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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?
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Sakai, cohort plead not guilty to defrauding state

Lower House lawmaker Takanori Sakai pleaded not guilty Thursday to hiding political donations and defrauding the government.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Sakai, cohort plead not guilty to defrauding state

Lower House lawmaker Takanori Sakai pleaded not guilty Thursday to hiding political donations and defrauding the government.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Sakai, cohort plead not guilty to defrauding state

Lower House lawmaker Takanori Sakai pleaded not guilty Thursday to hiding political donations and defrauding the government.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

WHO doctor lauded for response to 'mysterious' outbreak in China

The number of victims from the SARS epidemic may have been greater if a Japanese doctor at the World Health Organization had not acted swiftly after receiving word about a new and deadly virus in southern China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

WHO doctor lauded for response to 'mysterious' outbreak in China

The number of victims from the SARS epidemic may have been greater if a Japanese doctor at the World Health Organization had not acted swiftly after receiving word about a new and deadly virus in southern China.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Economic reform package unveiled to mixed reviews

The nation's key policy-setting panel on Thursday released an economic reform package for 2003, featuring local finance changes and deregulation in some sectors.
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

China gets travel boost as SARS panic subsides

All Nippon Airways Co. and other travel industry firms said Wednesday they are returning to their regular schedule of flights to China now that the World Health Organization and the Foreign Ministry have lifted SARS-related travel warnings for Beijing.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2003

Ministry aiming to submit pensions reform plan early

Welfare minister Chikara Sakaguchi on Tuesday announced plans to speed up the drafting of public-pension reforms and reveal the scheme this summer, a few months ahead of schedule.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 24, 2003

Motorbikes, foot-care and clothes

Money & Bikes Yukari asks the cheapest way to send money home to the States? Also, he has a U.S. motorcycle license and would like to buy a motorcycle here and wants to know about the process for getting licensed in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Labor relation commissions to be beefed up

The labor ministry is considering revising the labor union law to bolster the authority of labor relations commissions, which study union members' complaints against employers, and to speed up their investigations, according to ministry sources.

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