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EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2003

Threats from the sky and the seas

In late May, a Boeing 727 that had been parked on the Luanda airport tarmac for 14 months lumbered into the Angolan skies and vanished. Nearly a month later, the whereabouts of that plane are still unknown. There is much mystery in African aviation -- the paperwork on many aircraft is questionable --...
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.
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.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 22, 2003

Singing the praises of soy

The telephone rang, and food-culture historian Hisao Nagayama, an advocate of the Japanese soy bean diet, excused himself from the interview and left his seat to take the call.
COMMUNITY
Jun 22, 2003

McDonald's Japan switches it up with a tofu sandwich

The recent surge of interest in the health and nutritional benefits of tofu has caught the attention of the largest player in the global fast-food industry.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2003

A breakthrough for Thaksin

BANGKOK -- Nearly 2 1/2 years after his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party's unprecedented electoral victory, recent weeks have seen Thailand's Premier Thaksin Shinawatra score an unmistakable psychological breakthrough. The change has nothing to do with Thaksin's own psychology; his supreme self-confidence seems...
COMMENTARY
Jun 21, 2003

Isolation strategy working

HONOLULU -- Washington's strategy of applying international pressure to further isolate North Korea appears to be working, thanks in large part to the actions of one country in particular.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

Activists say homelessness is increasing in smaller cities

Activists said Thursday that the government needs to do more to help an increasing number of homeless people in smaller cities.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2003

LDP members approve 12 deregulation targets

Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in charge of administrative and regulatory reform approved 12 deregulation targets Thursday that have been adopted by the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Tokyo firms pay 2.2 billion yen to reimburse unpaid overtime

Sixty-six companies based in Tokyo paid their employees 2.27 billion yen in unpaid overtime between October and March after the Tokyo Labor Bureau instructed them to stop withholding the pay, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Tokyo firms pay 2.2 billion yen to reimburse unpaid overtime

Sixty-six companies based in Tokyo paid their employees 2.27 billion yen in unpaid overtime between October and March after the Tokyo Labor Bureau instructed them to stop withholding the pay, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Tokyo firms pay 2.2 billion yen to reimburse unpaid overtime

Sixty-six companies based in Tokyo paid their employees 2.27 billion yen in unpaid overtime between October and March after the Tokyo Labor Bureau instructed them to stop withholding the pay, officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 19, 2003

A world rich in avian resources

From time immemorial, wild birds have been important food sources for rural populations.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2003

Business leaders clash over panel's tax hike proposals

Leaders of two major business lobbies were at odds Tuesday over a tax hike proposal by an advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Steep hike eyed for consumption tax

With demographic change affecting Japan's finances more every day, the government's tax panel proposed Tuesday the scaling back of tax breaks for the elderly and doubling the consumption tax to pay for rising pension and medical care costs.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Steep hike eyed for consumption tax

With demographic change affecting Japan's finances more every day, the government's tax panel proposed Tuesday the scaling back of tax breaks for the elderly and doubling the consumption tax to pay for rising pension and medical care costs.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Steep hike eyed for consumption tax

With demographic change affecting Japan's finances more every day, the government's tax panel proposed Tuesday the scaling back of tax breaks for the elderly and doubling the consumption tax to pay for rising pension and medical care costs.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 17, 2003

Pensions, immigration and health

Hello again from Baghdad. It is definitely hot -- apparently 33 C the other day. Things here are settling down and the city is beginning to work again. What do you say about a 7,000-year-old-city? It just slowly gets on its way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003

Briton rowing across Pacific rescued

Japan Coast Guard searchers plucked a British man from waters off Japan's northern coast early Sunday after his boat's rudder broke, forcing him to abandon an attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003

Briton rowing across Pacific rescued

Japan Coast Guard searchers plucked a British man from waters off Japan's northern coast early Sunday after his boat's rudder broke, forcing him to abandon an attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2003

Briton rowing across Pacific rescued

Japan Coast Guard searchers plucked a British man from waters off Japan's northern coast early Sunday after his boat's rudder broke, forcing him to abandon an attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jun 15, 2003

Sophomores who shine in a new light

Second albums are notoriously difficult, especially if an act's first album has been a success. But on "Modern Lights," Kobe-based pop/jazz duo Orange Pekoe have avoided the "sophomore-album syndrome" by broadening their stylistic template to create a work that demands to be listened to on its own terms,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 14, 2003

Bernard Doyle

In 2000, a U.N. General Assembly resolution designated June 20 as World Refugee Day. Bernard Doyle, regional office e-center coordinator for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, says special programs are planned for Japan this year. They aim to raise general public awareness of refugees....
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Manufacturing ties eyed with ASEAN, China

Japan should share manufacturing roles with China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by capitalizing on the advantages of each region, the government said in a white paper on foundations for production released Friday.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes