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JAPAN
Mar 21, 2003

Security measures boosted nationwide

The government took steps Thursday to bolster security throughout the country to guard against possible terrorist attacks following the launch of the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2003

DPJ to back Higuchi in Tokyo race

The Democratic Party of Japan will support social critic Keiko Higuchi in her bid against incumbent Shintaro Ishihara in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election, party lawmakers said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2003

War against Iraq, again

The bombs have started falling and the world is once again at war. While the adversary is the same -- the regime in Baghdad -- and the terrain familiar, this conflict is much different from the first clash between Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the international coalition led by the United States...
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2003

Opposition parties say war violates international law

In stark contrast to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's unequivocal support for Washington, the four opposition parties lashed out Thursday against the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.
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JAPAN
Mar 21, 2003

Sri Lankan makes a case for the right to water

KYOTO -- Sumika Perera is in the midst of a fight against the Sri Lankan government and international lending agencies, which are trying to privatize her country's water.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2003

Gap unit collared for 16.8 billion yen in tax evasion

Gap International BV, a subsidiary of U.S. casual wear maker Gap Inc., failed to report around 16.8 billion yen in income from Gap's Japan subsidiary, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2003

Majority of workers pulling out of Mideast

Although most Japanese firms trading in the Middle East have responded to the war in Iraq by evacuating their employees to safe locations, a few are moving ahead with projects in potentially dangerous areas.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 21, 2003

Gonpachi: Elevated dining at this three-in-one

Nobody would claim that Shibuya is among the most attractive neighborhoods of this metropolis. And yet, as with so many other less than salubrious districts, when viewed at night from a suitable distance -- say 14 stories above the ground -- it does take on an undeniable glow that could almost be called...
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2003

China's smooth change of power

The People's Republic of China has completed its first smooth transition of power since its founding more than half a century ago. The National People's Congress, the Parliament, ended its two-week session on Tuesday after electing Mr. Hu Jintao as president and Mr. Wen Jiabao as premier. The two men...
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Japan, U.S. pledge more mutual investment

Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials ended a one-day teleconference Wednesday with an agreement to boost mutual direct foreign investment, officials said.
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JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Rash of theme park failures blamed on lack of vision, poor management

As large theme parks go bust across Japan, Tokyo Disneyland and its affiliate, Tokyo DisneySea, are exceptions, attracting more than 20 million visitors every year with the help of their innovative business strategy.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Workers win average 1.69% hike

Company employees have won a pay increase of 1.69 percent on a weighted average in this year's spring wage negotiations, slightly less than the previous year, the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) said in an interim report Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Latest WTO farm trade proposal nixed

The latest WTO proposal regarding agricultural trade is unacceptable to Japan in that it urges big tariff cuts, farm minister Tadamori Oshima said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Water pushed as human right

KYOTO -- Is access to water a basic human right? This is one of the fundamental questions government delegates to the World Water Forum are grappling with as they prepare for a ministerial conference this weekend.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Nozomi bullet train fares to fall 10%

In an attempt to give airlines a run for their money, rail companies said Wednesday they will reduce reserved-seat fares on Nozomi bullet trains linking Tokyo and Fukuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Higuchi will run for governor of Tokyo

Seventy-year-old university professor and social critic Keiko Higuchi announced Wednesday that she will run in the April 13 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Hayami says Jesus guided him through five-year ordeal

Outgoing Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami on Wednesday credited his faith in God for pulling him through a turbulent and difficult five-year term.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Iraq reconstruction bills could be in Diet by May

The government will submit a package of bills to help in the postwar reconstruction of Iraq to the Diet probably by early May, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taku Yamasaki said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

Overall sales off 14.2% from '99

The combined sales of retailers and wholesalers in 2002 were off 14.2 percent from 1999, coming in at 548.58 trillion yen, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2003

JNOC unit files for court protection

Japan National Oil Corp. said Wednesday it has authorized a plan by subsidiary Japan Oil Development Co. to rehabilitate itself under court protection from creditors.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Major Tokai quake could cost 10,000 lives

A large earthquake in the Tokai region of central Japan could claim up to 10,000 lives and cause economic losses of 37 trillion yen, according to a government disaster prevention panel.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Newcomers fan a breeze of change

With his goatee and buttoned-up, collarless shirt and jacket, Satoru Aiko blended in seamlessly with other young Japanese hanging out near JR Kamakura Station on Sunday evening. Except that Aiko stood perfectly still, ceremoniously erect.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 20, 2003

JFA may change its mind on friendlies

Japan Football Association chairman Saburo Kawabuchi hinted Wednesday that Japan could make an about face and cancel two friendlies in the United States at the end of this month if a U.S.-led war against Iraq begins.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2003

Iraq envoy urges Japan to steer U.S. to peace

The charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday nudged Japan to lean on the U.S. to avert a war in his country.

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