Fri, Jul 25 2008
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Crime › Procedures start to distribute money to loan-shark victims »
Japan Today Prosecutors began procedures Friday to distribute funds seized by Swiss authorities to people who have fallen victim to an illegal high-interest lending scheme run by… |
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05:09 am
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National › 4 perish in residential fire in Chiba »
Japan Today Four people were killed in a residential fire in Tako, Chiba Prefecture, Friday morning, police said. They are believed to be Hiromi Uchida, 30, and… |
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05:09 am
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National › 1st foreign resident to refuse fingerprinting dies at 79 »
Japan Today The first foreign resident in Japan to reject alien fingerprinting, Han Jong Sok, died of respiratory failure at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday, his family… |
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05:08 am
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Crime › 6 months sought for judge accused of harassing woman by email »
Japan Today Prosecutors demanded a six-month prison term Friday for a 55-year-old judge for sending harassing emails earlier this year to a female subordinate employed at a… |
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05:08 am
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National › Kite-powered German container ship enters Yokohama port »
Japan Today The world's first commercial container ship partially powered by a large kite, the Beluga SkySails of Germany, called at Yokohama port Friday and was opened… |
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05:28 am
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Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal »
AP TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot-coms.... |
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Yukata and Obi »
Japan Visitor 浴衣と帯On her way to Kyoto's mid-summer festival, Yoiyama, this young woman clutched a brightly colored handbag in her lap as she rode the subway.The splash of color of her yukata (cotton robe), obi (belt), and the bag create a wonderful palette.The... |
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04:16 am
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Japan inflation accelerates at fastest in 15 years »
Financial Times Inflation in Japan accelerated in June to 1.9 per cent, the fastest pace in 15 years, as surging prices for energy and other commodities forced companies to pass on higher costs to consumers |
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03:07 am
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Black and White Reality (4) »
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03:38 am
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Did you really want to hear from me? »
Sarukoen I took this at the beach yesterday. It is not really a big deal for me because I have been going everyday this summer, but I talked to Yoko the other day and she said I should update this. So...this is for all of you that are sitting in your cubicles... |
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03:17 am
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National › 1,000 more hospital beds needed for newborn intensive care: gov't »
Japan Today Japanese medical facilities need roughly 1,000 more beds for intensive care to treat immature babies or other babies born in critical condition, an estimate by… |
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03:17 am
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Crime › Woman arrested for hiding father's body in storage box in Kanagawa »
Japan Today Police on Thursday arrested a 48-year-old woman for hiding her 92-year-old father's body in a storage box for clothes after he died at home in… |
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03:16 am
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Crime › Man arrested for dragging girlfriend with car in Saitama »
Japan Today Police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old man for dragging his 26-year-old girlfriend whose hand was stuck in his car window in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture.… |
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02:52 am
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My new passport »
Loulogue I got a call from the Dutch consulate the other day telling me my new passport is waiting for me! So today Yasu and I went to fetch it today. The new passport doesn’t look so different from my old one, except the new picture and new expiration date ... |
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01:47 am
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Japan's meager daylight savings »
LA Times Piecemeal and voluntary efforts on Hokkaido island leave people confused and, for many, sleep-deprived. But proponents are pushing to expand it to the rest of the country.
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00:10 am
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Engrish T-Shirt, Manic Affairs »
Mottekaero Friday Engrish for you: Manic AffairsI don't want to go anywhere near this guy!WTF! |
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00:01 am
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Friday Flash..Watermelon KitKats »
Porcelain Monkey Another addition to the KitKat range I spied in a local supermarket.Again its a limited edition i.e only available for a short time.The packet comes with the suggestion that you put the mini bars in the freezer.Not a bad idea considering the last week the... |
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00:45 am
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Shukan Post › Weighty issues for Osaka Gov Hashimoto »
Japan Today Osaka gov Toru Hashimoto has been under pressure from city officials and local politicians due to his radical reform policy for the prefectural government. Hashimoto… |
Thu, Jul 24 2008
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23:47 pm
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Childress bolts for Greece »
Japan Times NEW YORK (AP) Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the course of the many international stars who have signed with the NBA.
