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COMMENTARY
Apr 17, 2003

Taiwan referendum bill may rile Beijing

HONG KONG -- The Taiwan legislature is discussing the politically charged proposal of adopting a referendum law to allow important policy issues, such as whether to build a nuclear power plant, to be decided by the island's 23 million people.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2003

Mitsubishi to outsource LCD output

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plans to outsource production of large liquid crystal displays to leading Taiwan LCD maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. beginning this summer, Mitsubishi officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2003

LDP plans crackdown on loan sharks

The Liberal Democratic Party adopted on Wednesday a draft proposal advocating the imposition of tougher punitive measures on unregistered moneylenders, LDP officials said.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2003

Tobishima returns to banks for 30 billion yen bailout

Struggling construction firm Tobishima Corp. said Wednesday it will ask its three main creditor banks to buy 30 billion yen in new preferred shares.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2003

Drive to amend Prison Law gathers steam

Recent revelations concerning the fatal abuse of inmates by guards at Nagoya Prison have prompted the Justice Ministry to pursue amendments to the near century-old Prison Law -- or even its complete abolition in favor of new legislation.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2003

Fuji Heavy, Saab plan car together

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Saab Automobile AB of Sweden said Wednesday they will collaborate on the development of a new Saab vehicle and on the distribution of Saab vehicles in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2003

Opposition united in call for Matsunami to resign

Four opposition parties agreed Wednesday to call on Kenshiro Matsunami to resign from the House of Representatives to take responsibility for having a gangster's construction company pay two of his secretaries' salaries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Apr 17, 2003

Pokemon still Nintendo gems

Having sold a combined 4 million copies of the games in Japanese, Nintendo has finally made English versions of "Pokemon Ruby" and "Pokemon Sapphire," the latest entries in the ongoing Pokemon craze.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 16, 2003

Arakaki sinks Marines for first professional win

CHIBA -- Nagisa Arakaki finally showed the form that made him the most coveted player in last November's amateur draft.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Three Lower House by-elections seen as test of Koizumi's political future

Official campaigning began Tuesday for three House of Representatives by-elections seen as a litmus test for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party ahead of an upcoming general election.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Welfare facilities creak under rising tide of abused kids

Facilities providing shelter to children unable to live at home are in crisis, with an influx of abused youngsters pushing occupancy rates to the limit and caregivers walking out due to the unbearable workload.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Families of abductees plead for action

The families of five Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents urged the government on Tuesday to take a firm stance against Pyongyang by imposing economic sanctions.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2003

Revival body to buy 7.3 trillion yen in banks' loans

Industrial Revitalization Corp. plans to buy 7.3 trillion yen in claims on bank loans to troubled companies over two years after it begins full operations in May, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2003

Why does Japan choose to remain naked to the threat of North Korean missiles?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, fearing that he is next on U.S. President George W. Bush's list for "regime change," is openly threatening Japan with his Nodong missiles. Yet Japan chooses to remain naked to this threat. Why doesn't it ask for PAC-3 (Patriot) missiles to be deployed by U.S. forces in...
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Plastic surgeon held for indecency

The director of a plastic surgery clinic was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of performing indecent acts on a female patient during an operation -- and filming it.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2003

FamilyMart net profit up 50% on strategic store openings

Convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday its group net profit for the year through February jumped 50.7 percent from the year before to 12.88 billion yen on strong sales and reduced extraordinary losses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2003

Ripplewood's Collins says he's ready to work with IRC

The head of U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC has said the company is ready to work with the Industrial Revitalization Corp., which will begin operations in early May, to help troubled Japanese firms.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2003

Lawson's profit plunges 45% on outlet closures

Lawson Inc., Japan's No. 2 convenience store chain, said Tuesday its group net profit for the year through February plunged 45 percent to 8.86 billion yen due to closures of unprofitable stores.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 16, 2003

Into psychic free-fall

We're so used to Tokyo's cramped streets that the endless parallel perspectives offered by the spacious grid of roads in central Ginza can make the head spin. And recently, they've become more dizzying still. Hanging from every lamppost along Chuo-dori is an eye-catching image: A young woman, her scarf...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Apr 16, 2003

Sekisui Chemical touts energy-efficient homes

A Tokyo-based chemical firm is building energy-efficient homes that it claims will allow occupants to virtually do away with monthly electricity bills.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

TOEFL preparatory aids hit market

The operator of the Test of English as a Foreign Language said Tuesday it has introduced two new products targeting schools: a software package named LanguEdge Courseware and an online service called Criterion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 16, 2003

She's got them blues good

When Natsuko Miura puts one hand on her hip, holds the other in the air and belts out, "I got my mo-jo wor-kin'!" you'd have a hard time imagining this young powerhouse ever had any doubts about what she was doing -- the voice, that body language . . . she's lethal. But her first experience onstage,...
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Koizumi promotes Okamoto to top foreign policy aide

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday appointed Yukio Okamoto, the Cabinet's foreign policy adviser, as his top foreign policy aide.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 16, 2003

Doctors of Madness/Sister Paul

'Walls of white noise and feedback laid over speed-fueled, dumb-ass rhythm. The harmonic equivalent of bare-knuckle fighting. Sonic Porn. We set ourselves in a circle in the studio, turned down the lights and attempted to blow each other off the face of the Earth." So said Richard Strange, singer and...
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Caution shown on staff dispatch to Iraq

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday the government will carefully consider whether to dispatch staff to the U.S.-led administration of occupied Iraq.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2003

McDonald's pins hopes on healthy new menu

In an attempt to lure customers back to its 3,900 outlets, McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. on Tuesday unveiled menu additions it hopes will project a fresh and healthy image.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Employment insurance to cost more

The House of Representatives approved revisions Tuesday to the Unemployment Insurance Law, raising the premium to 1.6 percent from 1.4 percent of employee pay and slashing benefits for high-income earners.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Survey prompts prison grievances

A telephone survey conducted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations has prompted 125 complaints of human rights violations at correctional facilities across the country.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
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