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BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2004

Tax revenues decline 11.1%

Tax revenues in January fell 11.1 percent from a year earlier to 2.89 trillion yen as smaller winter bonus payments for civil servants and company workers pushed down income tax revenues.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 2004

Requiem for American nation-building

WASHINGTON -- Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has fled. The island country is in crisis. The United States is sending in Marines as part of a multilateral peacekeeping force. Instead of occupying yet another failed state, however, Washington should declare its era of nation-building to be over....
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2004

Korean school trips now visa-free

South Korean students on school trips will be allowed into Japan without visas starting Monday, and tourist spots are organizing campaigns to draw them in.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Mar 1, 2004

Top adman follows foreign peers' lead in speaking off the cuff

Take notes. Lots of them. Every night for years, Koichiro Naganuma, president of Asatsu-DK Inc., the nation's third-largest advertising agency, has written memos on newspaper articles. The nightly routine helps him a great deal -- especially when asked for comments by foreigners.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2004

China draws the line in Hong Kong

When Hong Kong reverted to China, Beijing pledged that there would be "one country, two systems." The capitalist redoubt would be part of "one China," but it would also keep its separate political and administrative order to maintain both stability and the vitality that transformed the city into a regional...
COMMENTARY
Mar 1, 2004

Asian tale of two technologies

MANILA -- Media developments influence not only our private lives, but also affect the way our societies and politics are organized. Before coming to the Philippines two years ago, I spent nearly six years in South Korea. In both countries, I observed the impact of media on political and social developments....
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2004

Reform remains key to Indonesian success

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- In the 1970s and '80s, I had the opportunity to closely observe the Indonesian scene. A series of professional visits allowed me not only to appreciate the archipelago's progress and predominant regional role but also to evaluate many of its leaders -- from then-President Suharto...
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 1, 2004

Emerson for Japan?

Brazilian striker Emerson is preparing to apply for Japanese citizenship, local media reported Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 29, 2004

Takahashi spoils Valentine's return

Yoshinobu Takahashi hit a grand slam Saturday to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines in a preseason game. Takahashi's blast at Kamoike Stadium spoiled the preseason debut of Lotte manager Bobby Valentine, who is back for his second stint with the Marines. In other games,...
Events
Feb 29, 2004

KANSAI: Who & What

Kobe fair to showcase foreign groups' activities: Kobe International Fair 2004 will take place today at Duo Dome and Space Theater in the city's Chuo Ward.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 29, 2004

Toray zeroes in on V. League title

The Toray Arrows dropped the first and third sets but came from behind to beat the Pioneer Red Wings 3-2 in the first of two final-round matches at the V. League women's volleyball tournament on Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 29, 2004

Funds not same as politicians' claims

The amount of donations given by the political arm of the Japan Dental Association to 16 lawmakers and two former legislators does not match the sums recorded in their political funds reports, Kyodo News found Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 29, 2004

French foreign minister plans talks

French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin will arrive in Japan on Sunday evening for a visit through Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Feb 29, 2004

Street fighting men in the funhouse

"I saw your review about my band I was so disgusted with your review They'll say you're right and I'm not right But I'm OK 'cos it's nothing to me." The Gimmies -- "Dirty Trick"
CULTURE / Music
Feb 29, 2004

More hot licks of raw power

The Foxys have got more than just dirty, raw, fast-as-hell rhythm and blues music in common with The Gimmies. They also throw stuff at journalists. But this time I was minding my own business when Saitama-based singer/guitarist Ryo Hashida collided with my table at a show and sent my beer flying over...

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past