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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 2, 2003

Watanabe shines as Lotte tops PL champs

Submarine hurler Shunsuke Watanabe pitched a five-hitter over the distance for his eighth win as the Lotte Marines downed the Daiei Hawks 5-1 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Tokyo wards clamping down on public smoking

Ward governments around Tokyo got tough on smokers Wednesday as various ordinances took effect that ban smoking along public streets.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Public largely unaware of new helper dog rules

Hotels, restaurants and other public facilities are required by a new law to let disabled people bring their helper dog along, but apparently few people know about it.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

'Tankan' shows optimism in manufacturing sector

Large manufacturers feeling confident about business conditions outnumbered those who are pessimistic in September for the first time in 33 months, a Bank of Japan "tankan" survey showed Wednesday. But analysts said it is still too soon to cheer.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Plaintiffs lobby Koizumi over weapons ruling

Two Chinese plaintiffs who successfully sued Japan over weapons abandoned in China at the end of the war urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday not to appeal a court ruling ordering the state to pay 190 million yen in compensation.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Talks with Pyongyang eyed for next month: U.S.

The United States hopes to hold the next six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis in November, visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Africa conference closes with fair-trade entreaty

The lack of a fair trade system remains a major road block to African development, following the recent collapse of multilateral trade talks, and the world must respect the continent's diversity and identity, leaders from Africa and its partners said Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2003

Japan adds backup

Standoff Hiroaki Ito, who recently moved to Italian first division club L'Aquila, will join up with the Japan squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Australia, Japan coach Shogo Mukai said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2003

Plenty of rice despite poor harvest

Low temperatures and a shortage of sunlight during the summer months have made it certain that this year's rice harvest will be the poorest in a decade. Yet, even with the lean harvest, there will be no problem on the supply side because the government's stock of rice is more than adequate.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

ANA hopes to slash employees' pay by 5%

All Nippon Airways Co. plans to reduce the salaries of all employees next spring by about 5 percent, sources close to the plan said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Vodafone chief looks for more subscribers

Vodafone President Darryl Green said Wednesday the company will take aggressive measures to increase the number of its mobile phone service subscribers.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Nissan, Renault ink joint parts deal

Nissan Motor Co. and French car maker Renault SA said Wednesday they will boost joint parts procurement to 70 percent of purchases from 43 percent in January 2004.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Cabinet joins clamor for greater interference in currency market

Cabinet ministers said Wednesday that Japan will remain ready to intervene in the foreign-exchange market to stem volatility, after the nation's monetary authorities stepped into the currency market Tuesday in New York to stem the yen's ascent.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 2, 2003

When American values get a woman's mind cooking

My brother has plunged into this deep gloom. It's his girlfriend, naturally. He's taken to calling me three times a week, genuinely perplexed and begging me to tell him why the romance is gone. He's my brother and I love him, but honestly, like most Japanese men the guy does not have a clue. I can tell...
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Three ad agencies in management integration move

Ad agencies Hakuhodo Inc., Daiko Advertising Inc. and Yomiko Advertising Inc. integrated management Wednesday under a holding company, creating the nation's second-biggest ad group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Ishihara lauds new rules to curb emissions from trucks and buses

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara hailed Wednesday's enforcement of new regulations to curb emissions from diesel-powered trucks and buses.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Mycal rehab plan earns court OK

Mycal Corp., a failed supermarket chain undergoing court-mandated rehabilitation, announced Tuesday that its rehabilitation plan has been approved by the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Two HIV-positive moms give birth to uninfected boys

Two women with HIV have given birth to healthy baby boys after undergoing special drug therapy to prevent the infection from being passed on, their doctors said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2003

Blowing up the merits of charcoal

When I was 12, chemistry didn't interest me much until I found a battered old book in the school library that gave detailed instructions on the making of gunpowder. I still remember the recipe, which includes 75 percent potassium nitrate, otherwise known as saltpeter, and 10 percent charcoal.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2003

Few know but many fear where the U.S. 'road map' leads

BEIRUT -- By the summer of 2002, U.S. President George Bush had firmly set his new course: "regime change" and reform in the Muslim and Arab worlds, and, where necessary, American military intervention to achieve it.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Ripplewood names Japan Telecom board

Ripplewood Holdings LLC announced Wednesday it has nominated four businessmen, including two former executives of U.S. telecom firm Sprint Corp., for Japan Telecom Co.'s board of directors.
COMMENTARY
Oct 2, 2003

Book fight turns up a Beijing weak spot

LOS ANGELES -- Love her or loathe her, Hillary Clinton is something else. In 1995, for instance, the then-first lady stood on a Beijing dais and delivered a tough speech that denounced violations of women's rights worldwide. With steely passion she said: "Human rights are women's rights."
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Top diplomatic adviser off to Iraq

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's top diplomatic adviser, Yukio Okamoto, left Narita airport Wednesday for Iraq to lay the groundwork for a dispatch of Japanese ground troops to the country.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Bureaucrats head 'independent' bodies

Around 80 percent of "independent administrative institutions" launched Wednesday are headed by people who served in their respective predecessor bodies, with the vast majority having served as bureaucrats at government affiliates.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Abused by prison guards, ex-con still haunted by trauma

A 31-year-old former Nagoya Prison inmate who was allegedly abused by guards last year during his incarceration says he still suffers physical aftereffects as well as trauma from the violence.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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