

I n Germany's general election Sunday, described as the most inconclusive in the country's postwar history, voters refused to give a clear-cut majority to any party. Earlier in the campaign, the opposition alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union...
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COMMUNITY
Sep 24, 2005

Cambodian envoy to Japan on three-point mission

"Hello, hello," Pou Sothirak greets warmly as he enters the reception room of the Cambodian Embassy in Akasaka, central Tokyo. Then as a staff member follows on behind, with a camera: "Now stand here with me for a photo. Right, we're done. We have to let him take these official pictures, otherwise he...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 24, 2005

Get ready for the Hokkaido steeplechase temple pilgrimage

The Buddhist pilgrimage, a type of holy hiking, is an ancient tradition in Japan that requires visiting temples, bushwhacking through brush and swatting mosquitoes. There are two kinds of pilgrimages: big and small. The big ones like the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage take five to six weeks to walk (six...
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2005

After-lunch nap can perk up kids who get the nods in class: expert

It's an afternoon class and most of the pupils are trying to fight off drowsiness -- an experience most people perhaps can identify with.
COMMENTARY
Sep 24, 2005

Global help in Afghanistan remains vital

ISLAMABAD -- Uncertainty over Afghanistan's political future has finally begun to recede with the successful conclusion of the country's first parliamentary elections in years. Although violence continues to plague Afghanistan, its political progress is impressive. In the long run, however, its stability...
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2005

Kanebo will sell off core fashion division

Kanebo Ltd., undergoing state-backed rehabilitation, plans to sell its fashion division, company officials said Thursday night.
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BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2005

EU economic integration rolls on despite political crisis

After voters in France and the Netherlands rejected the proposed European Union Constitution, the bloc no doubt plunged into a deep crisis, but it is a crisis that will lead to "a period of reflection and a stronger European Union at the end," a Brussels-based think tank expert told a recent symposium...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 24, 2005

Geraldine Twilley

LONDON -- In the 25 years that she has lived in Japan, Geraldine Twilley has balanced her serious work with free-time fun. When she was a young woman on her own, going for the first time to Tokyo, she showed the enterprise and spiritedness that are still her characteristics. Currently she is in London...
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2005

Expecting the 'obvious,' killer axes gallows appeal

A 38-year-old man sentenced to death for the murder of two pachinko parlor employees in 2003 has retracted his Tokyo High Court appeal, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2005

Economic growth making emissions goal elusive

Japan may have difficulty reaching its greenhouse gases-reduction goal under the Kyoto Protocol if its economy grows at a pace of around 1 percent annually, according to a recent study by a team of environment experts from Japan and Britain.
Sep 24, 2005

North Korea may have mineral bounty

North Korea may be considered a country with few natural resources, but the United States and Europe are eyeing possible large deposits of minerals there that could be used in the high-tech and weapons industries.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2005

Hawks use longball to subdue Marines

Tony Batista and Julio Zuleta both hit solo homers Thursday as the Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-1.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005

Six more Japan Highway execs tied to bid-rigging

Six more officials of Japan Highway Public Corp. are suspected of involvement in rigging official bids in connection with bridge building contracts, President Takeshi Kondo said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005

More psychological support urged for Katrina survivors

Japanese volunteers can help provide survivors of Hurricane Katrina with psychological care and encouragement, a member of a nongovernmental organization helping survivors in Houston said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005

Japan to use nuke test monitor for tsunami alerts

The Meteorological Agency will use seismographic data collected by an international organization building a nuclear test detection network to give tsunami warnings to other countries.
SUMO
Sep 23, 2005

Kotooshu improves to 12-0

Bulgarian Kotooshu brushed aside Hokutoriki on Thursday to move a step closer to his first Emperor's Cup heading into the final three days of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
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LIFE / Travel
Sep 23, 2005

War and peace in Hiroshima

Before coming to Japan, most people don't know more than about half-a-dozen place names in the country. But one name certainly familiar to all is that of the largest city at the western end of Honshu.

Longform

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