Increase the tobacco tax 
Today 3:26 PM EDT
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recently told the Diet that an increase in the tobacco tax should be considered from the viewpoint of improving people's health. He has instructed the government's Tax Sy (The Japan Times) Read more
Rising to the occasion 
Today 3:25 PM EDT
THE recent economic slump and H1N1 virus scare are no obstacles to Singaporeans' generosity. (Business Times Singapore) Read more
'I saw' nuke pact minutes: ex-vice minister Today 3:25 PM EDT
A former vice foreign minister recently said he has seen documents from 1960 that confirm a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows U.S. military ships and aircraft carrying nuclear weapons to (The Japan Times) Read more
Season's first frost, ice chill nation Today 3:24 PM EDT
The first frost and ice of the season were observed Sunday across a wide swath of Japan as cool and moist air swept in from the Pacific Ocean. The temperature in Tokyo was forecast to reach only 10 d (The Japan Times) Read more
Sheepish Nepali reclaims Everest climbing record Today 3:23 PM EDT
KATMANDU (Kyodo) Nepali climber Min Bahadur Sherchan has replaced Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura in Guinness World Records as the oldest man to climb Mount Everest. Sherchan climbed the 8,848-meter (The Japan Times) Read more
Whither the LDP withers Today 3:22 PM EDT
The once dominant Liberal Democratic Party has withered so miserably since losing the general election Aug. 30 that it looks as if it could suffer a total collapse or disintegration. Nearly three mon (The Japan Times) Read more
Chinese official wants to ban banquets Today 3:21 PM EDT
(BEIJING) A Chinese legislator fed up with lavish banquets and official wining and dining has proposed making the 'squandering of public funds' a crime, state press said yesterday. (Business Times Singapore) Read more
Teenager who died had swine flu Today 3:21 PM EDT
YAMAGUCHI (Kyodo) A teenager who died Saturday was infected with H1N1 swine flu, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Government said. The student, who was in her second year of junior high school in Hikari, wa (The Japan Times) Read more
Yen's steady drop in foreign reserve status reflects wider worries Today 3:20 PM EDT
Ten years have passed since the euro was launched as a common European currency by 12 members of the European Union based on the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. The euro was initially used only for interba (The Japan Times) Read more
Pack attack suspected in boy's death Today 3:19 PM EDT
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) A group of junior high school boys may have killed a 14-year-old schoolmate in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, last week in a suspected group attack because they disliked his at (The Japan Times) Read more
ICBC gets commercial banking licence Today 3:18 PM EDT
(KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia's finance ministry has issued a commercial banking licence to China's largest bank, the country's central bank announced last Friday. (Business Times Singapore) Read more
Japan, Mexico celebrate ties Today 3:18 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (Kyodo) A two-day event marking the 400th anniversary of relations between Japan and Mexico kicked off here Saturday with a parade that highlighted several aspects of Japanese culture, inc (The Japan Times) Read more
Need to restore investor confidence in IRDA Today 3:17 PM EDT
THREE chief executives in the space of three years. The attendant publicity that comes with such high-profile changes surely isn't what Malaysia would have wished for its most ambitious development co (Business Times Singapore) Read more
F1 fans bid farewell to Toyota racing cars Today 3:17 PM EDT
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Fans of Formula One racing gathered Sunday at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture to bid farewell to the cars of Toyota Motor Corp., which will withdraw from the high-speed sport at th (The Japan Times) Read more
Don't slash funds for kids, supercomputer: Kan Today 3:16 PM EDT
The government should not set an income limit next year on which families can receive the child-rearing allowance or slash funding for a project to develop the world's fastest supercomputer, Deputy Pr (The Japan Times) Read more
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