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Mayumi Negishi
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2007
Immigration could be answer but reluctance remains high
Sasrutha polishes machine parts and cleans offices in western Tokyo up to 60 hours a week, more than double the limit set by his student visa.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2006
Ah, no kids afoot: Empty trains, work till you die
There has been a great deal of hand-wringing in the media and government about Japan’s population implosion. A breakdown in the pension system, soaring health-care costs, slower economic growth and a looming labor shortage are just a few of the dark clouds on the horizon.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2006
Top court sends case back, saying consider death penalty anew
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a life sentence for a 25-year-old man convicted of the 1999 murders of a woman and her infant daughter, and ordered the Hiroshima High Court to rehear the case with an eye to sentencing the killer to hang.
JAPAN
May 27, 2006
Livedoor ex-CFO admits guilt as trial starts, turns on Horie
are for the most part correct,” contradicting Horie’s assertions that he did not knowingly falsify the company’s financial statements. “I deeply regret having committed these crimes, and apologize for having caused so many people trouble, he said.
JAPAN
May 20, 2006
Opus Dei revels in chance to explain itself
Inc., the film’s distributor for Japan, is putting the film on 863 screens nationwide and hopes to make 10 billion yen at the box office, which translates into 8 million viewers. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” released in December 2002 in Japan, is currently the highest-grossing foreign...
JAPAN
May 20, 2006
Young killers at heart of capital punishment fight
it just did it right there.” His flippant attitude at the time and during his trial outraged Yayoi’s husband, Hiroshi, and prosecutors, who appealed the life sentence, demanding the death penalty.
JAPAN
May 11, 2006
Horie to plead not guilty, lawyers say
Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie will plead not guilty to securities law violations, his lawyers told the Tokyo District Court during pretrial proceedings Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2006
Mahjong banking on an infusion of new blood
shows banker Liam Hearns which tile to discard during a mahjong lesson in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
May 7, 2006
May Shigenobu: A life less ordinary
In November 2000, May Shigenobu stood speechless in front of her TV set in Beirut, staring at crackly satellite images of her mother, Fusako Shigenobu, giving the thumbs-up and smiling as she was led away by police in Osaka, half a world away.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2006
Tokyo submits bid for 2016 Olympics
Mindful of the boom created by the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Friday submitted to the Japan Olympic Committee its candidacy to host the 2016 Games.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2006
Dad urges harshest sentence for Obara
Timothy Blackman asked the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday to give the maximum penalty to Joji Obara, who is standing trial for the rape and fatal drugging of his daughter, Lucie, as well as another death and the rapes of eight other women.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2006
Japan struggles with the right-to-die issue
The revelation in late March that a Toyama Prefecture surgeon shut off the life support of six patients and let them die has raised once again the issue of how to treat the terminally ill.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006
Asahara lawyers protest appeal snub
Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara lodged a public protest Thursday over Tokyo High Court Judge Masaru Suda’s decision to throw out their appeal of the guru’s death sentence.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2006
CPAs for Kanebo plead guilty
Three accountants who worked at auditing giant ChuoAoyama Pricewaterhouse Coopers pleaded guilty Thursday before the Tokyo District Court to charges of falsifying Kanebo Ltd.’s earnings in fiscal 2001 and 2002 and hiding over 160 billion yen in liabilities.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2006
U.S. agrees to beef precautions
The United States agreed Wednesday to train workers handling beef exports to Japan and to double its final checks on beef shipments headed here, according to government officials on both sides.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2006
Change to allow foreign political funds
Running for office doesn’t come cheap. Politicians need money for posters, vans, venues for speeches and meals for volunteers. The problem for aspirants to office is that political donations are falling, and corporate money in particular is dwindling fast.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2006
What next in Asahara trial saga?
Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara’s lawyers continue to protest the Tokyo High Court’s dismissal Monday of their appeal of the cult guru’s death sentence.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2006
Asahara death sentence appeal foiled
The Tokyo High Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, increasing the likelihood the guru’s death sentence for masterminding the deadly 1995 gassing of the Tokyo subway system and other murders will stand without further sessions.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2006
Kanebo’s book-cooking execs avoid prison time
The Tokyo District Court handed suspended prison terms Monday to former Kanebo Ltd. President Takashi Hoashi and ex-Vice President Takashi Miyahara for colluding with auditors to cover up over 160 billion yen in capital deficits in fiscal 2001 and 2002.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2006
Asahara lawyers relent, prepare to file appeal docs
Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara, sentenced to death two years ago, said Friday they will file next week with their reasons for appealing his sentence.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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