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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

SDF suicides top Japan's rate

Suicides are surging this year among Japan's increasingly active military ranks and have hit a record pace that outstrips the national rate, the Defense Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Faulty pipes caused nine other reactor accidents

Nine accidents similar to the steam pipe rupture that killed four workers at a nuclear power plant last week have occurred at other reactors, a safety panel revealed Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2004

Yamamoto claims historic silver

Hiroshi Yamamoto of Japan reacts after advancing to the final in the men's individual archery competition at the Athens Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 20, 2004

On the path of poets

Utter silence, Piercing the stone walls, The cicada's cry
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Get China to stop sending North Korea escapees back: activist

Japan, the United States and South Korea must persuade Beijing to stop sending people who flee North Korea back to the country, a Japanese aid worker who recently served eight months in a Chinese prison for trying to smuggle two such people to safety, urged Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Round-the-clock child consultation centers planned

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to have child consultation centers operate 24 hours a day, every day, to handle an increasing number of child abuse and delinquency cases, ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Faulty pipes caused nine other reactor accidents

Nine accidents similar to the steam pipe rupture that killed four workers at a nuclear power plant last week have occurred at other reactors, a safety panel revealed Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

Governors OK subsidy cuts, including for teacher salaries

Prefectural governors voted Thursday to adopt a list of 160 subsidy cuts as part of a 3.2 trillion yen central government subsidy-reduction plan, including the controversial 850 billion yen for junior high school teacher salaries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 20, 2004

The Gathering 2004 preview

After dozens of hours of copious, nail-biting research, I have deduced that there is absolutely no connection whatsoever between Respect for the Aged Day and the ending date for Gathering 2004, except that vigorous dancing has been medically proven to reverse the aging process.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2004

Iraq's soccer magic

On the evening of Thursday, Aug. 12, Baghdad's Sadr City, a Shiite Muslim slum that has been the scene of pitched battles between supporters of rebellious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and U.S. and Iraqi troops, lay strangely quiet and still. Where were the armed militiamen of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, usually...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

NPA wants new laws on terror attacks, immigration control

In its first policy outline on antiterrorism measures, the National Police Agency called Thursday for new legislation to prevent terrorist attacks and improve the capability of police to respond to nuclear, biological or chemical attacks.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

Persistent SMFG refusing to give up on UFJ merger bid

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will make an offer to UFJ Holdings Inc., possibly by the end of August, on the ratio for its proposed merger of the two banking groups, SMFG officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

MHI plans fifth Mexico generator

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has begun work to build a fifth thermal power generator at the Tuxpan power plant in Mexico, the company said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Typhoon heads north; death toll climbs to nine

Typhoon Megi's death toll climbed to nine in western Japan as two more bodies were found in Kagawa Prefecture on Thursday morning.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2004

Broken promises a blot on Myanmar's regime

A s Myanmar's government prepares to take over the chairmanship of ASEAN for 1996, opposition groups have stepped up their campaign for reform in the country by appealing to the bloc's leaders, reminding them that the regime in Yangon has violated all its promises, including human rights reform, better...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Banks sued over fake cash card use

A 64-year-old man sued two banks Thursday for allegedly failing to prevent cash withdrawals from his accounts by someone using fraudulent cash cards.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

UFJ group to sell Aplus to HSBC for 100 billion

The UFJ group will sell Aplus Co., an ailing consumer finance affiliate, to the HSBC group of Britain for about 100 billion yen, according to sources.
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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