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JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Group wants Tanaka case reviewed

The head of a political group that filed a criminal complaint against former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka requested Wednesday that the prosecutors' decision to drop the case be reviewed. The request was filed with the Tokyo Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / PARTY LINE
Oct 16, 2003

Kan says DPJ wants to win upcoming race 'at any cost'

Opposition parties in Japan, in their efforts to counter government positions, may have gained a reputation as being irresponsible and unrealistic.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Keidanren to hold parties to campaign pledges

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) plans to keep tabs on the pledges made by major political parties and hold them accountable to the promises they make, according to its president, Hiroshi Okuda.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2003

Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom Down Under

TOWNSVILLE, Australia -- Three days on and Australia is still abuzz with the performance of the Cherry Blossoms.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Hospitals opt to halt care for babies terminally ill

Some 85 percent of hospitals well-versed in treating newborns in Japan acknowledge scaling back or stopping treatment of terminally ill babies to allow them to spend their remaining days in peace with their families, according to doctors at an Osaka hospital.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Japan announces pledge of $1.5 billion to Iraq

Japan will provide Iraq with grants worth $1.5 billion in 2004 to support the country's reconstruction, the government announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Japan praises China's spaceflight

Government officials, astronomers and other interested parties in Japan welcomed China's success in putting a manned spacecraft into orbit Wednesday, though some fretted over its military and diplomatic implications.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Earthquake gives Tokyo a good jolt

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit Tokyo Wednesday afternoon, briefly disrupting train and air services.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2003

New banking hope for small firms

It appears that small-business banking in Japan is about to enter a new era. In May, the Tokyo metropolitan government unveiled a plan to create a new bank to serve smaller businesses. Now, members of the Japan Junior Chamber are pushing a similar plan. In August, they applied for permission from the...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Bus rides to glitzy Tokyo high-rises are wooing the package tour crowd

People on package tours to Tokyo are now being treated to free bus rides to the newest attractions to rise far above old Edo -- a number of massive and gleaming redevelopment projects that have recently opened their doors for business.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Toray raises earnings forecast again

Toray Industries Inc. said Wednesday it has again raised its group earnings forecast for the fiscal first half, having already done so in August.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Government says economy remains on track for recovery

The government said Wednesday the economy remains on a recovery track, but it cautioned against a possible adverse impact from fluctuations in the foreign-exchange and stock markets, as well as turbulence in the global economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Ishiba looks to widen SDF's global remit

Japan should use its Self-Defense Forces to contribute to world peace and stability, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Oct 16, 2003

Tyulenii fur seals are all washed up and in no hurry to go

It felt as if we were an invading force as we set the bows of our black rubber zodiac boat for the shore. Tyulenii Island, a raised tableland of sandstone barely a kilometer long and less than half that wide, was our target. Winds blowing up the Sea of Okhotsk were pushing a rising swell along the unprotected...
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

BOJ holds off buying banks' shares

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday its purchases of shares from commercial banks stood at 1.84 trillion yen as of Oct. 10, unchanged from Sept. 30.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Manufacturers cut 117,600 jobs

The nation's leading manufacturers eliminated 117,600 workers in fiscal 2002, a credit-research agency said Wednesday, citing the results of a survey.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Bankruptcies decline as firms go on life support

The number of corporate bankruptcies fell 14.2 percent on a year-on-year basis to 8,183 cases in the six months through September, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

FamilyMart sees slight jump in profits

Staff report FamilyMart Co., the nation's third-largest convenience chain, said Wednesday its group net profit for the first half of fiscal 2003 edged up 0.7 percent to 7.93 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Japan Post head against scrapping postal savings

Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta on Wednesday opposed proposals to abolish his entity's postal savings and insurance services as part of the government's privatization program.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Oct 16, 2003

Lessons in the field yield unexpected harvests

Call me a coward, but I get nervous when surrounded by rowdy youths carrying sharp blades.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2003

South Africa's challenge

We were in Pretoria in August. That month, a baby, its mother and grandmother were shot to death and their car stolen; a man visited his wife in the hospital only to be "carjacked" and shot dead when he came back to the car park; a woman was critically wounded when she was shot in her car as she visited...
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2003

Mazda launches Axela compact to replace Familia

Mazda Motor Corp. launched its new Axela sports compact on the domestic market Wednesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 16, 2003

Jojima best choice for PL MVP

In my Sept. 17 column, I asked the question: Who will be the Hanshin Tigers (and Central League) MVP for 2003?
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.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
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’

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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