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EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2004

Another step toward Cooperstown

Mr. Ichiro Suzuki (better known as Ichiro), the left-handed hitting outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, on Sunday concluded the 2004 playing season with the unprecedented single-season record of 262 hits. Three singles in Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers already had propelled him past George...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

U.S. fighters brush in mid-air; no one hurt

Two U.S. F-15 fighter planes brushed each other over the sea near Okinawa on Monday, but both returned to base safely and there were no injuries, the U.S. military said.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Sustainable development program tall order

KYOTO -- Next year marks the start of the U.N. mandated Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- an ambitious program pushed by UNESCO to promote international resource development that is socially desirable, economically viable, culturally appropriate and ecologically sustainable.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Hosoda denies North negotiator to be moved

The government will not transfer Akitaka Saiki, the diplomat heading Japan's working-level delegation discussing North Korea's nuclear threat and abductions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 5, 2004

Trouble in paradise

It is one of the more uneven fights in the history of Japanese protest movements.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

BOJ should maintain monetary easing: IMF

The Bank of Japan should maintain its current easy monetary policy until deflation is reined in, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

NPA upgrades abduction profile

The National Police Agency on Monday boosted the profile of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, declaring it an issue requiring the attention of police nationwide.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2004

Takahashi targets world championships

Japanese marathon record holder Naoko Takahashi has set her sights on running at next year's world championships, her coach Yoshio Koide said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

BTM to float 300 billion yen in bonds

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi said Monday it plans to float 100 billion yen to 300 billion yen worth of straight bonds during the half-year period through March.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Japan-China summit unlikely this week: official

A senior Foreign Ministry official said Monday that Japan and China are unlikely to hold a summit on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe meeting in Hanoi later this week.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

New Komeito to continue backing Koizumi reforms

Marking the fifth anniversary of his party's alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito chief Takenori Kanzaki said Monday that the party will continue to support the reform initiatives of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Iraq province seeks infrastructure aid

The visiting governor of Al-Muthanna Province in southern Iraq expressed hope Monday that Japan will start building social infrastructure in the region, where Ground Self-Defense Force troops have been deployed on a humanitarian mission.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Transsexual wins fight to alter register

The Tokyo Family Court approved a bid by transsexual entertainer Maki Carrousel, 61, to change her officially registered sex to female from male, her spokesman said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

Asahi Kasei sets up pellicle unit

Asahi Kasei Corp. said Monday it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in South Korea to boost sales of pellicles, which are used to prevent impurities from settling on photo masks of liquid crystal display panels and semiconductors.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 5, 2004

Alien card concerns and a visitor

Fall is a beautiful time in Japan. If you have a chance, try and get away to to the mountains somewhere -- Nikko, Chichibu . . . it is absolutely beautiful.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

Softbank goes up against NTT with fiber-optic service

Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a fiber-optic Internet connection service this month, posing another challenge to industry giant NTT Corp., a dominant player in the field.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2004

Signs of a mature diplomacy

Anti-Japanese behavior by Chinese soccer fans during the Asian Cup tournament in August stirred strong resentment among the Japanese public. Man questioned whether China was qualified to host the 2008 Olympics. Others criticized the Japanese government's lukewarm protests against the incidents. I feel,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 5, 2004

Does Japan deserve a seat on the U.N. Security Council?

Gordon Steel Student, 20 From an economic point of view, perhaps, but from a political, international relations point of view, no. Japan isn't much of a player unless they need resources. When it comes to international incidents they tend to play a minor role. Japan's star is falling and they don't get...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Panel backs 'flexible' defenses, arms trade

A government advisory panel recommended Monday that Japan scrap some of the basic principles that have guided the nation's postwar, self- defense-oriented security policy and be more flexible in drawing up a new defense strategy.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Resettled 'war orphans' sue government for 33 million yen

More than 100 Japanese who had been left behind in China at the end of World War II filed a lawsuit against the government Monday, each seeking 33 million yen in compensation for what they called Tokyo's slow action and insufficient support in helping them settle in Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Payout made for revolving door death

The family of a 6-year-old boy who was crushed in an automatic revolving door at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills commercial complex has reached an out-of-court settlement with the complex operator, sources said Monday.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 5, 2004

IRCJ to stop accepting new projects in March

Seiichiro Murakami, newly chosen state minister in charge of industrial revitalization, said the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan will stop accepting new turnaround assignments in March, as scheduled.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2004

Programmers to compete in stock contest

Virtual robots developed by novice and veteran computer programmers will compete in a one-month stock investment contest starting Jan. 24.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2004

Bigger issue than postal privatization

At a press conference following his Cabinet reshuffle last month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dubbed his new Cabinet as one "to realize privatization of the postal service." He made it clear that the reshuffle had been his own work, indicating his determination to carry out the privatization. Mr....
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.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
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.

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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