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EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2004

GOP throws a party in New York

The United States takes the next big step toward elections in November with the convening this week of the Republican National Convention in New York City. The GOP convention promises to be a spectacular: Republicans have always demonstrated an innate understanding of the pomp and pageantry required...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 1, 2004

Kaleidoscope of colorful fashion

Viktor & Rolf are internationally renowned as the Gilbert and George of the fashion world for presenting conceptual work as sophisticated art performances in haute couture and pret-a-porter shows. Take their installation of their Spring/Summer 1996 collection in a contemporary art gallery in Paris October...
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004

Industrial output flat, outlook good

Industrial production was unchanged in July from the previous month, falling short of expectations for growth, the government said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Sep 1, 2004

Animal rightists or terrorists?

LONDON -- The threat of attacks by Islamic extremists is not the only terrorist threat to our society. Animal-rights extremists have been threatening firms that carry out experiments on animals. Animal rightists do not regard as justification for the research the fact that most initial tests are conducted...
CULTURE / Film
Sep 1, 2004

Lovers' bites

Promoting "House of Flying Daggers," director Zhang Yimou was in Tokyo for the fourth time in as many years recently, after visiting with "The Road Home," "Happy Times" and "Hero."
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2004

Medal bonanza was not a fluke

The performance of Japanese athletes at the Athens Olympics came as nothing less than spectacular for their compatriots.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 31, 2004

Proposed vote on merger postponed

The Japanese baseball commissioner's office on Monday postponed a vote on a hotly contested merger between the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave, after a court appealed for time to consider a request from the players' association to block the tie-up.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Unionization now option for part-timers

Working conditions have been declining at many firms in recent years as the economic slump drags on, and especially hard-hit have been those with "temporary" status, as they face falling wages and shortened contracts.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

GSDF may have to unify command to enhance mobility, response time

The Defense Agency plans to create a centralized command for the Ground Self-Defense Force and possibly abolish the regional-army system to improve command efficiency, according to agency sources.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Five dead, 73 hurt as typhoon lashes west Japan

Large and powerful Typhoon Chaba hit Kyushu and Shikoku on Monday, leaving five people dead, four missing and more than 70 injured.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Dental officials hit with new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Monday on two arrested former senior officials of the Japan Dental Association over alleged hidden donations to the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Jenkins meets again with lawyer

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins met Monday with a U.S. military lawyer at a Tokyo hospital to discuss final arrangements for a possible plea bargain to settle his legal status, according to Japanese government sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Softbank takes on NTT in land-line sector

Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a discount land-line telephone service beginning in December, a move expected to deal yet another blow to industry behemoth NTT Corp.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 31, 2004

Have you eaten whale meat?

Saki Sakamura Customer Service, 26 I've eaten whale before, but it was so-so. It used to be a really important part of Japanese culture, but we can't really do it anymore, which is maybe a positive thing.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Auto output up 0.5%, exports 13.5%

Domestic production of cars, trucks and buses grew 0.5 percent in July from a year earlier, while auto exports rose 13.5 percent, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 31, 2004

'I want to clear my name and the name of my country'

One morning Islam Mohamed Himu woke up to find the Japanese media camped outside his home, and plainclothes police officers banging on his front door.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Wholesalers enjoy fruits of hot July

Sales by wholesalers soared 5.8 percent in July from a year earlier to 33.76 trillion yen, up for the second straight month, as scorching weather fueled demand for air conditioners and cool drinks, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Emigrant to Paraguay returns to Japan as ambassador

It was 1958 when a 14-year-old Isao Taoka headed for Paraguay from Yokohama port with his parents and siblings as part of a government-backed emigration project.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Import beef prices see big increase

Retail prices of imported beef rose to four-month highs last week, the farm ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Scholar denies peeping up skirt

A noted economist accused of trying to look up a high school student's skirt in April reiterated his innocence Monday in his first appearance before the media since the alleged incident occurred.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

GSDF may have to unify command to enhance mobility, response time

The Defense Agency plans to create a centralized command for the Ground Self-Defense Force and possibly abolish the regional-army system to improve command efficiency, according to agency sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Ministry denies progress in beef talks

The farm ministry's top bureaucrat denied on Monday suggestions by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman that Tokyo and Washington have come close to reaching an agreement to exclude young cows from mad cow tests.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

South Korean lawmakers lobby LDP

A group of visiting South Korean lawmakers called Monday on the Liberal Democratic Party to take action in respect of unresolved bilateral issues, including those related to history.

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