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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2003

Minivehicle, truck makers hope to cash in on hybrid market

With the success of the Toyota Prius, a gasoline-electric hybrid compact that debuted in 1997, such models have become a major focus of an automotive industry eager to clear tougher environmental regulations and improve its image.
BUSINESS
May 3, 2003

Ruthless foreigners given bad-news role

Japan's regional banks are turning to a tried and true method of conveying bad news: asking a foreign third-party to do it for them.
SOCCER / World cup
May 3, 2003

Japan cruises home

The Associated Press Host Japan defeated Myanmar 3-0 on Thursday in the first leg of an 2004 Olympics second-round qualifier at National Stadium.
COMMENTARY
May 3, 2003

War leaves Britons divided

LONDON -- For the first time that I can remember, the prevailing political mood in Britain is one of vindication and vindictiveness. Almost everybody who took sides over the war in Iraq now feels they are right, and wants the other side to bow down and acknowledge it.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 3, 2003

Shinkansen: shared stink, flying fruit

This is a followup to an article I wrote a few weeks ago on how to ride the shinkansen. As many readers pointed out, I overlooked some very important aspects.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 3, 2003

Time to reconnect? Home is where the hearts are

Living abroad has its ups and downs. There are times of euphoria -- total absorption and delight with one's adopted culture -- and there are the deep troughs, when negativity sets in and everything turns hateful and to be despised. There is also that infinitely more bewildering phase, when nothing feels...
BUSINESS
May 3, 2003

Monetary base continues to rise

Japan's monetary base rose 11.5 percent in April from a year earlier to 101.54 trillion yen, up for the 27th straight month, the Bank of Japan said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
May 3, 2003

Kathleen Gunn

"I very much enjoy working with children and young people," Kathleen Gunn said. In different cities in England and in Japan where she has lived, for many years she has volunteered her time to help organizations for young people. Older people have sought her out too, as she is also interested in welfare...
BUSINESS
May 3, 2003

Firms develop IPv6 router software

Five Japanese and U.S. high-tech firms have developed new Internet connection software compatible with IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol, a spokesman for one of the five said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 3, 2003

Tit for tat in the game of Japanese gift-giving

"Beware of Japanese bearing gifts!"
BASEBALL / MLB
May 2, 2003

Tigers sweep Giants, widen Central League lead

Tomoaki Kanemoto doubled home the go-ahead run and Atsushi Kataoka added a run with a double in a two-run fifth inning as the Hanshin Tigers downed the Yomiuri Giants 3-1 at Koshien Stadium on Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Moody's places Sony debt rating under review

Moody's Investors Service has placed its Aa3 long-term unsecured senior debt rating of Sony Corp. under review for possible downgrade due to the consumer electronics giant's weak earnings outlook for fiscal 2003.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Namco sets deadline for Sega answer on merger

Video game maker Namco Ltd. said Thursday that rival Sega Corp. has until May 9 to make a decision on a merger proposal submitted by Namco.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Insurer to book big appraisal losses

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. said Thursday it will book 50.2 billion yen in appraisal losses on its securities holdings for the business year ended March 31.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Ricoh profit jumps 17.7% to hit record

Copier maker Ricoh Co. said Thursday its group net profit for the business year through March 31 jumped 17.7 percent to a record 72.51 billion yen.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2003

Hong Kong's blurred sense of identity had a role in SARS fiasco

HONG KNG -- In the end, it took the Chinese Communist Party's nine-member Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) 5 1/2 months to take a public stand on handling the current atypical pneumonia crisis with much greater openness. Guangdong Province experienced the first outbreak of the previously unknown disease...
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Liquor tax hike increases cost of 'happoshu'

Several retailers raised their prices Thursday for wine and "happoshu" in light of a liquor tax hike that took effect the same day.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Dentsu forms e-content joint venture

Advertising agency Dentsu Inc. said Thursday it has established a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. to procure and supply music and digital content to various multimedia terminals.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 2, 2003

Van Nistelrooy should be Premiership's main man

LONDON -- In the autumn of 1998 a few English journalists were in Holland and had dinner with Sir Bobby Robson, who had recently taken over at PSV Eindhoven.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2003

Reviewing Mr. Koizumi's record

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, now just one week into his third year in office, sounds as upbeat as he did when he took office two years ago, even as the gulf between his words and deeds continues to widen. He says he is still firmly committed to his banner slogan: "structural reform with no sacred...
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2003

U.S. sets the bar high in N. Korea talks

SEOUL -- The United States and North Korea finally have begun talking again. Or have they? Are they talking to each other, at each other or past each other? Although the two sides agreed to keep the diplomatic channels open, it's going to take a lot more meetings to get out of this crisis in one piece....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Economic woes weigh on Fukui

The fragile economy makes worrying almost an official job responsibility for the governor of the Bank of Japan. Looking back on six weeks at the helm of the central bank, Gov. Toshihiko Fukui even worried about worrying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
May 2, 2003

Firms itching to cash in on athlete's foot sufferers

The phrase "I wouldn't want to be in your shoes" threatens to take on a whole new meaning as summer kicks in, with an estimated one in five Japanese suffering from athlete's foot.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 2, 2003

Studio J: Masahito Ueki does it again

While the eyes of the world -- or at least the Tokyo-centric portion of the planet -- have been fixed on the unveiling of the massive Roppongi Hills complex, our attention was focused on another new arrival, not so far away but on a totally different scale. For us, the main event last month was the opening...
BUSINESS
May 2, 2003

Sales of new cars, trucks and buses register first decline in eight months

April sales of new cars, trucks and buses fell 6.5 percent from the same month last year to 248,302 units, the first year-on-year decline in eight months, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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