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EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2004

Last resort to protect privacy

Over the past two weeks Japanese media have made much of a privacy issue involving the eldest daughter of former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka. It all started with an article in a popular weekly describing the daughter's private life. Responding to a request from her lawyer, the Tokyo District Court...
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

NPA claims 83 women trafficked in for sex in '03

The National Police Agency claimed Thursday that 83 women were trafficked into Japan and forced to work in the sex industry in 2003, up 28 from the previous year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Hanshin Tigers translator Sasaki thinking big

Players from overseas have established a solid presence in Japan, playing an indispensable role in Japanese baseball over the years.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

India's new ambassador pushes economic cooperation

Mani Tripathi, India's new ambassador to Japan, said Thursday that Tokyo should make the most of the economic opportunities that exist in India for the benefit of both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Japan grills isle intruders; China demands their release

Police on Thursday questioned seven Chinese activists who landed on disputed territory in the East China Sea the previous day and plan to hand them over to prosecutors for allegedly violating immigration laws.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Jailed 14 out of their 15-year trial, activists cleared for now

The Tokyo District Court ended a 15-year trial Thursday by acquitting three men charged with firing mortar-launched projectiles in 1986 at the U.S. Yokota Air Base and the State Guesthouse in Tokyo during a meeting of leaders of developed nations.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Coca-Cola-Shiseido tieup to offer 'fat-burning' products

Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. and Shiseido Co. said Thursday they will launch next month a "fat-burning" soft drink and body lotion developed under a single brand.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2004

Chelsea management showing classy Ranieri no respect

LONDON -- When Roman Abramovich took over at Chelsea last July the club was on the verge of administration.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

China growth prompts 51.7% trade surplus rise

Japan's trade surplus in February surged 51.7 percent from a year earlier, as its surpluses with China and other Asian economies hit record levels, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

End of 'News Station' run prompts mixture of disbelief, grief and relief

Friday will see the plug finally pulled on "News Station," the popular TV Asahi show that has made a virtue of breaking journalistic taboos during its 18-year run.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Mar 26, 2004

Meet the Office manager

Everybody knows about Office in Kita-Aoyama -- the funky little fifth-floor, no-elevator hangout with a photocopier next to the DJ booth. But few people have had the pleasure of meeting Sadahiro Nakamura. Then again, you may have met him and just not realized that he was the man behind the scene and...
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Net firm admits '03 data leak may affect 1.4 million clients

ACCA Networks Co., a high-speed Internet-access wholesaler, confirmed Thursday that information on some of its customers has been leaked, adding that the leak, which apparently occurred about a year ago, may involve data on about 1.4 million people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 26, 2004

Town of grisly times past

As the unfortunate home to one-tenth of the world's active volcanoes, Japan lacks no variety in these ill-tempered peaks.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Muji operator's net profit doubles

Ryohin Keikaku Co., which operates Mujirushi Ryohin stores, said Thursday its net profit for the year through February nearly doubled thanks to a recovery in store sales and an absence of hefty restructuring expenses.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Ex-LTCB execs to pay damages

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered two former executives of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan to pay damages of 1.1 billion yen in connection with irrecoverable loans extended by the bank during the bubble economy period.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Insurers must pay out for suicides

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that insurance companies are obliged to pay out on contracts even when clients kill themselves solely for the designated beneficiary to receive the cash.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Giants hammer Swallows 9-5

Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Hiroki Kokubo and Yoshinobu Takahashi all homered to highlight a 15-hit offense and drove in a total of seven runs as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yakult Swallows 9-5 in a preseason game on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

State's debt amounts to 5.25 million yen per capita

The government's outstanding debt totaled a record-high 670.12 trillion yen at the end of December, according to data released Thursday by the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Recycling law spurs sales of used PCs

Sellers of used personal computers are enjoying brisk trade, partly because consumers are now required by law to spend several thousand yen on sending PCs they no longer need back to manufacturers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Justice system a vehicle for order -- or revenge?

Nearly five years after four teenagers murdered his son, 53-year-old Mitsuo Sudo has gone public about his grief, and his beef with the criminal justice system.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Magazine publisher defends article on Tanaka's daughter

Tokyo-based publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said Thursday its controversial article about former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's daughter contributed to the public good.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2004

A bullet tips Taiwan's ballot

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian won last weekend's national election by a sliver. A mysterious assassination attempt on the eve of the ballot may have provided the margin of victory. The protests and charges of misconduct that followed the announcement of the results were predictable. It will take time...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2004

Giants' Petagine ready for action

Yomiuri Giants slugger Roberto Petagine, who has been out of action with an injured left knee, will make his return to the top team in a preseason game against the Yakult Swallows on Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Parties agree to ban spouses as Diet aides

The ruling and opposition parties said Wednesday they will prohibit Diet members from employing their spouses as publicly paid secretaries.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
A polar bear at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Thursday. The Arctic animals are among the most vulnerable species to Japan's scorching summer heat and zookeepers have to take a number of precautions in order to keep them safe.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.

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