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JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Chongryun may lose tax-exempt status

An increasing number of local governments are reconsidering their policy of making facilities of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun) either partially or entirely exempt from fixed-asset taxation, according to a Kyodo News survey.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 30, 2003

Yoshimoto grabs second straight title

Two-time Olympian Hisaya Yoshimoto hoisted a total of 385 kg to win the men's over 105-kg title for the second straight time Saturday, the final day of the national weightlifting championships in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Chongryun may lose tax-exempt status

An increasing number of local governments are reconsidering their policy of making facilities of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun) either partially or entirely exempt from fixed-asset taxation, according to a Kyodo News survey.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2003

Prepare for the next outbreak

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people around the world, appears to have subsided. No new cases have been reported in mainland China, the epicenter of the disease, since June 11. Complete eradication will be difficult, though, and...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 30, 2003

Never on Sunday: BlueWave falls short again

Takashi Tachikawa drove in the decisive run in the first inning as the Lotte Marines edged the Orix BlueWave 3-2 to hand the struggling Pacific League team their 23rd straight Sunday loss.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

DPJ may soften stance over SDF dispatch bill

The Democratic Party of Japan may consider discussing with the ruling coalition revisions to a government bill to allow the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces to help with the postwar reconstruction of Iraq, a senior DPJ official said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 30, 2003

U.S. policy only fuels fundamentalism

NEW YORK -- "In pre-surrender discussions of the postwar world, no principle, save the basic principle of democracy itself, was more frequently cited than that of religious freedom as essential to the establishment of a permanently peaceful world."
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 30, 2003

Extension of Stackhouse's contract bizarre

NEW YORK -- Who exactly were the Wizards bidding against when they awarded Jerry Stackhouse a two-year extension ($18 million) to piggyback the two years he could have escaped from before July 1?
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Dangerous shock symptoms affect 10% of food allergy sufferers: poll

One in 10 people diagnosed with a sudden allergy to certain foods suffer life-threatening shock symptoms, according to a health ministry survey report made available over the weekend.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jun 30, 2003

An irrational space odyssey?

MOSCOW -- Of all the arms races humankind has been involved in, the one in space has been the most bizarre. If a person is interested in a case study of unintended consequences, one could hardly find a better subject. Scientific curiosity, imperial dreams, down-to-earth geopolitics, interests of commerce...
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
COMMENTARY
Jun 30, 2003

U.N. strives to control real weapons of mass destruction

In July 2001 the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus an action program to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. Two months later, the 9/11 terror attacks hit the United States, shifting the focus to international terrorism and the proliferation...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 30, 2003

Devolution trinity needs more than a moniker to succeed

Fewer subsidies, less transfers, more taxing power. Thus goes Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's "trinity" of local government reforms.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

Cerberus to buy up Aozora shares

U.S. investment fund Cerberus Group will start formal procedures early this week to buy all the Aozora Bank shares held by its largest shareholder, Softbank Corp., through a tender offer, according to sources close to the deal.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

Cerberus to buy up Aozora shares

U.S. investment fund Cerberus Group will start formal procedures early this week to buy all the Aozora Bank shares held by its largest shareholder, Softbank Corp., through a tender offer, according to sources close to the deal.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Trump’s peace-deal demands leave Ukraine's Zelenskyy with only bad options
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the European Commission president in Brussels on Sunday.
Japan watches nervously as Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting focused on Ukraine, with leaders from the "coalition of the willing," a group of nations that have pledged support for Kyiv against Russian aggression, late Sunday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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