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BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004

Construction firms boost profits by slashing costs

Most of Japan's major construction firms Thursday reported increased first-half earnings, due to offsetting flat or shrinking revenue with cost-cutting measures.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Nov 19, 2004

Ginza bites the Big Apple

American fashion institution Barneys New York has finally found a place to call home in Tokyo. Opened last month in Ginza, this is the first flagship store in Japan for the prestigious Big Apple retailer. Operated by Isetan, Barneys has been in Japan for over a decade, but fans in Tokyo have had to settle...
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2004

Derailment mars shinkansen safety myth

Reverberations from the bullet train derailment in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 23 continue to echo across Japan, as experts debate whether it was luck or skill that saved the day for the passengers roughed up by the series of strong earthquakes.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 19, 2004

Sonics making loud noise; Gasol on empty

NEW YORK -- With one quarter left in Sunday's game I was all set to diss Danny (The Flagrant Vagrant) Fortson, Seattle's solo paint presence, for drawing a one-game suspension and sullying the Sonic boom.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004

Mitsubishi, Itochu to be stakeholders in Isuzu

Mitsubishi Corp. and Itochu Corp. will buy stakes in truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd., the two trading companies said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 19, 2004

China's discordant note on election eve

HONG KONG -- As Americans went to the polls, a section of the Chinese communist leadership clearly and unmistakably indicated its extreme distaste for the present, and likely future, policies of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2004

Evidence may back Kim-Yokota link

A government delegation has returned from North Korea with material that may confirm Pyongyang's claim that Kim Chol Jun was the husband of abductee Megumi Yokota, a senior official said Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2004

Bribery nets ex-dental exec suspended term

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a former executive of the scandal-tainted Japan Dental Association to a suspended one-year prison term Thursday for bribing members of a government panel.
CULTURE / Art
Nov 19, 2004

Enter the cinema dragon

A retrospective series of screenings to commemorate the work of Tadashi Nishimoto (1921-97), a cameraman who left his own distinctive mark on Japanese and Hong Kong film, will be held at the Japan Foundation Forum in Tokyo on Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 4-5.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004

Strong yen may be bad for recovery: Fukui

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui warned Thursday that the yen's recent surge against the dollar could hinder the nation's economic recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004

Lawson now working with Japan Post

The major convenience store chain Lawson Inc. began handling Japan Post parcels at its 7,850 outlets Thursday, the last day of its exclusive agreement with Yamato Transport Co.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 19, 2004

Kizakura: Game, set and match in fashion central

Food is fashion in this city and, inevitably, food is also foreplay -- especially in the ritzier parts of town. More often than we care to recall we have found that swish furnishings and subdued lighting are danger signals, warning of meals that are self-conscious, mediocre and overpriced. How nice it...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2004

Nippon Ham picks 18-year-old Darvish

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters obtained the right to negotiate with 18-year-old Yu Darvish on Wednesday, naming the hard-throwing Tohoku high school pitcher in the first round of the amateur draft.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2004

Japan to continue supplying food aid to North

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that North Korea will receive from the government the remainder of the food aid it was promised.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2004

Iran strikes another nuclear deal

I ran has agreed to suspend its nuclear programs while it continues negotiations with European nations on the future of those efforts. While the government in Tehran is pleased with the results of the discussions, other nations, worried about the possible proliferation of nuclear weapons, should be more...
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2004

Hacker's talk on Juki Net flaws banned?

A citizens' group charged Wednesday that the government pressured organizers of an international security conference to cancel a lecture by an American computer expert who performed a security audit on the government's online resident registry network on behalf of Nagano Prefecture last year.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Nov 18, 2004

The right way to teach values in school

How do you teach a child right from wrong? I certainly don't have all the answers. In our home, we're still working on why you can't hit your brother, even when he's being deliberately annoying -- as he has been all this week, answering any direct question with nonsense ("What do you want for dinner?"...
CULTURE / Books / THE BOOK REPORT
Nov 18, 2004

Hey Mr. Trainman

A new best seller has appeared, bringing an old-fashioned love story into the digital age. "Densha Otoko (Trainman)," whose author writes under the pseudonym Nakano Hitori, is the saga of the romance of a 22-year-old otaku, the "Trainman," with "Miss Hermes," an attractive young woman he saves from the...
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2004

Government is urged to offer more help for foreigners with HIV, AIDS

A group of researchers and nongovernmental organizations is urging the government to reinforce support measures for foreigners with HIV or AIDS in Japan.
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2004

Inpex fetches 549,000 yen in debut on first section

Inpex Corp., a government-affiliated oil exploration company, proved popular in its debut Wednesday on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange, ending the day at 549,000 yen, 18.1 percent higher than its initial public offering price of 465,000 yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2004

Missile shield project ignites bidding war

Tokyo's decision last year to deploy an expensive U.S.-developed defense system against North Korea's ballistic missiles has triggered a heated race between the defense industries of Japan and the United States to get the most out of the 1 trillion yen project.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 18, 2004

Something meaningful to sink your teeth into

If nothing else, the Japanese are food snobs.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2004

Opposition hears Muraoka deny shady funds link

Former Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Kanezo Muraoka reiterated Wednesday he had nothing to do with a shady 100 million yen donation made to his party faction and claimed money matters were handled by others, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka.
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.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
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.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
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.

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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