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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 18, 2005

Setsuko Ishii

"Art exists at the border between the ordinary and the extraordinary," Setsuko Ishii said. "Light is something that essentially cannot be bent, nor shaped, nor even held. Yet in holography light can be molded like clay, or woven like thread. Through holography I want to create a certain set of circumstances...
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2005

Toyota, Honda fuel-cell cars certified

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. said Friday their fuel-cell cars have become the first to receive motor-vehicle type certification from the government.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 17, 2005

Liverpool cancels tour of Japan

European champion Liverpool has pulled out of its planned tour of Japan because of scheduling problems.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 17, 2005

Alcohol continues to fuel Best's free fall toward tragic ending

LONDON -- When George Best was having problems with his first wife, Angie, I shared a flight back to England with him from Miami -- he was playing for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League at the time.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2005

Sewing up a textile deal

China and the European Union last weekend worked out a deal that limits Chinese exports of textiles and heads off a dangerous trade confrontation between them. Both sides, as well as Beijing's other trade partners, are hailing the arrangement as a "win-win" solution to trade disputes. Ultimately, however,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2005

Ogasawara's three-run blast sees Fighters overpower Carp

Michihiro Ogasawara connected for a three-run homer in the sixth inning Thursday to lead the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp in interleague play.
COMMENTARY
Jun 17, 2005

Enveloped in a nuclear fog

HONG KONG -- Any day now the mere oscillation of a seismograph needle could precipitate uncertainties and greatly increase tensions: North Korea may become the second East Asian nation to shock the world with an underground nuclear test explosion, just as China did at Lop Nor in 1964.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Top Aum figure, two others arrested over temp business

Tokyo police arrested Shigeru Sugiura, a top-ranking member of Aum Shinrikyo, and two other cult figures Thursday for allegedly sending group members to temporarily work at companies without a government license.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

JAL landing gear mishap blamed on low tire pressure

A transport ministry investigation panel suspects low air pressure in the right tire of a Japan Airlines Corp. jetliner's nose gear was too low, causing it and the left tire to blow and the wheels to eventually break off on landing Wednesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport, officials said.
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BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Mitsubishi makes record-size gold bar

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Thursday it has made the world's largest gold bar, weighing 250 kg.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Horie tells firms to sharpen their act

Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie advised companies Friday to boost their corporate value to prevent hostile takeover attempts.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Journalist did not defame expert in tainted blood fiasco: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court overturned a high court decision Thursday, ruling that noted journalist Yoshiko Sakurai did not defame a late hemophilia expert in her writings about the infection of hemophiliacs with HIV from tainted blood products.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Japan seeks to fatten ODA budget

The government wants to hike the official development assistance budget to 0.7 percent of gross national income but ignore swelling social security costs, according to the final draft of its 2005 economic and fiscal policy guideline.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

NPO chief, cohorts held over investment swindle

Police arrested the former head of a Tokyo nonprofit organization Thursday on suspicion of swindling group members through an investment scheme.
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BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Intelligent cars may make driving safer, but they aren't cheap

People driving in bad weather, at night or on slippery roads will be able to enjoy a greater sense of security, thanks to new cutting-edge technology developed by Japanese automakers.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Suspended sentence of racy comics publisher switched to fine

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday reduced the sentence imposed by a lower court on a comic book publisher who was convicted of distributing obscene comic books featuring graphic sex scenes.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

New regulation to help detoxify appliances

A new Environment Ministry regulation to take effect next year may virtually ban the use of lead, mercury and four other harmful substances in large home appliances and personal computers, according to ministry officials.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Canon invests locally with new factory in Oita

Canon Inc. will build a large-scale factory in the city of Oita, where it will manufacture cartridges and ink for use in printers and photocopiers, a Canon spokesman said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

More Diet time eyed for postal reform bills

The ruling coalition sought Thursday to extend the current ordinary Diet session by 55 days through Aug. 13, seeking more time to enact contentious postal privatization bills.
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JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

Tsutsumi accepts guilt as trial starts

Former real estate and resort tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi pleaded guilty Thursday to insider trading and falsification of financial reports concerning Seibu Railway Co. shareholdings.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

NPA goes online to curb Net crime

The National Police Agency launched a Web site Thursday that will offer automatic answers to questions about Internet-related crimes, including online auction fraud, fraudulent online billing and so-called phishing.
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LIFE / Travel
Jun 17, 2005

Tokyo as a chilled-out paradise

So you think Tokyo is fast-paced and tiring? Think again.

Longform

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