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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

Nakagawa livid over China's lack of remorse

Shoichi Nakagawa, minister of economy, trade and industry, blasted China on Tuesday for offering no apology or compensation for violence and damage caused by participants in recent anti-Japan protests, saying he doubts whether the country is truly governed by rule of law.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Apr 20, 2005

The Koreans who potted in Kyushu

Japan has long been fascinated with outside influences, and voraciously absorbs them in order to create something totally unique. This can be found in almost all aspects of Japanese industry and culture -- and it is nowhere more apparent than in the pottery born in Kyushu. Of course, ancient kilns dating...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 20, 2005

The painter's art is mud

Regarded as Spain's greatest living artist, Catalan painter Antoni Tapies (born 1923) is the subject of a comprehensive retrospective currently showing at the Hara Museum of Art in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Fuji TV plans to send member to Livedoor board

Fuji Television Network Inc. is considering dispatching a member to Livedoor Co.'s board, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Coincident index revised upward

The Cabinet Office said Tuesday it has revised upward the index of coincident economic indicators, the key gauge of current economic conditions, to 30 percent for February from the preliminary 16.7 percent announced April 6.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Toshiba chief Nishimuro to be TSE chairman

Taizo Nishimuro, chairman of Toshiba Corp., will become the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first chairman, pending shareholder approval in June, the bourse announced Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Market responds to 'clueless' Japanese companies

Tokyo stock prices have tumbled amid fears about the economic fallout from China's intensifying diplomatic and street protests targeting Japan as bilateral relations sour to their worst state in decades.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

Ono scrubs press tour of Samawah, discounts concern

Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono sought Tuesday to downplay concerns over security in the southern Iraq city of Samawah, after the agency said the previous day that it had canceled a tour for Japanese reporters to cover the Self-Defense Forces' activities there slated for later this month....
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

LDP to seek new postal-reform deal

After two days of marathon talks, executives of the Liberal Democratic Party abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday night, saying the party had allowed them to negotiate more modifications to the government's postal privatization plan.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

Koizumi rejects Beijing's claim that Yasukuni trips hurt the Chinese people

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he doesn't think his contentious annual visits to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo have hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, even though Beijing has singled it out as one of the root causes of the recent anti-Japan street demonstrations in China.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Key economic panel urges use of numerical goals in FTAs

Private-sector members of a key government economic panel proposed Tuesday that Japan introduce numerical goals when promoting free-trade agreements.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

SMFG President Nishikawa to be replaced by Kitayama

Yoshifumi Nishikawa, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., will step down and be succeeded by 58-year-old Deputy President Teisuke Kitayama, the company said Tuesday.
Rugby
Apr 19, 2005

Loamanu shines in historic debut for Japan

Christian Loamanu rewrote the Japanese rugby history books on Saturday, as Japan took on Uruguay in Montevideo.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2005

Athens marathon champ Noguchi eyes return

Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi plans to make her first appearance in a competitive marathon race this fall since winning the women's marathon gold medal in Athens last summer, her coach said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 19, 2005

Move cautiously on Constitution

A Lower House panel on constitutional reform last week ended five years of discussions after presenting a final report to the Speaker. An Upper House panel is due to submit a similar report later this month. It is the first time since the Constitution was promulgated in 1946 that the Diet has conducted...
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2005

Hostile protests, Wall Street slide send Nikkei plunging below 11,000

Tokyo's benchmark stock index plunged more than 3 percent Monday amid investor concerns about anti-Japan protests in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2005

Director hits moves to revise Constitution

If Japan revises the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 and officially designates its military as such, other parts of Asia will increase their arms buildups and war will become a possibility, according to American film director John Junkerman.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2005

Pellets hit school; consulate gets blade

Metal pellets were apparently fired into a Japanese-Chinese language school in Tokyo over the weekend, and a razor was delivered last week to the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2005

Locksmith who abducted, killed journalist gets 16 years

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a locksmith Monday to 16 years in prison for confining and killing freelance journalist Satoru Someya, who wrote about him in a magazine.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2005

History not key issue: Chinese in Japan

OSAKA -- The current tensions between Japan and China have less to do with history textbooks and more to do with a long-term political and economic rivalry, according to some knowledgeable Chinese living in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 19, 2005

What do you think of the recent anti-Japan protests in China?

Shawn Finn Student, 23 I find the situation comical -- there's a whole generation of Japanese who don't know their history, and the Chinese aren't aware that it's being drummed up to give the government a scapegoat.
COMMENTARY
Apr 19, 2005

Libya hasn't changed its spots

LONDON -- A recent trip to Libya showed that it remains a police state dominated by a personality cult. Col. Moammar Gadhafi's portrait was everywhere, and tourists were warned of severe penalties for criticizing the leadership.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2005

Toshiba EMI to end ring-tone cartel

Toshiba EMI Ltd. said Monday it has accepted a Fair Trade Commission order to end a cartel in mobile phone ring-tone services.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2005

JAL punishes 15 over safety, procedural goofs

Japan Airlines said Monday it has reprimanded 15 more officials for their involvement in four separate mishaps.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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