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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2003

Astronaut Noguchi's resolve firm for next shuttle mission

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, whose mission on the space shuttle Atlantis in March has been scrubbed in the wake of the Feb. 1 re-entry disintegration of the Columbia, expressed determination Friday to join the crew if the flight is rescheduled.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2003

Kepco looks at Wakayama for spent nuclear fuel storage

OSAKA -- Kansai Electric Power Co. may construct an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture, using land earmarked for a thermoelectric plant, it was learned Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 22, 2003

Men get naked for a year of good luck

Talk about male bonding! Have you ever gotten together with your buddies, stripped down to your thongs and paraded around the neighborhood? In groups of 10 to 12 people at night? In midwinter? No? Well, get with the program -- men in Okayama have been doing this for 400 years. Since I know you are dying...
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2003

Agency to limit auditors' terms of service

The Financial Services Agency plans to revise the law governing certified public accountants so they will be unable to serve as auditors at companies for more than five years, FSA officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2003

New BOJ chief to be named next week: Fukuda

The government will decide next week who will succeed Masaru Hayami as governor of the Bank of Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2003

Tokuyama to take on Kawashima

super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama will put his title on the line for the seventh time against hard-hitting Japanese Katsushige Kawashima, Tokuyama's manager said Wednesday. Hideo Kanazawa said that although the date and venue of the fight have not yet been decided, he thinks he can make a...
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2003

Clarify refugee policy

The incident in which four North Korean citizens who had fled from their country entered a Japanese school in Beijing and asked for asylum in Japan has posed a sobering question concerning Japan's refugee policy. Acting on lessons from the incident at Japan's consulate general in Shenyang last May, the...
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SOCCER / J. League
Feb 21, 2003

Antlers claim bittersweet victory

The Kashima Antlers scored a bittersweet victory Wednesday night in the A3 Mazda Champions Cup.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Net-based child prostitution grew almost 130% in 2002

Internet-based child prostitution crimes around Japan skyrocketed 129 percent in 2002, increasing to 268 from 117 a year earlier, according to a National Police Agency report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Six teens held in 500,000 yen extortion

Six teenage boys were arrested Thursday on suspicion of extorting at least 500,000 yen from a 14-year-old junior high school student in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

18 months sought for wife of hijacking fugitive

Prosecutors demanded an 18-month prison term Thursday for the wife of a Red Army Faction fugitive for alleged passport law violations.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

LDP approves farm groups handling rice production

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved an amendment to the Staple Food Law that would end decades of government control of rice output by fiscal 2008 and put farm groups in charge of production, officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2003

Keidanren calls for hike in sales tax

Senior members of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) called for a hike in the consumption tax in a meeting Thursday with New Komeito executives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Farm minister admits ex-secretary pocketed cash

Scandal-plagued farm minister Tadamori Oshima admitted during a special Diet session Thursday that a former secretary pocketed a 6 million yen political donation in 2000.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2003

Plan calls for auctioning oil reserves

The government will release its oil stockpiles, primarily by auction, if a U.S.-led war on Iraq causes market disruptions and prompts the international community to act jointly to prevent a price spike, a ministry official said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Public-private forum backs U.S. Iraq stance

Members of the Japan Forum on International Relations, a public-private proposal group, issued an appeal Thursday supporting the U.S. stance on the Iraqi crisis. [Full text of appeal]
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Alleged thief target of manhunt

Tokyo police placed a 28-year-old man on a nationwide wanted list Thursday after store security cameras captured him using the bank card of a woman who was found slain in her apartment in Toshima Ward last week.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Defense Agency concluded in '95 that nuclear arms aren't worth it

The Defense Agency compiled a report in 1995 that said there would be no merit to Japan developing nuclear weapons, it was learned Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2003

Toshiba creates new automotive LAN

Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it has developed new fiber-optic receivers and transmitters for an automotive local area network.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2003

Shimizu to lead Japanese squad

Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu and 12 other Japanese skaters will enter the season's final leg of the World Cup speedskating competition to be held March 7-9 in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, the Japan Skating Federation said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Corpse, starving woman found in apartment

A 32-year-old woman was found dead of apparent starvation in her western Tokyo apartment Wednesday and her severely malnourished friend, who was lying next to her, was hospitalized, police said, speculating the pair had not eaten since mid-January.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2003

Stand shoulder to shoulder with U.S.

The following is an unofficial translation of an appeal made Thursday by 39 members of the Japan Forum on International Relations. Related news story
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Feb 21, 2003

Good home cooking in a category all by itself

Being an enthusiastic consumer of home cooking, or sharing your home with a skilled culinarian, is no guarantee that you'll ever be able to cook decent food for yourself. Three good meals a day sometimes only serve to make one a good eater.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Seething kin confront President-elect Roh

TAEGU, South Korea -- Angry relatives of victims of a subway fire attack confronted South Korean President-elect Roh Moo Hyun on Thursday as he visited the scene in Taegu city where 126 people died and up to 340 are missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Gender equality key to fighting AIDS in Third World

Fostering gender equality is one of the most important strategies for fighting HIV and AIDS in the developing world, along with maintaining existing campaigns, including promoting condom use, an expert on woman's health and social issues said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2003

Jet-setter Dewi Sukarno takes on Japan

After securing a quiet nook in the lounge of a plush Tokyo hotel-cum-meeting-place, Madame Dewi spreads out a portfolio of personal photographs on the coffee table before her.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear