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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2005

LDP plans postal reform showdown with prime minister

The Liberal Democratic Party will arrange a top-level meeting Monday with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to end the protracted bickering over his plan to privatize Japan Post, according to party executives.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2005

New prison to track inmates with IC tags

Japan's first prison operated by the private sector will introduce a surveillance system to track the location of all prisoners via integrated-circuit tags, Justice Ministry officials said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 23, 2005

Nuzhat Niaz

"It is by God's grace that we are donors, not recipients. The sincerest form of gratitude is providing meaningful help to those weaker than ourselves."
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2005

Comedian Maki dies in apparent suicide plunge

Comedian Paul Maki died Friday after apparently jumping from his ninth-floor apartment in Tokyo, police said.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2005

Mizuho plans to repay public funds by fall '06

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to repay all public funds received during a government-backed capital injection by the fall of 2006 and form an alliance with the Bank of New York to boost profitability, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2005

More than 50 accidents at Joypolis since '96

Sega Corp.'s Joypolis amusement park in Tokyo, where a visitor died earlier this week after falling from a sky-dive tower, has had more than 50 accidents since it opened in July 1996, the police said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2005

Shopping-centered package tours decline in popularity

Holiday tours based around shopping are on the decline as more travelers look for packages that offer more free time.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2005

The G7 does it again

The topics of discussion at last weekend's meeting of finance heads from the Group of Seven were obvious: danger from rising oil prices, global imbalances and developing nations' debt. Yet the ministers failed to make headway on these issues. The global economy needs more than well-heeled cheerleaders....
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 23, 2005

Rocket Johnny: to infinity and beyond!

In the heart of downtown Shinjuku there's a land -- far over the rainbow -- where dreams really do come true. That is, if your dream involves a bowel movement.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2005

Tigers maul Giants

Former New York Mets outfielder Shane Spencer drove in four runs Thursday as the Hanshin Tigers downed the Yomiuri Giants 11-2.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2005

Urawa Reds hoping to ink midfielder Fujita

Urawa Reds general manager Takaji Mori said Thursday that the J. League club is looking to sign Japan midfielder Toshiya Fujita from first-division rival Jubilo Iwata.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 22, 2005

Phoenix's Nash clear choice as NBA's MVP this season

NEW YORK -- For those scoring in the league office, this is how I voted for . . .
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2005

Colts, Falcons to battle in Japan

Following a one-year absence, NFL action will return to Tokyo this summer.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 22, 2005

Manchester United to play Kashima, Urawa

English Premier League club Manchester United will play Kashima Antlers and Urawa Reds on a preseason tour of Japan this summer, officials of the J. League clubs said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2005

Reform remains pope's top priority

In one of the swiftest conclusions to a conclave in a century, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a German theologian, has been elected pope to succeed the late John Paul II, who pursued pacifism, human rights protection and inter-religious dialogue. The hope for Pope Benedict XVI -- the name is said to suggest...
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Koizumi to visit Russia for Allied fete

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Russia in early May to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Suicide site users should be reported: panel

Internet service providers should report to police all people who post messages on suicide Web sites, a National Police Agency security panel recommended Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Inagaki faces prison for investor product sales

Prosecutors demanded a two-year prison sentence Thursday for former Cabinet member Jitsuo Inagaki, who is charged with illegally selling 24 million yen worth of investment products.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2005

Over 3,400 scrub China trips amid anti-Japan protests

More than 3,400 Japanese have canceled trips to China since violent anti-Japan protests erupted in that country, according to data from eight major travel agencies released Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Apr 22, 2005

Trilogy in a triangle

In general, pre-bubble nightlife in Tokyo was rather dull. In the early 1980s, a Saturday night out in Shinjuku or Roppongi meant jockeying for space in a crowded disco with packs of Japanese intent on line dancing in front of mirrors. There were a few alternative bars scattered in and around Aoyama,...
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

Japan settles for 'low-risk, low-return' FTA goals

Prudish about bilateral free-trade agreements just five years ago, Tokyo is now fielding partnership requests from 25 economies and regional blocs.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

TSE guides companies on poison pill measures

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has compiled guidelines on defensive measures firms can take against hostile takeover bids, bourse officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2005

Data show China trade is vital

Japan's customs-cleared trade with China exceeded its trade with the United States for the first time in fiscal 2004, underlining the interdependence between the two economies, Finance Ministry statistics showed Thursday.

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