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JAPAN
Nov 26, 2004

Daylight-saving time wins support

About 77 percent of Diet members support the introduction of daylight-saving time, according to results of a survey conducted by a center affiliated with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2004

Kuwaiti minister lauds SDF mission

Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday praised Japan for sending the Self-Defense Forces on a humanitarian mission to Iraq.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2004

Japanese-Latin American internees need redress: trio

Three U.S. activists assisting Japanese-Latin Americans interned during World War II urged Japan and public Thursday to heighten their awareness of the issue and support their quest for more redress from Washington.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 26, 2004

Blaming Detroit fans for riot outrageous

What a disgrace.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2004

Abductees' kin seek more answers

Relatives of Japanese abductees taken to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s submitted Thursday 62 questions and points they consider suspicious in Pyongyang's latest explanation of the fates of their kin.
COMMUNITY
Nov 26, 2004

Chichibu lights up

Chichibu Yomatsuri Night Festival, one of Japan's three biggest festivals featuring festival floats, will run Dec. 1-6 in the city of Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. Each float weighs between 12 and 20 tons and is pulled by several hundred people. The festival highlight is on Dec. 3, when six floats will...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 26, 2004

Into Nagoya and onto Inuyama

As a destination, Nagoya is not the biggest tourist magnet, yet there is reason enough for dawdling here instead of just whisking through on the Shinkansen.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Tax panel pushes hikes in 2005

The Tax Commission recommended Thursday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi raise both income and residential taxes in fiscal 2005 in what would be the first significant tax increases in six years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2004

Furuta, NPB officials on same page

Officials of Nippon Professional Baseball and representatives of the pro baseball players association met Thursday to negotiate possible revisions of the rules regarding trades and player transfers, salary and the amateur draft system.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Nov 26, 2004

Where creative juices flow in Tokyo

Time Magazine recently proclaimed SuperDeluxe, a gallery and lounge space near Roppongi, as one of the best 100 spots in Asia. When it comes to Tokyo venues, I'd put it in my top three. But SuperDeluxe is no overnight sensation. It is a rare flower that has been skillfully nurtured since its seeds were...
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Three carmakers up global production

Three Japanese automakers -- Nissan, Honda and Mazda -- increased global production in October due to brisk demand in overseas markets, the companies said Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Nov 26, 2004

Inoue determined to bounce back

Japanese heavyweight Kosei Inoue said Thursday he considered quitting judo after missing out on a second straight Olympic gold medal in Athens but is determined to bounce back and earn redemption in the over-100-kg class in Beijing in 2008.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Corporate services index posts first rise in 6 1/2 years

The Bank of Japan's key index for prices paid by corporations for services that include advertising, transport and office rent rose 0.1 percent in October from a year earlier, marking the first gain in six years and seven months, the central bank announced Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

As bad-loan worries finally recede, banks turn attention to weak profits

Major Japanese banks are finally set to bid farewell to the bad-loan problems that have dragged down the country's financial sector, not to mention the economy as a whole.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Drugmakers Dainippon, Sumitomo to merge in '05

Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. said Thursday they have reached a basic agreement to merge next Oct. 1, creating one of the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies in the nation in terms of sales.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Hosoda figuring to seek 'coordinated' currency-meddling

The government will consider seeking coordinated intervention with currency authorities of other countries to try to lower the value of the yen if the currency continues its sharp advance against the dollar, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda indicated Thursday.
COMMUNITY
Nov 26, 2004

Ichikawa on digital

Raizo Ichikawa, who died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 37, is a movie star who still attracts many fans even today.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Sheet-metal crunch to halt Nissan output

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will halt operations at three of its four domestic plants for five days starting later this month due to a steel-sheet shortage.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2004

APEC's mixed message

Throughout much of its history, critics have argued that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is purposeless. They allege the group has become too big and diverse to take meaningful collective action. The grand designs drawn up a decade ago have lost urgency, overtaken by events and new...
OLYMPICS
Nov 25, 2004

Kitajima wants his records back

Athens Olympics double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima resumed full-scale training on Wednesday and warned Brendan Hansen he is out to reclaim the world records he lost to the American last summer.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 25, 2004

Why recycle PET bottles if China will buy them?

Every PET bottle bears a triangle of arrows with the message: "Yes! to recycling. No! to littering." But it doesn't show where the bottles go.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2004

Ramirez, Swallows set to ink new deal

The Yakult Swallows are set to sign a new deal with outfielder Alex Ramirez, who has turned down an offer from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Yakult officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Fuso trucks made this month to join recall for faulty hubs

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced Wednesday it will issue recalls possibly in mid-December for about 130,000 large vehicles to replace front- and rear-wheel hubs, including vehicles produced this month.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Teenager request for shorter classes among public ideas for deregulation

A teenager's request for shorter classes was one of many ideas proposed by members of the public in the latest round of suggestions for deregulation, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Political funds law revision on hold as graft trial proceeds

Lawmakers Wednesday postponed revising the Political Funds Control Law, having failed to agree on how to curb the money politics problem despite a recent donation concealment involving the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

Nisshin Seifun to double its flour

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. said Wednesday a new flour mill built by its Canadian subsidiary, Rogers Foods Ltd., will start operations Dec. 6 and double the subsidiary's annual production to 100,000 tons by fiscal 2006.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004

Faction treasurer fingers Muraoka

A former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction pleaded guilty Wednesday to failing to report a 100 million yen political donation in 2001 but said former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka played a key role in the coverup.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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