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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / A GAIJIN'S TALE
Oct 28, 2003

Harsh words

I was riding the notorious Yamanote line late one Saturday night when a group of three apparently intoxicated foreigners jumped on, their eyes immediately scanning the carriage for likely female prey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2003

Matsui's success in U.S. hits a home run for Mizuno's sales

New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui drew praise for helping his team clinch the American League pennant and for his contribution, albeit in vain, toward their quest for a World Series victory.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2003

Only 30% of firms in the black

Only three out of every 10 corporations that filed taxes in the 2002 business year were in the black, according to a National Tax Agency survey released Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

NTV chairman resigns other posts

The chairman of Nippon Television Network Corp. on Monday resigned his posts at an industry self-regulatory body following revelations that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate ratings.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

Panel wary of plan to freeze cancer patients' ova

The ethics committee of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology has compiled a proposal saying it is "too early" to approve of the freezing of female cancer patients' ova, society officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

Abused kids need loving home environment: panel

The government should revise its policy on abused children and place more emphasis on securing homelike environments in which they can receive individual care, including smaller group homes, a panel of experts advising the health ministry recommended Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 28, 2003

No deal for Toda

Japanese midfielder Kazuyuki Toda will not be offered a new deal by English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, Japanese newspapers reported on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

Nakasone to quit after being sidelined by LDP

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone announced he will retire from politics after the Liberal Democratic Party decided Monday not to include him in a party proportional representation list for the upcoming general election.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

Don't forget Afghanistan: U.N. official

Internal divisions and the slow pace of development mean Afghanistan needs continued international assistance, a UNHCR official said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2003

Nakasone reportedly ready to bow out

It appeared almost certain Sunday night that former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone will not run in the upcoming general election and will retire from politics, according to sources close to his support group.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2003

Most MMC tire accidents involved old-model hubs

Most large vehicles made by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. involved in incidents in which their tires became detached had old-model hubs linking the axle and tire, it was learned Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2003

The reality of pension reform

With a general election around the corner, major political parties in Japan are playing up pension reform as a top campaign promise. That is only to be expected as the average age of the Japanese population rises at an accelerated pace. The question is what should and can be done to build a sustainable...
MORE SPORTS
Oct 27, 2003

Neo Universe fails in triple crown bid

KYOTO -- The 64th running of the Kikkasho turned out to be a major fun spoiler Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2003

Convenience-store drug sales facing a tough time

A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry committee is having a tough time choosing over-the-counter medicines that can be sold in convenience stores in the face of opposition to deregulation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Oct 27, 2003

English a plus but don't sell job skills, discerning palate short

Nobuhiro Hashiba was aware that it was a thinly veiled test to see whether he would be a worthy boss or a mere business suit recently sent by a Japanese company.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2003

Typhoon wanes, heads out to sea

Typhoon Ketsana grew slightly weaker Sunday as it moved northeast off northeastern Japan in the Pacific, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2003

Tigers, Hawks have beer on ice

FUKUOKA -- The Hanshin Tigers had the beer on ice in anticipation of a wild victory celebration, while the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks' "Japan Champions 2003" logo T-shirts were stacked up next to a Fukuoka Dome dumpster in case they had to be thrown away.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 27, 2003

Cherry Blossoms plan to leave Rugby World Cup in style

SYDNEY -- Japan coach Shogo Mukai and a number of his staff will bid the national team farewell on Monday when the Cherry Blossoms take on the U.S. in Gosford in their final game at the Rugby World Cup.
COMMENTARY
Oct 27, 2003

Ignorance is no longer bliss for China

HONG KONG -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was understandably angry that her memoir, "Living History," was censored by the Beijing publisher who put out the Chinese edition. Her comments on the military crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989, on her experience at the 1995 United Nations conference...
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 27, 2003

Chul saves Marinos

Veteran South Korean defender Yoo Sang Chul headed home a dramatic late equalizer to salvage a point for 10-man Yokohama F. Marinos in a 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Cerezo Osaka in the J. League on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2003

Japan to send civilians to help reconstruct Iraq

Japan plans to send civilians including government personnel and private-sector experts to Iraq, possibly by the end of the year, to help renovate schools and set up clinics and businesses, government sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Oct 27, 2003

War perspective of poets oceans apart

NEW YORK -- A gentleman named Paul Preusser, describing himself as "a composer and fresh graduate from the New England Conservatory," has recently written to ask if I could help him with poems of Kotaro Takamura (1883-1956). He has been commissioned to compose "a song cycle using poetry which is influenced...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 27, 2003

Road to stable exchange rates pocked with self-contradictions

By TERUHIKO MANO

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