Heading overseas allows Childress to make more money than he could have as a... |
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23:45 pm
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Japanese diver dies in Philippines »
Japan Times MANILA (Kyodo) A Japanese woman died while scuba diving in the central Philippines over the weekend, a police report said Wednesday.
Police identified the diver as 58-year-old Michiyo Higaki, a trained driver from Aichi Prefecture.
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23:41 pm
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Tatami industry seeks to transform itself »
Japan Times YAMAGATA (Kyodo) Tatami makers, for years in retreat before the march toward Westernization, are now trying to reverse the trend and capitalize on the merits of a traditional home lifestyle, from the dining room to the living room to the bedroom.
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23:40 pm
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Exports fall for first time since '03 as U.S. slump spreads out »
Japan Times Exports fell for the first time in more than four years as demand for cars and electronics cooled, signaling the U.S. slowdown is spreading to the emerging markets that helped sustain growth.
Exports decreased 1.7 percent in June from a year earlier,... |
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23:37 pm
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Galarraga nearly perfect as Detroit earns sweep »
Japan Times KANSAS CITY (AP) Armando Galarraga was nearly perfect.
So was Detroit in sweeping three games from the Royals.
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23:33 pm
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Simon shocks No. 1 Federer in second round »
Japan Times TORONTO (AP) Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night.
Federer, who won the tournament in 2004 and '06, was playing his first match since losing... |
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23:00 pm
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FTC makes polyethylene cartel raids »
Japan Times The Fair Trade Commission raided the offices of four companies Thursday on suspicion that they formed a cartel from April 2004 to around 2006 to prop up prices of polyethylene sheet used in insulation materials, sources said Thursday.
Toray Industries... |
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23:58 pm
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Hardy's Olympic hopes in doubt »
Japan Times LOS ANGELES (AP) Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.
Hardy's "A" sample from the recent U.S. Olympic trials tested... |
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23:57 pm
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Traffic deaths down in first half »
Japan Times The death toll from road accidents during the first half of the year dropped 13.5 percent from a year before to 2,295, the lowest since statistics started to be recorded in 1954, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The half-year figure makes it... |
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23:54 pm
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Blatter says clubs lack Olympic spirit, encourages players' release »
Japan Times ZURICH (AP) FIFA president Sepp Blatter accused clubs Wednesday of going against the Olympic spirit in trying to stop their players going to Beijing.
"It would appear to be against the spirit of the Olympic regulations to hinder players under the age of... |
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23:53 pm
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Injured Gay pulls out of Powell showdown »
Japan Times LONDON (AP) Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials won't rule him out of August's Beijing Summer Games.
Gay was due to race against Jamaica's... |
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23:51 pm
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Canon's net profit drops 15.9% as strong yen erodes copier sales »
Japan Times Canon Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year ago as a stronger yen chipped away at the value of booming overseas sales of color copiers.
Canon recorded a ¥107.84 billion profit for April-June, down from ¥123.93 billi... |
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23:48 pm
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Moms win: Ban on using two-tot bikes to be lifted »
Japan Times The National Police Agency effectively caved in to protesting mothers nationwide Thursday by announcing it will allow them to carry two children on bicycles, but the bikes must meet new safety standards.
At the NPA's request, prototype models are now... |
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23:46 pm
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Playoffs expand »
Japan Times The bj-league playoffs will expand to eight teams next season, the league announced on Thursday.
Four Western Conference teams and four Eastern Conference teams will advance to the playoffs, an increase of two from the 2007-08 season. The Nos. 1 and 4... |
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23:42 pm
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Goodell keeping an eye on Favre situation »
Japan Times MILWAUKEE (AP) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre.
