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JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Officials' response to asbestos slipshod, critics say

Spurred into action following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths across the country, the government last week unveiled a package of steps designed to better deal with the carcinogenic substance.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

JFBA to study ending death penalty

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations said Wednesday it will send a delegation to Germany and Britain later this month to study how the abolition of capital punishment has affected the two countries.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Toyota sets sales record but profit drops

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that a 10.5 percent boost in sales helped it set a quarterly sales record of 4.98 trillion yen in the first quarter, thanks to thriving demand in all markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 4, 2005

Doubts over Tokyo Tribunal's legitimacy linger

Masahiro Morioka broke a taboo for government officials in May when, as parliamentary secretary for the health ministry, he disputed the legitimacy of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, in which Japan's wartime leaders were tried.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2005

Haneda blackout hit amid repairs

The power-unit monitoring system was not working properly when the control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport suffered an electrical failure Tuesday because circuit breakers on the switchboard were being replaced, the transport ministry said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2005

Death sparks crisis in Sudan

The death of Mr. John Garang, who led Sudan's southern rebels for two decades, risks destabilizing that country. Mr. Garang's decision to make peace with the Khartoum government ended a bloody civil war that had claimed more than 2 million lives. The peace that he negotiated must outlive him.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Nonpaid benefit cases top 10,000

Property and casualty insurance companies, including the nation's top six firms, failed to make payouts to policyholders in more than 10,000 cases -- worth several hundred million yen -- over the past three years due to computer glitches and human error, industry sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Depositor-protection law for card crimes passed

The House of Councilors on Wednesday passed into law a bill to protect depositors from losses from cash card thefts and forgeries.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Manufacturers plan big spending boost for third year

Manufacturers plan to spend 19.8 percent more on plants and equipment over the previous fiscal year for a third consecutive year of double-digit increases, according to a survey by Development Bank of Japan released Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2005

Saudi Arabia's challenge

The death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd marks the end of an era for the desert kingdom. The king's life encompassed his country's transition from a collection of nomadic tribes who lived atop the world's greatest petroleum reserves to a modern society whose alliance with the West created intense internal...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2005

Labor clash has lessons for India, Japan

MADRAS -- India's image as an attractive destination for global capital may take a beating after a July 25 clash between the police and workers of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd. in the city of Gurgaon, located near New Delhi. Scores of workers were severely injured and taken to hospital. Others...
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Mazda reports sharp drop in profit

Mazda Motor Corp.'s profit shrank sharply in the April-June quarter despite improved sales because of a change in accounting standards, the affiliate of U.S. automaker Ford said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Gasoline prices hit 12-year high

The price of nonpremium gasoline at the pumps was 128 yen per liter on average as of Monday, the highest level in 12 years, according to the Oil Information Center.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

State extends liquor-shop protections

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday to extend restrictions on the opening of new shops selling alcohol in "highly competitive" areas for another year to protect small and midsize liquor stores.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2005

Flawed crime bill threatens rights

The government has reportedly given up a plan to have the Diet enact within the current session a bill to enable Japan to join a multilateral treaty to combat international organized crime, but it intends to introduce it again in the next Diet session. The bill carries a danger of undermining a national...
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

Defense Agency punished 1,200 in '04

The Defense Agency punished 1,286 officials in fiscal 2004, and 1,229, or 95 percent of them, were Self-Defense Forces officials, the agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

China buildup on Defense Agency radar

Tokyo is monitoring China's rapid military buildup and remains on alert in the wake of recent incidents, including the intrusion of a submarine into Japanese territorial waters and frequent operations by its marine research vessels nearby, according to an annual report on defense released Tuesday.
JAPAN / 60 YEARS,AND ONWARD
Aug 3, 2005

Youth here yet to pick up the peace torch

Their appearances belied the seriousness of their gathering on a hot Friday night last month in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

Resume talks with North: think tank

Japan should seize the opportunity to resume normalization talks with Pyongyang if major progress is made at the six-party talks being held on North Korea's nuclear program in Beijing, experts said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

Kamei denies he is targeting Koizumi

Shizuka Kamei, the longtime archenemy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, kicked off speculation Tuesday by denying he intended to topple the Koizumi Cabinet in the ongoing struggle to scrap the postal privatization bills.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2005

'Yon-sama' buys into Internet firm

South Korean actor Bae Yong Joon has became a shareholder of Interactive Media Mix Inc., the Japanese Internet-content provider said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005

Crown Prince to visit Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince Naruhito and former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will visit Saudi Arabia to offer condolences over the death of Saudi Arabian King Fahd, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2005

Yumeshin seeks greater financial disclosure from Japan Engineering

Yumeshin Holdings Co. said Tuesday it will ask Japan Engineering Consultants Co., its target in a hostile takeover bid, to disclose more of its financial statements.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Yen rout brings talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention
The yen has been weak against the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, with some analysts expecting the retreat to continue.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

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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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
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