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BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2004

Fears over digital sector, personal consumption cloud outlook

Although the economy is now in its fifth-longest expansion in postwar history, the outlook is clouded by worries over the future course of the digital industry and personal consumption.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 6, 2004

Singapore citizens urged to register as overseas voters

The Singaporean Embassy is urging Singaporean nationals here to register as overseas voters.
COMMENTARY
Oct 6, 2004

International hubris may throttle Labour

LONDON -- There has been more money at the Labour Party conference the past few years than the delegates' parents might ever have dreamed of, let alone the impoverished founders of the workers' party. There has been, and is, more money because the power is with the parliamentary leaders of this party....
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 6, 2004

Endo pulls out of qualifier

Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo has pulled out of the Japan squad for the crucial upcoming World Cup qualifier away to Oman because of injury, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2004

Japan, Mexico agree to push FTA

Japan and Mexico said Tuesday they will put their free-trade agreement into effect as soon as possible, according to Foreign Ministry officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Team thinks it may be close to Genghis Khan burial site

A team of Japanese and Mongolian researchers have discovered a structure in Mongolia they believe is connected with the burial site of Genghis Khan (around 1162-1227), the founder of the Mongol Empire, team members said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Hosoda coy on award for Ichiro

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda played it safe Monday when asked whether the government will offer baseball star Ichiro Suzuki the prestigious People's Honor Award.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Certification for cancer experts eyed

An association of medical doctors and researchers specializing in cancer treatment said Monday it plans to establish a system to certify cancer specialists in an effort to provide better treatment and reduce medical accidents.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2004

Another step toward Cooperstown

Mr. Ichiro Suzuki (better known as Ichiro), the left-handed hitting outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, on Sunday concluded the 2004 playing season with the unprecedented single-season record of 262 hits. Three singles in Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers already had propelled him past George...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

U.S. fighters brush in mid-air; no one hurt

Two U.S. F-15 fighter planes brushed each other over the sea near Okinawa on Monday, but both returned to base safely and there were no injuries, the U.S. military said.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Sustainable development program tall order

KYOTO -- Next year marks the start of the U.N. mandated Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- an ambitious program pushed by UNESCO to promote international resource development that is socially desirable, economically viable, culturally appropriate and ecologically sustainable.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Hosoda denies North negotiator to be moved

The government will not transfer Akitaka Saiki, the diplomat heading Japan's working-level delegation discussing North Korea's nuclear threat and abductions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 5, 2004

Trouble in paradise

It is one of the more uneven fights in the history of Japanese protest movements.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

BOJ should maintain monetary easing: IMF

The Bank of Japan should maintain its current easy monetary policy until deflation is reined in, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

NPA upgrades abduction profile

The National Police Agency on Monday boosted the profile of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, declaring it an issue requiring the attention of police nationwide.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2004

Takahashi targets world championships

Japanese marathon record holder Naoko Takahashi has set her sights on running at next year's world championships, her coach Yoshio Koide said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

BTM to float 300 billion yen in bonds

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi said Monday it plans to float 100 billion yen to 300 billion yen worth of straight bonds during the half-year period through March.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Japan-China summit unlikely this week: official

A senior Foreign Ministry official said Monday that Japan and China are unlikely to hold a summit on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe meeting in Hanoi later this week.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

New Komeito to continue backing Koizumi reforms

Marking the fifth anniversary of his party's alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito chief Takenori Kanzaki said Monday that the party will continue to support the reform initiatives of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Iraq province seeks infrastructure aid

The visiting governor of Al-Muthanna Province in southern Iraq expressed hope Monday that Japan will start building social infrastructure in the region, where Ground Self-Defense Force troops have been deployed on a humanitarian mission.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Transsexual wins fight to alter register

The Tokyo Family Court approved a bid by transsexual entertainer Maki Carrousel, 61, to change her officially registered sex to female from male, her spokesman said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

Asahi Kasei sets up pellicle unit

Asahi Kasei Corp. said Monday it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in South Korea to boost sales of pellicles, which are used to prevent impurities from settling on photo masks of liquid crystal display panels and semiconductors.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 5, 2004

Alien card concerns and a visitor

Fall is a beautiful time in Japan. If you have a chance, try and get away to to the mountains somewhere -- Nikko, Chichibu . . . it is absolutely beautiful.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2004

Softbank goes up against NTT with fiber-optic service

Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a fiber-optic Internet connection service this month, posing another challenge to industry giant NTT Corp., a dominant player in the field.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2004

Signs of a mature diplomacy

Anti-Japanese behavior by Chinese soccer fans during the Asian Cup tournament in August stirred strong resentment among the Japanese public. Man questioned whether China was qualified to host the 2008 Olympics. Others criticized the Japanese government's lukewarm protests against the incidents. I feel,...
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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