A person with direct knowledge of Goodell's interest said the commissioner has spoken with Packers management several times... |
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23:39 pm
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Beckham ready to meet West Ham's challenge »
Japan Times TORONTO (AP) Facing West Ham United in Thursday's Major League Soccer All-Star game will bring back a lot of memories for David Beckham.
The England international and Los Angeles Galaxy captain was born and raised a few kilometers from West Ham's... |
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23:37 pm
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Sastre comes out on top »
Japan Times L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) The mountains have proven that Cadel Evans isn't the fastest man uphill, but the Australian may have done just enough to win the Tour de France.
Carlos Sastre of Spain did all he could to gain time on Evans by winning... |
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Explore every girl's world of fantasy »
Japan Times The manga "La Rose de Versailles," also known as "Berubara," (a Japanese short form of "Versailles rose") has been a fan favorite since the shojo manga (young girls' comic) was serialized in the magazine Shukan Margaret in 1972. The manga depicts... |
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Spiritualized beat the reaper »
Japan Times Jason Pierce almost died in July 2005. Hooked up to a ventilator and suffering from double pneumonia, Pierce — aka J Spaceman — shrank to 45 kg and spent two weeks in intensive care in a London hospital. Things looked so bad that his girlfriend... |
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23:25 pm
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Immersed in clouds and with a silver lining »
Japan Times Kids often make friends easily — and lose them quickly. The boy who was your best buddy yesterday has today found a new friend, a new crowd, a new world that doesn't include you. He has moved on — and you're just part of the receding scenery.
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23:21 pm
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Cassandra Wilson »
Japan Times We're getting around to the realization that the 1990s saw the most innovation in popular music since the '60s — and that realization encompasses even staid subgenres such as vocal jazz, which most aficionados believe is just fine as long as it sticks ... |
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23:17 pm
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Love will tear us apart »
Japan Times Director Lou Ye's third film, "Summer Palace," breaks not one but two serious taboos in Chinese cinema. Not only does he include passionate sex scenes and nudity — a first in mainland Chinese cinema — he also dares to set his story of star-crossed lo... |
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23:13 pm
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Jables steals the show »
Japan Times You could tell Jack Black was itching to act up. Sitting on the dais with four colleagues to promote their new animated film, "Kung Fu Panda," at a hotel in Shinjuku, the roly-poly actor looked — as he himself put it — like "the cat that ate the cana... |
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Primal Scream "Beautiful Future" »
Japan Times Primal Scream get back to sweet pop basics on their ninth album, "Beautiful Future" — 13 mixed-up doses of drugs and love that camouflage throbbing rock 'n' roll under layers of sticky, saccharine disco beats.
Frontman Bobby Gillespie's lyrical world ... |
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23:09 pm
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Various "Post Flag" »
Japan Times It's a shame that the era of homemade mixtapes is already behind us. "Post Flag" would have gone down well with the budding compilers of this world, sweating over their cassette decks as they searched for a choice oddity to slot between The Beatles and... |
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23:06 pm
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"Le Ballon Rouge" »
Japan Times Director: Albert Lamorisse
Language: French
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23:03 pm
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Alternatives to Iranian oil »
Japan Times SINGAPORE — Talks to defuse the brewing crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended inconclusively last weekend. The discussions in Geneva involving China, Russia, the United States and leading European powers were followed by a warning to Tehran that ... |
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23:01 pm
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Public explosions in China »
Japan Times Explosions on two buses during the morning rush hour Monday in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in southwest China, killed two people and injured 14 others, as Chinese authorities were tightening security ahead of the opening of the Beijing... |
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23:59 pm
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Do images of scarcity drive prices higher? »
Japan Times NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Could the television image of the Greenland ice cap crumbling into the ocean because of global warming — indirectly and psychologically — be partly responsible for high oil and other commodity prices? The usual explanation of t... |
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23:56 pm
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Team finds carnivorous dinosaur fossil in Gobi »
Japan Times OKAYAMA — A joint research team from Japan and Mongolia has discovered the rare fossilized skeleton of a young Tarbosaurus, a giant carnivorous dinosaur linked to the Tyrannosaur, in the Gobi Desert.
