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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

North Korean agent loses bid for asylum in Japan

The Justice Ministry turned down Tuesday a request for refugee status by a former North Korean agent, judging he does not face the threat of persecution because he already has Chinese and South Korean citizenship, ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Mobile phone shipments up 20%

Domestic shipments of mobile phones rose 20.6 percent in September from a year earlier to 4.129 million units, up for the 11th consecutive month.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

NTT posts nation's largest operating profit

NTT Corp. posted the nation's largest operating profit for the fiscal first half of 2003.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Tanigaki against New Komeito tax plan

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki indicated Tuesday that he opposes New Komeito's proposal to scrap income tax cuts to allow the government to step up its contributions to the crisis-ridden pension program.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Online shoppers find 'bargain' PC in Web snafu

Marubeni Corp. will sell some 1,500 personal computers at a discount of 90 percent after posting the wrong price on its online shopping site.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Resona seeks profits via new plan

Resona Holdings Inc. aims to swing back into the black in fiscal 2004 under a new two-year business improvement plan that will be unveiled soon, company sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Economy watchers index tops 50

Business sentiment among taxi drivers, restaurant owners, department store clerks and others improved in October, with their index hitting positive territory for the first time in 39 months, according to a government survey released Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 12, 2003

Season of 'new faces' sees an old master take a bow

This month the Kabukiza, Ginza, is sporting a yagura (turret) on its gabled facade, covered with a blue curtain on which is written "Kyogenzukushi (All kyogen plays)." To those in the know, the turret is announcing the arrival of the annual kaomise ("face-showing") season. This was the most important...
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Cost of operating nuclear reprocessing plant seen at 19 trillion yen

Operating the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant under construction in Aomori Prefecture is projected to cost 18.91 trillion yen over a 40-year period, electric power industry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Legal power sought for inquest panels

A government panel suggested Tuesday that decisions by prosecution inquest committees be legally binding and that court-appointed lawyers be allowed to function as prosecutors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Contact, peer power key to curbing suicides

Close, personal contact -- involving peers whenever possible -- is the key to preventing suicide, experts agreed Tuesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 12, 2003

Gift-giving season came early for the Hawks and Giants

"Kokubo dealt to Giants" read our headline above the story reporting the transfer of infielder Hiroki Kokubo from the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks to the Yomiuri Giants on Nov. 4. But how would this appear in the sports transactions columns listed in many newspapers in North America and around the world?
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Bank lending balance down 4.7%

The average daily balance of Japanese bank lending fell 4.7 percent in October from a year earlier for the 70th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Private-sector machinery orders fall for third straight month

Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent in September from a month earlier for the third consecutive monthly decline.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Woman wins partial look at school record

A 23-year-old woman in Tokyo has been granted access to part of her elementary school records -- nine years after asking to see the whole document.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Biomass plant to recycle zoo's animal waste now a dung deal

Tama Zoological Park in the western Tokyo suburb of Hino boasts 420 animals representing 59 species, including elephants, lions and giraffes, and cleaning up after them is a tall, costly order.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Pharmaceutical companies to get patents from space research

Japan's space agency is drawing up new rules to give pharmaceutical companies all the intellectual property rights deriving from space research on protein crystal structures, agency sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Tokyo pauses briefly to fete 400th year

From his 14th floor office window, Tsunenari Tokugawa can almost see the exact spot where his ancestors settled four centuries ago. It's just a few blocks away -- but it might as well be in another universe.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

Rakuten eyes online brokerage niche

Rakuten Inc., the nation's largest Internet shopping mall, will enter the online brokerage sector by purchasing DLJdirect SFG Securities Inc., industry sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

MMC posts major losses in first half

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Tuesday reported hefty losses for the fiscal first half that ended Sept. 30 due to sluggish sales in North America.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Some diners on city's tab to remain secret

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the identities of private citizens who dined at the Osaka Municipal Government's expense will remain a secret.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Foreign student numbers in Japan up 14.6% to 109,508

There were 109,508 foreign students studying in Japan as of May 1, up 14.6 percent from a year earlier, the education ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003

Record 124 women to be bureaucrats

The number of women to be hired as fast-track career bureaucrats will reach a record 124, or 19.3 percent of the 642 potential recruits for fiscal 2004, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 12, 2003

Democracy: a most contentious ideal

MANILA -- No other philosophical or political idea is as contentious as the concept of freedom. All principal writings of political philosophers deal with the issue of freedom in one sense or another, leading to an enormous -- and at times confusing -- body of sources. Freedom defines the relationships...
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Misinformation over JICA’s Africa ‘hometown’ initiative sparks controversy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at a photo session for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts, in Yokohama, last week.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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