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EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2003

Hope for Germany's recovery

The German economy, long the engine of Europe, has been sputtering of late. The nation's gross domestic product has registered little or no growth, the unemployment rate is climbing and, for the second consecutive year, the government budget deficit will top the 3 percent limit set by the European Union....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 14, 2003

From a 'potato' in Hokkaido to a poet in Shiga

Shizue Ogawa is so nervous it takes her an hour to stop trembling and another 30 minutes to take off her glasses. Then she can't stop talking, smiling and laughing. As she explains: "I'm from the countryside. I'm not used to the big city and places like this," and she indicates the lobby of the Imperial...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 14, 2003

Champions League to become more defensive with new format

LONDON -- The season has ground to a halt even though David Beckham's traveling circus is still touring the world, but it is time to look back on what we have learned from 2002-2003.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF-Iraq bill is sent to Diet after WMD clause excised

The government submitted a revised bill to the Diet on Friday that would enable the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq to carry out reconstruction work, after excising the disposal of weapons of mass destruction from the SDF's mission from the initial draft.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Dropout rise laid to economic woes

The average rate of students dropping out of private high schools due to their parents being made redundant or other economic problems reached a record-high 1.56 per school in the academic year that ended in March, a teachers' group said.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Dropout rise laid to economic woes

The average rate of students dropping out of private high schools due to their parents being made redundant or other economic problems reached a record-high 1.56 per school in the academic year that ended in March, a teachers' group said.
COMMENTARY
Jun 14, 2003

Questioning U.S. intelligence

LONDON -- It now seems clear that United States and British intelligence about Iraq was woefully inadequate in relation to Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

FSA launches internal watchdog office

The Financial Services Agency launched a four-member watchdog office Friday to ensure that its officials comply with laws and regulations and perform their duties fairly and transparently.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 14, 2003

Bernard Doyle

In 2000, a U.N. General Assembly resolution designated June 20 as World Refugee Day. Bernard Doyle, regional office e-center coordinator for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, says special programs are planned for Japan this year. They aim to raise general public awareness of refugees....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Domestic auto retailers revamping sales channels

Domestic automobile retailers find themselves in a state of flux as intensified competition due to structural and demographic changes in the market lead many Japanese automakers to revamp their sales networks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2003

The Korea issue viewed from a distance

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Far from being a Korean-issue pundit, the present writer would like to add some brief thoughts as he notices growing anxieties even further from the crucial zone of tensions.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Dropout rise laid to economic woes

The average rate of students dropping out of private high schools due to their parents being made redundant or other economic problems reached a record-high 1.56 per school in the academic year that ended in March, a teachers' group said.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Japan a developing country in terms of gender equality

Japan still has a long way to go in terms of promoting sexual equality, as its workforce is still heavily male dominated and traditional gender role stereotypes remain deeply entrenched, according to a government report released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Potter fired up to help Ghanaian kids

Steve Tootell supports Ghanaian children who are eager to learn by turning his pottery wheel.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Potter fired up to help Ghanaian kids

Steve Tootell supports Ghanaian children who are eager to learn by turning his pottery wheel.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Corporate bankruptcies down for fifth month

There were 1,482 corporate bankruptcies in May, down 12.6 percent from a year earlier for the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Group opposes changes to mark-to-market rules

An influential accounting study group formally expressed its opposition Friday to a proposal by ruling coalition lawmakers to change accounting rules on corporate shareholdings to limit damage from stock market declines.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Fund reform details to go in key report

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told his ministers Friday to ensure that the controversial issue of reforming the flow of money between the national and local governments is included in a key economic report scheduled to be finalized this month.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Potter fired up to help Ghanaian kids

Steve Tootell supports Ghanaian children who are eager to learn by turning his pottery wheel.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Dai-ichi eyes subordinated bond offering

Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. plans to raise around 50 billion yen in capital funds by the end of September by conducting the first-ever public offering of subordinated bonds in the industry, sources said late Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Housing-loan floor rate under review

Infrastructure minister Chikage Ogi said Friday she may lower the floor of the basic lending rate offered by Housing Loan Corp. in line with the downward trend in bank lending rates.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
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.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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