It is the first discovery of an almost comple... |
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23:52 pm
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Hakuho closes in on seventh career title »
Japan Times NAGOYA (Kyodo) Hakuho put one hand on the Emperor's Cup after dodging a bullet to overpower ozeki Chiyotaikai at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
The Mongolian yokozuna improved his record to 12-0 and can claim his seventh career title if... |
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Toyota to hike prices for luxury cars in Japan »
Japan Times NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. will raise prices for its luxury models in Japan by between 1 percent and 3 percent in August to compensate for sharp rises in raw materials costs, industry sources said Thursday.
Other automakers, including Nissan... |
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Tohoku earthquake leaves 132 injured »
Japan Times At least 132 people were injured early Thursday when a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northern Japan.
Most of the injuries from the 12:26 a.m. quake occurred in Iwate and Aomori prefectures. So far it appears 28 people... |
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Hashimoto, Omine spark Marines »
Japan Times SAPPORO (Kyodo) Tasuku Hashimoto hit a grand slam and Yuta Omine pitched six strong innings as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat Yu Darvish and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-2 on Thursday.
The Marines opened the scoring in the fourth inning when... |
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Lee takes two-stroke advantage »
Japan Times INZAI, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) South Korea's Lee Ji Woo shot a 7-under-par 65 to take the lead after the first round of the Kagome Philanthropy LPGA Players Championship on Thursday.
Lee, playing in her second year on the Japan LPGA Tour, made three birdies... |
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Fujichiku ex-chief's prison term upheld in beef buyback scam »
Japan Times NAGOYA (Kyodo) The Nagoya High Court on Thursday upheld an eight-year prison term for the former chairman of a meat importer-wholesaler convicted of illegally obtaining government subsidies in a beef buyback program and evading pork tariffs.
Yoshiharu... |
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23:39 pm
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'Stress' most recognized loanword here: poll »
Japan Times "Stress" is the most recognized and frequently used loanword in Japan, a survey on the Japanese language by the Cultural Affairs Agency showed Thursday.
In the nationwide survey conducted in March, to which around 2,000 people responded, the agency... |
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23:37 pm
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Deutsche taps Kanari for chairman »
Japan Times Deutsche Securities Inc. said Thursday that Norimichi Kanari, 61, adviser to Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, will succeed Toru Hashimoto, 73, as chairman of the securities firm on Oct. 1.
The Japanese arm of Deutsche Bank said it has enlisted Kanari... |
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Okazaki lifts Japan »
Japan Times Kobe (Kyodo) Substitute Shinji Okazaki headed a late winner as Japan's Olympic preparations were given a boost with a 2-1 defeat of Australia's Under-23s on Thursday.
Archie Thompson fired the Aussies into a 34th-minute lead in steamy conditions in... |
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23:34 pm
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Dalai Lama to speak in Kitakyushu »
Japan Times FUKUOKA (Kyodo) The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, will visit Japan in November to give a lecture at a forum in Kitakyushu, a Buddhist group said Thursday.
The Dalai Lama will arrive in Japan on Nov. 1 and speak on Nov. 4 at a lecture... |
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State eyes ¥8 trillion in huge share selloffs »
Japan Times The government is expecting to make a windfall of about ¥8.4 trillion by fiscal 2015 by selling some of its shares in such giant entities as Japan Post Holdings Co. and the Development Bank of Japan, officials said Wednesday.
The Finance Ministry ha... |
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23:31 pm
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Nagata fined for Soka Gakkai slam »
Japan Times CHIBA (Kyodo) Former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata has been fined ¥300,000 by the Chiba Summary Court for defaming the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, judicial sources said Thursday.
