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BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

'Happoshu' sales succumb to tax hike

Due to a tax hike in May, shipments of low-malt beer known as "happoshu" fell 2 percent in the January-June term, logging the first half-yearly drop on record, according to data released Thursday by Japan's five major breweries.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

New Toshiba gadget firm to open

Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it will establish a new engineering company in Kawasaki to provide advanced engineering support for discrete devices.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Wholesale prices decline for 34th straight month

Domestic wholesale prices fell 1 percent in June from a year earlier for the 34th consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Human rights lawyer to give talks on Middle East

An award-winning human rights lawyer from the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip will visit Japan to speak about the situation there and how global society can help the region move toward peace.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Mobile phone shipments up 23.5%

Domestic shipments of mobile phone handsets, including personal handy-phone equipment, rose 23.5 percent in May from a year earlier to 4,002,000 units, logging a seventh straight monthly gain, an industry association said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Tokyo Star taking a different approach to banking

Enter one of Tokyo Star Bank's four new branches, and you are soon ushered into booths arranged for private consultations with customers.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Telecoms to sue government over NTT's fee hike

Top officials of five telecom carriers agreed Thursday to take on the government in a bid to nullify its approval of an increase in the interconnection fees the firms must pay when accessing NTT Corp. lines.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2003

Securing oil while keeping the alliance

Japan's oil development talks with Iran face a serious challenge from the United States. President George W. Bush's administration, which suspects Tehran of trying to develop nuclear weapons, is strongly opposed to Japan's pursuit of a development project in the Azadegan oil field of southwest Iran....
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 11, 2003

Tigers edge Carp; magic number 48

George Arias' two-run double highlighted a go-ahead four-run third inning as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-3, reducing their magic number for clinching the league pennant to 48 in Hiroshima on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Office vacancy rates at record levels

Office building broker Miki Shoji K.K. said Thursday the average vacancy rate of office buildings in central Tokyo hit a record high 8.57 percent as of the end of June, up 0.07 percentage point from a month earlier.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 11, 2003

It's time for Mac to get his act together

Hopefully, Mac Suzuki has turned over a new leaf.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Man who held girl for nine years to serve 14, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the original 14-year sentence imposed on a man who kidnapped and confined a girl in Niigata Prefecture for nearly a decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 11, 2003

Thien Phuoc: Vietnamese cooking puts a spring in your step

It's hard to think of a food that has achieved greater upward mobility -- at least here in Japan -- than goi cuon, those delectable, rice-paper-wrapped spring rolls that almost single-handedly define Vietnamese cuisine. Over the past decade, they have moved out of the minority ghetto of back-street ethnic...
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

Forgers target prepaid Quo Cards

Quo Card Co., a Tokyo-based issuer of prepaid cash cards, has been hit by a large number of forged cards that the company says have been used to purchase some 60 million yen in goods and services.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

Opposition to target Cabinet with no-confidence motion

The opposition parties were united Wednesday behind a move to present a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi but remained divided over when it should be submitted, opposition lawmakers said.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

Free Taiwan trips eyed to lift tourism

Taiwan will offer 1,000 Japanese nationals a free tour of the country as part of efforts to revive its tourism industry, which was badly hurt by the SARS epidemic, Taiwan officials said Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

ODA spending to aid prosperity, home security

Japan will use its official development assistance in ways that enhance its own security and prosperity, according to a government draft of the revised ODA charter released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

University reform bills clear Diet

A set of bills to turn national universities into independent administrative institutions next April made it out of the Diet on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

Homeless shelters' presence, profits irk neighbors

After learning that about 20 homeless people had moved into a dormlike shelter in their neighborhood, a large group of residents in the Higashi-Nippori district of Tokyo's Arakawa Ward demanded that the local assembly close the facility and relocate its occupants.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

Trials to be expedited as judicial reform bills pass

The Diet passed a set of judicial reform bills Wednesday, including a law that puts a two-year limit on district court trials and legislation that allows court sessions pertaining to family matters to be closed to the public.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 10, 2003

Know what you eat

Trying to understand the debate over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is a bit like trying to pick up mercury. It seems solid enough, but try to grasp it and it slips away. Critics of GMOs might draw another parallel as well. Considering how pervasive GMOs are and yet how little we know about them,...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 10, 2003

Suzuki carries Orix over Daiei

Mac Suzuki carried a five hitter over eight sharp innings for his first win in nearly a month as the Orix BlueWave downed the Daiei Hawks 4-2 in the Pacific League on Wednesday.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
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.
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.

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