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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2005

Hardest steps to harmony

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The recent turmoil in Sino-Japanese relations has caused anxiety in Thailand. People here would clearly prefer a calmer atmosphere between the two giant powers of East Asia, as their future is linked to both and they stand to lose if there is a collision. Many believe that the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005

Tojo a scapegoat, granddaughter charges

The Tojo family had kept silent for a long time. But not any longer.
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2005

Wolfowitz reassures World Bank

Mr. Paul Wolfowitz has taken the helm of the World Bank. His nomination was marked by numerous protests and concerns; his tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense worried many who feared that he would turn the organization into an arm of U.S. foreign policy or that he did not understand its mission....
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2005

Married detainees illegally held: SDP

Nearly a quarter of the 127 foreigners who have been detained at detention centers for more than six months as of April 30 have Japanese spouses, according to government data released Monday by an opposition party.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2005

Catalyst for global stability

Asia's rapid economic growth, vast population and strategic geographical location are among the factors suggesting that the region should play a more prominent role in the international community. To cite but one example of Asia's influence on global issues, it is predicted that the rapid growth of energy...
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2005

'Europe' on the ropes

To no one's surprise, the Netherlands this week rejected the proposed European Union constitution. Coming on the heels of the French "no" last weekend, the EU now faces a serious reckoning. European leaders insist that the ratification process should proceed on schedule, but the resounding verdicts by...
COMMENTARY
Jun 4, 2005

EU elites missing the signals

LONDON -- The "no" vote that seems to have blown apart the whole European project is a crisis of the elites and institutions of Europe, not of the people. In fact, if the jubilant faces of many French people on Monday was a true signal, it might be taken as a triumph for the citizens against those elites,...
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

Tokyo denies excessive JCG force in South Korea boat standoff

Tokyo on Friday dismissed accusations that Japan Coast Guardsmen used excessive force when they boarded a South Korean boat suspected of poaching and roughed up one of its crew members.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

New weapon wielded in old tomb debate

A law enacted six years ago has given historians a new powerful weapon to challenge a long-held taboo preserved by the Imperial Household Agency: investigating the secrets of ancient emperors' tombs.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 3, 2005

Nobody believes Brown's latest charade

NEW YORK -- This farce has gone far enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2005

Jakarta leader backs FTA talks but balks on UNSC bid

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agreed Thursday to launch talks for a free-trade accord as part of a comprehensive bilateral economic partnership.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2005

Fishing boat standoff resolved

Japan and South Korea reached an accord Thursday to end a 33-hour standoff over control of a South Korean fishing boat suspected of poaching in Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japan Coast Guard said.
COMMENTARY
Jun 2, 2005

Chirac gambled and lost big

PARIS -- The polls, for once, were right: Sunday the French rejected the draft European constitutional treaty by nearly 55 percent. This outcome was all the more significant because no less than 70 percent of eligible voters took part.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 2, 2005

Racer for PSP is a real drag

The appeal of the "Shutoko Battle" series (known as "Tokyo Xtreme Racer" abroad) has always been the way it gives players a free pass to race through a digital representation of Tokyo. For car enthusiasts and armchair racers thirsting for the thrill of hitting Kasumigaseki at 150 kph, the lure of "Shutoko"...
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2005

France says no to the EU

French voters have rejected the European constitution. The results were not unexpected, but they were a shock nonetheless. France has long been a pillar and an engine of European integration. It is unclear how the European Union will deal with this setback. For French President Jacques Chirac, the outcome...
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2005

French lessons for the European Union

LONDON -- So the French have voted down the proposed EU Constitution decisively. What now? Will the European Union fall apart? Certainly not. Does it mean that the attempt to impose a single "top-down" constitution on all 25 member states is dead? Probably -- especially if the Netherlands also votes...
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Mitsubishi Fuso to get new chief

Scandal-tainted truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus announced a new president and CEO on Tuesday, demonstrating resolve to overcome its crisis over defect coverups.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2005

Seven Seibu Rail directors to resign

Seibu Railway Co. said Tuesday four managing directors and three directors will resign next month over falsification of financial statements that was discovered last year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 1, 2005

Silk Road was the path to peace and war

As standards of history teaching are supposed to be falling around the world, it might be worth trying to captue the imagination of students of world history by presenting much of it in terms of romantic sounding trade routes. This approach has clearly paid dividends with centuries of obscure Central...
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2005

Sex offender tracking system seen as start

The National Police Agency starts a new system Wednesday to keep track of convicted child molesters after their release from prison, in hopes it will help reduce sex crimes against children.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2005

A blow to the NPT

Thirty-five years ago, governments acknowledged the threat posed by the spread of nuclear weapons and agreed on a Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Negotiations were spurred by the fear that the number of nuclear powers was set to expand exponentially; rather than a world of five nuclear "haves,"...
COMMENTARY
May 31, 2005

Pyongyang eyes nuclear test

The issue of North Korea's nuclear-weapons development could reach a critical stage in June, one year after the suspension of six-party talks. U.S. intelligence says Pyongyang might conduct a nuclear test that month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005

Global airlines confront fuel crisis, consolidation

Members of the International Air Transport Association gathered Monday in Tokyo to find ways to survive high fuel prices and severe price competition.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
May 30, 2005

China wasn't always so critical of Japan

NEW YORK -- Yet another round of Chinese and Korean protests against Japan for allegedly downplaying its past deeds in historical reconstruction came and went (or almost). This time, though, I was reminded of one thing I should have remembered from four decades ago: China used to turn a completely different...
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2005

Peer review of human rights

The spread of human rights norms and conventions, and the extension and diffusion of international humanitarian law, were among the truly great achievements of the last century. The United Nations was at the center of that effort.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 28, 2005

Tokyo Families, Fun House maker gets fine start

Why does it come as such a surprise to find Carin Smolinsky with an Audi TT Roadster? Certainly it suits her driving personality -- the bubbling nature of her entrepreneurial spirit. For her own part, it's perfect for nipping ("sedately," she insists) through Tokyo traffic and slides into the smallest...
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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