According to the court, Nagata, 38... |
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23:27 pm
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Kids get a chance to play banker for a day »
Japan Times Tokyo Star Bank Ltd. staff looked on in amusement as Noritake Toshi, 6, tried to run off with ¥100 million of the bank's money — all part of the bank's Kids' Day event Thursday.
"It's heavy," said Toshi, struggling with the 10-kg package contain... |
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Gas prices ease to ¥180.90 a liter »
Japan Times The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan dropped to ¥180.90 per liter Tuesday from ¥181.30 on July 14, the Oil Information Center said Thursday.
Gasoline prices fell for the second consecutive week from a record high of ¥181.50 on July 7... |
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Defense insider held over tax dodge »
Japan Times Naoki Akiyama, an influential player in political and defense circles, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of tax evasion for allegedly hiding more than ¥200 million in consulting fees received from defense equipment manufacturers.
The Tokyo Distric... |
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Oda cards 7-under 65 in first round »
Japan Times CHITOSE, Hokkaido (Kyodo) Komei Oda got his latest campaign for an elusive first career title off to a flying start Thursday, shooting a 7-under-par 65 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.... |
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No need now for rate hike: BOJ's Mizuno »
Japan Times Atsushi Mizuno, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, said Thursday the central bank's decision to keep interest rates on hold for now has a "positive meaning," indicating he sees no need for higher borrowing costs anytime soon.
"The fog hanging... |
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Death Set put Japan on the agenda »
Japan Times Nearly every teacher of English as a second language who has worked in Japan longer than a year has wondered at some point, "What the hell am I going to do when I go back home?"
For Johnny Siera, guitarist and vocalist with The Death Set, the answer... |
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Spice up your summer menu »
Japan Times The Hotel New Grand in Yokohama is holding a Summer Curry Fair at the casual eatery The Cafe, facing Yokohama's famous Yamashita Park sightseeing spot.
For 80 years, the Hotel New Grand has been one of Japan's representative hotels. The fair features... |
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Photographer finds affection in the Arctic »
Japan Times Love's warmth can be found in the coldest of places — and among the wildest of creatures.
A photo exhibition titled "White Gift," which features polar bears sharing intimate communication, will he held in Tokyo from July 25 to August 8. The pictur... |
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Behind the sliding door »
Japan Times Tourist hordes descend upon Kyoto's geisha districts, and while some visitors catch a glimpse of a maiko (apprentice geisha, who are known as geiko in Kyoto dialect) hurrying to an elite restaurant, very few will ever meet one for private entertainment.... |
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Bungaku-za to stage 'Tom's Midnight Garden' »
Japan Times School holidays are here, and as part of the International Family Festival that it has staged annually since 1993, the Nissay Theatre in Hibiya, Tokyo, this year includes in its program a rare production of "Tom's Midnight Garden" by the long-established... |
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Flabby is the new cool »
Japan Times He's fat, he's lazy, he's an underachieving slob. But Po the Panda could just be the answer to the prayers of a martial-arts master in "Kung Fu Panda," this summer's animation blockbuster from Dreamworks, opening in Japan to precede the Beijing Olympics.... |
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Cooling it down with Tokyo's best »
Japan Times "Go around the beaches and let's have a list of the best seaside bars," said my editor. In this heat? Not a chance. But here's something better: five refreshing cocktail recipes from a quintet of great bartenders. Each of these invigorating drinks was... |
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Deadly escapes from society »
Japan Times The fatal stabbing Tuesday of a bookshop clerk in Hachioji, Tokyo, brings to mind the senseless killing of seven people in Akihabara on June 8. The man who crashed a rented truck into a crowd of pedestrians in the world's largest electronics shopping... |
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Moon Over Water »
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trying to save the planet »
Adventures In Japan With the price of food items and gasoline at premium prices, we've been trying to cut corners here are there, while trying to do our part to save the planet.Last Saturday, Satoshi went to sell some books for me at Book-Off. They used to take English... |
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World › NZ court orders name change for girl with embarrassing name »
Japan Today A New Zealand judge has ordered a 9-year-old girl, whose parents named her ''Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii,'' be put in court guardianship so… |
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World › Karadzic's secret life shocks Serbia »
Japan Today A mistress, a bogus family he said he left in the U.S., and regular visits to a bar called "The Madhouse" where he sipped wine… |
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Lifestyle › More pubs hanging green lanterns to advertise domestic fare »
Japan Today The term ''red lantern,'' or ''aka chochin'' in Japanese, is synonymous with affordably priced pubs and eating places where people drop by for a drink… |
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World › Israel set to authorize more settlements in Jordan Valley »
Japan Today Israel is set to expand a settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley, a senior official said on Thursday, in defiance of Palestinian and international calls… |
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Technology › Sanyo makes rechargeable battery pack for Nintendo Wii controllers »
Japan Today A new rechargeable battery pack made by Sanyo Electric Co will allow Nintendo Wii gamers to keep their controllers juiced without buying new batteries.
