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JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004

Abductee kin urge Pyongyang sanctions

Relatives of Japanese believed abducted by North Korea renewed their demand Friday for the government to slap economic sanctions on Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004

'Gender-free' roll calls may be axed

The Tokyo board of education might ban schools under its control from holding student rolls by alphabetical order and order a return to the old way of calling the roll by gender, board officials said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2004

Rape now taking the form of genocide

NEW YORK -- Although rape as a weapon of war has existed for as long as war itself, it is taking a particularly heavy toll on women's lives in today's conflicts around the world. A high proportion of the women who are victims of rape end up infected with sexually transmitted diseases and infections,...
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004

0.4% GDP rise rains on parade

Japan's economy expanded 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, sharply slowing on lackluster corporate investment and consumer spending, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2004

Casting a wider net against crime

The rising wave of international crime is making it necessary to promote international cooperation in criminal investigations. As a step in this direction, Japan and South Korea have agreed to begin preparatory work on a bilateral treaty that will enable their law-enforcement authorities to conduct joint...
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2004

Industrial output fell 1.3% in June

Japan's revised industrial production for June fell a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent from the previous month, unchanged from an initial report, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 14, 2004

Just a lighter shade of bland

Hello. My name is Tom Dillon and I'm a tofu-holic.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2004

Corporate bankruptcies continue decline into 19th month

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan dropped 16.8 percent in July from a year earlier to 1,151, down for the 19th straight month.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004

UNHCR petitioned to aid Kurd asylum-seekers

Two Kurdish families seeking asylum in Japan and their supporters submitted more than 3,000 signatures Friday to the Tokyo office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees seeking support for their plea.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004

Top parodist serves anti-Koizumi camp

People not in positions of authority might feel they can do little to change a political situation they disagree with, but for one of the nation's leading parodists, the answer is simple: ape those in positions of power in an unflattering way.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Gripes over unpaid overtime growing along with economy

As the economy improves, more full-time workers are complaining of being forced to work overtime without pay.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Murofushi poised for shot at glory in hammer throw

Four years after cracking under pressure in Sydney, Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi has grown in confidence and experience and is heading for Athens as an undisputed medal contender.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

UFJ quickly inks merger pact with MTFG, awaits funds

UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. signed a basic accord Thursday to merge their operations in October next year to create what would be the world's biggest banking group, with assets worth 189 trillion yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Robot suit a culmination of sci-fi dreams

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Scientist Yoshiyuki Sankai was fascinated in his childhood by robots depicted in the U.S. literary classic "I, Robot" as well as Japanese comic books such as "Cyborg 009" and "Tetsujin No. 28."
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Soccer team looking to end medal drought

No Takahara, no problem.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Ministry to offer parents child-care advice via e-mail

The education ministry will provide child-care consultations via e-mail to make its parenting advice service more accessible to young parents, ministry officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Tokyo residents flee capital for Bon

The annual Bon exodus from the nation's capital intensified Thursday as holidaymakers flocked to airports and train stations.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Article 9 change signals desire to wage war: NGOs

Japan should not revise Article 9 of the Constitution because its Asian neighbors would regard such an act as proof that the country intends to wage war, nongovernmental organizations and intellectuals said at a symposium held in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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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