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BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003
Ministry to link bonds to consumer prices
The Finance Ministry plans to issue 100 billion yen worth of bonds whose principal will vary depending on fluctuations in consumer prices, ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2003
Koizumi denies deregulation deal with medical chief
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi denied Monday he has reached an agreement with the head of the Japan Medical Association on allowing medical business stock companies to engage only in high-tech areas under proposed deregulation.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003
JAL offers child-care shift exemptions
Japan Airlines will exempt all flight attendants from late-night shifts beginning in August if such requests are made for child-rearing or nursing-care reasons, according to JAL officials.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003
JAL offers child-care shift exemptions
Japan Airlines will exempt all flight attendants from late-night shifts beginning in August if such requests are made for child-rearing or nursing-care reasons, according to JAL officials.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003
JAL offers child-care shift exemptions
Japan Airlines will exempt all flight attendants from late-night shifts beginning in August if such requests are made for child-rearing or nursing-care reasons, according to JAL officials.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2003
Katayama looks to use postal savings to prop up stock prices
Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama proposed Monday using postal savings and insurance funds to strengthen the functions of the state-run stock buying entity in a bid to bolster sagging share prices.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003
Gangster paid politician's staff
A ruling coalition politician admitted Tuesday he allowed a construction firm that had links to gangsters to pay 2.75 million yen in salaries for his secretaries between March 1997 and February 1998.
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003
Students show determination to find work in '04
Amid the nation's harsh job situation, some 3,000 vocational school students who will graduate next March gathered Thursday in Tokyo to demonstrate their resolve to secure employment immediately after entering the market.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003
Constraints limit whistle-blower immunity bill
Moves are afoot to protect the rights of whistle-blowers.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2003
Demand for financial planners grows amid fiscal uncertainty
As more people take a keener interest in how they invest their money, demand is growing in Japan for financial planners and people qualified to advise individuals on their assets and investments.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2003
Pampered pets go up market with ice cream, duck, tea
Premium ice cream made of soy milk and honey, duck and rabbit meats imported from Europe, and vitamin-rich supplements are items seemingly fit for a health-conscious gourmet.
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2003
Travel agents target seniors, boomers
The tourism industry has launched a massive drive to attract the kind of travelers with money to burn: baby boomers and senior citizens.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2002
Kim Jong Il unravels mystery aura
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il over the last three years has been gradually opening up to the world through occasional diplomatic ventures and dialogue, peeling back the layers of his mysterious persona.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2002
Meiji Life, Yasuda Mutual to integrate operations
Meiji Life Insurance Co. and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Co. have agreed in principle to integrate their operations to survive intensifying competition, company sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2001
Cars emitting less pollution in Japan, EU, South Korea
Automakers in the European Union, Japan and South Korea have made progress in meeting a voluntary target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles by 25 percent compared to 1995 levels, a senior European Union official said.
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JAPAN
Nov 27, 2001
NGOs ready Afghan relief as Taliban regime crumbles
Japanese nongovernmental organizations are stepping up relief efforts to Afghanistan amid the fall of the Taliban regime and onset of winter.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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