The… |
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Commentary › Religious right AWOL from the real war »
Japan Today I want to begin this column with one of my all-time favorite quotes. It comes from the great German reformer Martin Luther. He said, "If… |
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Crime › Italian group criticizes Japanese justice minister over death penalty »
Japan Today An Italian civic group against the death penalty criticized Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama in a report released Thursday, describing him as an "outspoken supporter… |
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World › NATO chief says Pakistan terror sanctuaries not acceptable »
Japan Today The NATO chief called Thursday for Pakistan to be more involved in tackling extremist bases on its soil, as Afghanistan was hit by new attacks… |
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National › 'Stress' most recognized loanword in Japan »
Japan Today ''Stress'' is the most recognized and frequently used loanword in Japan, a survey on the Japanese language by the Cultural Affairs Agency showed Thursday. In… |
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22:37 pm
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Politics › Frustrations grow at WTO as 7 powers meet to push trade talks »
Japan Today Seven major trading powers intensified their efforts Thursday to salvage the floundering free trade talks at the World Trade Organization with some of the other… |
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Picture of the Day › Beauty consultants »
Japan Today Beauty consultants from 71 countries take part in a contest sponsored by Shiseido at Daiba. |
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World › Obama addresses 200,000 in Berlin with message of unity for world's people »
Japan Today Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the… |
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Entertainment › Actor B-saku Sato comes back from stomach cancer »
Japan Today Actor B-Saku Sato, 59, who recently had surgery for stomach cancer, on Thursday appeared at a press conference to introduce his annual comedy stage play… |
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Sports › Hashimoto grand slam helps Lotte beat Darvish, Fighters »
Japan Today Tasuku Hashimoto hit a grand slam and Yuta Omine pitched six strong innings as the Lotte Marines beat Yu Darvish and the Nippon Ham Fighters… |
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Business › Canon's net profit falls 16% in January-June »
Japan Today Canon Inc, a major manufacturer of digital cameras and printers, said Thursday its group net profit in the first half of 2008 fell 15.9% from… |
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Business › Tokyo 2nd most expensive city for expats after Moscow »
Japan Today Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expats, while Tokyo has pipped London to move into second place, according to a global cost of… |
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22:33 pm
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Top in Category › Relaxing at the airport when you're delayed »
Japan Today It's high summer, so congested runways, stormy skies and scheduling snafus are once again grounding millions of air travelers at home and abroad.
There are… |
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22:33 pm
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Crime › High court to hand down verdict on Livedoor founder Horie »
Japan Today The Tokyo High Court will hand down a ruling Friday on Takafumi Horie, founder of the Livedoor Co group, who was sentenced to two years… |
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21:09 pm
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Kuchikomi › Comic about fear of growing old alone strikes chord among unmarried women i »
Japan Today Poor Su-chan. Born and raised in the provinces, she is now, at 35, managing a Tokyo coffee shop and worrying about her future. She’s single… |
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