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BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Post offices to aid in recycling PCs

Personal computer makers and the public postal corporation will join hands to recycle PCs starting Oct. 1, an industry group said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Shipbuilder plans to lead way to new energy source

A major shipbuilding company in Tokyo has been working to commercialize natural gas hydrate, a chemically stable combination of water and natural gas in powdery form, hoping to make it more economical to transport and store.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Sanyo goes back to school for guidance on personnel

Sanyo Electric Co. will tap academic expertise to improve its personnel management system through joint projects with Cambridge University, Hong Kong University and France's INSEAD business school, company officials said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2003

Kato still in critical condition after crash at Suzuka circuit

Japanese rider Daijiro Kato was still in a critical condition on Monday, a day after sustaining serious head, neck and chest injuries in a high-speed crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Apr 8, 2003

Who's minding the store? Keeping an eye on partnered projects

The multimillionaire developer had a long track record with a number of large resort properties. He figured that when he hired a Fortune 500 hotel chain to manage his latest development he would be freeing himself up to do what he did best -- building and creating -- while they did what they did best:...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Astro 'birthday' Boy is staging a comeback

Astro Boy, the futuristic robot who was the focus of a television cartoon boom in the 1960s and who just had his "birthday," is making a comeback on film and television screens and in new and reproduced comic books.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2003

Xia wins 1st Yonex Open title

Xia Xuanze defeated Lin Dan 15-12, 15-10 in an all-China men's singles final to improve on his second-place finish last year and earn his first victory at the Yonex Open Badminton Championships on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Nintendo lowers earnings estimates

Game console and software maker Nintendo Co. said Monday it has revised its earnings estimates downward for fiscal 2002 due to lower-than-expected sales of game consoles.
COMMENTARY
Apr 8, 2003

Past guides U.S. postwar policy

LONDON -- The United Nations will only play a marginal role in postwar Iraq. The "transitional" administration will remain firmly in American hands, with some British, Australian and other coalition-member support, until there is an Iraqi government ready to take over the new Iraq. A hopeful estimate...
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Foreign-exchange reserves at record $496.18 billion

Japan's foreign-exchange reserves at the end of March hit a new record for the fourth straight month, rising $10.92 billion from a month earlier to $496.18 billion, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Aeon reports record sales, profits

Aeon Co. said Monday that it returned to the black for the year that ended Feb. 20, with a record group net profit and group operating revenue.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Airline unions seek SARS freeze

Three bodies representing airline unions in Japan called Monday for a suspension of flights to countries and regions affected by the deadly epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Major firms to allow less time off for Golden Week

Consecutive holidays planned by major companies over the Golden Week period will stretch an average of 4.9 days, down from 7.4 days last year, according to a labor ministry survey.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Asylum seekers want answers from minister

About 30 Kurdish asylum seekers submitted a letter of inquiry Monday to Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama, demanding an explanation over the ministry's rejection of all refugee applications by Kurds.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Matsushita expects 23.5 billion yen loss for fiscal '02

Joining a growing list of companies hit by plummeting bank shares, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Monday it expects to report a group net loss of 23.5 billion yen for the fiscal year that ended March 31.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Slave laborers' kin appeal rejection

Relatives of 11 Koreans who died as a result of performing forced labor in Japan during World War II have filed an appeal with the Tokyo High Court against a March ruling that rejected their suit seeking compensation from the government, their lawyers said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS '03
Apr 8, 2003

Tokyo governor hopefuls shun party ties

The Tokyo gubernatorial election has traditionally been a battle by the major political parties for the clout that comes with running the capital.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2003

Drive to thwart thieves moves to windows, doors

Doors, windows and shutters that can withstand break-in attempts for at least five minutes will receive official recognition as effective crime deterrents, a government panel said Monday.
COMMUNITY
Apr 8, 2003

Does Japan really care about its kids?

The people who do care for children seem to be fighting a losing battle.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2003

Japan, Vietnam concur on investment accord

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his visiting Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Khai, agreed Monday on the basics of a bilateral investment treaty that would give each country most- favored nation status.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Apr 8, 2003

Joining the moonwalking children in the realms of weird science

The irresistible force of spring has swept through the Kitanomaru National Garden in Kudanshita.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 8, 2003

Cancer testing, Takkyubin and foreign appliances

Testing for cancer Jeremy S. is seeking a dermatologist with a lot of experience working with Caucasians. Being exceptionally light-skinned, he has been told by dermatologists in America that he needs six-monthly check-ups to catch any possible cancer early.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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