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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 12, 2003

Marina Gruenhage

Marina Gruenhage quotes Mother Teresa: "Each of us has a mission to fulfill, a mission of love."
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Diet enacts law on hospitalizing impaired lawbreakers

The Diet enacted a controversial law Thursday on procedures for hospitalizing mentally impaired lawbreakers, after an unusually long path of deliberation.
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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.
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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

Firms required to have child-care facilities

The Diet, in a bid to encourage working women to have children, enacted legislation Wednesday requiring employers to provide child-care facilities and programs.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2003

Key panel passes bill on mentally ill lawbreakers

The House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee endorsed a controversial bill Tuesday on procedures for hospitalizing mentally impaired lawbreakers, paving the way for its enactment Thursday during the chamber's plenary session.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2003

Lawyers' group to propose its own prison reforms

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations is ready to call for improved medical services and living conditions at the nation's prisons, it was learned Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 7, 2003

Little gain but lots of pain

Ever since his administration took power in April 2001, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has been asking the Japanese public to endure the pain associated with structural reform. This request is justified only when all Japanese equally share the pain.
COMMENTARY
Jul 6, 2003

Iraqi case far from hopeless with time, creative thinking

LONDON -- Iraq is not Afghanistan. It is necessary to repeat this obvious point because the impression has been growing that occupied Iraq, like occupied Afghanistan, is a murderous and lawless stew of rival factions and impoverished tribes and factions, where democracy and stable government are impossible...
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2003

SARS travel alert for Taiwan lifted

The Foreign Ministry on Saturday lifted a SARS travel caution for Taiwan, the last remaining entry on its list of areas where travelers should exercise caution due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 6, 2003

Labor pains

Story ideas for "trendy dramas" usually incorporate current issues that the target audience will be interested in. A major worry of young people right now, especially those attending university, is job prospects -- and the kind of work environment they'll have to face once they do get a job. Some of...
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Household spending slips 0.8%

Average household spending fell a real 0.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 288,840 yen, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline, the government said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 4, 2003

Does irrelevancy await Japan?

HONOLULU -- Japan-U.S. relations are at a postwar high, "the best they have ever been," report policymakers on both sides of the Pacific and longtime observers of the relationship. Credit growing realism in Japan about security issues, unprecedented decisions in Tokyo and a remarkable personal relationship...
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2003

New council to address food safety

The Cabinet Office launched a council Tuesday designed to address growing public concerns about food safety, and the agricultural ministry reorganized its structure.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2003

Hong Kong strives to end SARS stigma

As the principal representative of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo, I am pleased to share the challenges and achievements of Hong Kong with our friends in Japan on the sixth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2003

Most smokers undeterred by tax hike

More than half of the smokers responding to an online survey said a plan to increase the tax on tobacco will have no effect on their intake.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Government stiffs 36,000 out of 30 billion yen in benefits

The government failed to pay about 30 billion yen in pension benefits to the wives of wage earners since 1991 while overpaying some 2.4 billion yen to others since 1999, the Social Insurance Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Government stiffs 36,000 out of 30 billion yen in benefits

The government failed to pay about 30 billion yen in pension benefits to the wives of wage earners since 1991 while overpaying some 2.4 billion yen to others since 1999, the Social Insurance Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Government stiffs 36,000 out of 30 billion yen in benefits

The government failed to pay about 30 billion yen in pension benefits to the wives of wage earners since 1991 while overpaying some 2.4 billion yen to others since 1999, the Social Insurance Agency said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2003

Unemployment stuck at 5.4% for third consecutive month

The national unemployment rate stood at a near-record 5.4 percent for the third straight month in May, suggesting the deflation-stricken economy is weighing heavily on the job market.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2003

Asia's future leaders take center stage

SEOUL -- "If you've got it," as the saying goes, "flaunt it!" And Asia's "New Leaders" have got "the right stuff" in spades. But what to do with it?

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear