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JAPAN
Jan 23, 2003

Food poisoning hits American Club

Thirty-nine Japanese suffered food poisoning after dining at the Tokyo American Club in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 11, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2003

Murakami swears innocence as his trial draws to a close

Former LDP heavyweight Masakuni Murakami, on trial for allegedly taking bribes from industrial mutual-aid organization KSD, maintained his innocence as his trial drew to a close Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2003

New deregulation zones to be made pressure-free

The government formally adopted on Tuesday a basic policy on the creation of special deregulation zones, looking to minimize interference from governmental offices.
COMMENTARY
Jan 22, 2003

Politics still trumps business in China-Taiwan relations

HONG KONG -- The new year has begun with conciliatory messages from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, suggesting that both China and Taiwan want to avoid too much tension in their relationship, although neither side seems likely in the short term to yield any ground on the sensitive issue of "One China."...
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Jan 21, 2003

Cultural powerhouse needed

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Sustainable globalization needs Japan to be actively involved, if only because of the size of its economy. For its part, Japan stands to contribute a great deal to globalization. The Japanese establishment, however, has hobbled the country with gerontocratic governance, obsolescent...
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2003

High school students face record low job promises

At the end of November, an all-time low of 60.3 percent of high school students had been promised jobs after graduation, surpassing the previous record low of 63.4 percent registered a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2003

NEC set to hand reins to president of firm's IT unit

NEC Corp. on Monday named Akinobu Kanasugi, head of the firm's information technology unit, its next president.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 20, 2003

Hike in consumption tax center of lobby's vision

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) on Jan. 1 released a grand vision aimed at reviving Japan into a vigor- ous and attractive nation.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2003

Hepatitis E linked to blood transfusion

A man in his 60s is suspected of having contracted hepatitis E from a blood transfusion he received during heart surgery at a Hokkaido hospital last year, Japanese Red Cross Society sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2003

Study exposes misleading food labels

More than 10 percent of labels on perishable food failed to include information they are legally required to carry, such as place of origin, according to a government study released Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2003

Farm cooperative told to suspend tea operations

The farm ministry penalized the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-noh) on Thursday, ordering its Fukuoka Prefecture headquarters to suspend operations for five days for falsely labeling tea.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2003

Ministry plans to increase support to care providers

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to increase payments from the nursing-care insurance system to private care providers by 30 percent beginning April 1, according to a proposal unveiled earlier this week.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2003

Japan may bolster Taiwan ties

The head of Japan's unofficial mission in Taipei has indicated that Tokyo may further ease its restrictions on official exchanges with Taiwan and pave the way for a trip to the country by top bureaucrats from ministries and agencies, it was learned Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 14, 2003

Pension posers, recycling visas, and a re-entry tip-off

New year, new faces Happy New Year from Tokyo. Congratulations to two new leaders in the community; Mr. Lance Lee, the new president of The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and Mr. Larry Blagg, the new president of The Tokyo American Club. They don't come any better. We wish them the best. Also,...
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2003

In the year 20, or maybe 33, A.I.

Maybe you missed it amid the noisy merriment of the New Year, but Jan. 1 marked a birthday worth observing. Twenty years ago on New Year's Day, the Internet as we know it was born, ushering in the era of the World Wide Web -- the closest humanity may ever get to a version of J.R.R. Tolkien's mythic global...
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2003

State eyes cutting tax breaks for richer pensioners

The Finance Ministry might reduce tax breaks for pensioners in response to public criticism that the upper-class elderly are unduly benefiting, ministry sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2003

Asahi Mutual may abandon tieup plans

Struggling Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. may scrap plans to team up with nonlife insurer Millea Holdings Inc. in 2004, Asahi officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2003

Focus on cheaper premiums pays off for AFLAC

Consumers going after cheaper products do little to help the nation's deflation woes and usually end up hurting companies in the form of declining sales revenues.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 10, 2003

Kanda's shrine to the humble soba noodle

During this most auspicious of Japanese seasons, it seems as if just about every kind of food is imbued with momentous import. From the mochi in the o-zoni soup with which the New Year's morning is greeted to the array of colorful but austere o-sechi ryori tidbits, many of these dishes are appreciated...
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2003

Recession proving to be karaoke industry's ultimate sour note

After a decade in the karaoke business, lounge owner Kagura Muto has heard her share of sour notes. But business of late has been a different sort of flat.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2003

Debate suffers as ruling parties dominate

LONDON -- The shape of politics is changing in the world's main democracies in a manner that Japan may find familiar. But the implications are only starting to seep through.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Toyama softens position on school deregulation proposal

Education minister Atsuko Toyama said Tuesday that her ministry may support moves to allow stock companies to run schools, marking a shift from its previous opposition toward the proposal.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Extra DNA tests planned to identify more soldiers

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to increase its use of DNA testing to identify the remains of Japanese soldiers who were buried overseas, ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2003

Ishihara's first term gets mixed review

Outspoken Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is one of the most talked-about politicians in Japan today, often mentioned by the media as a possible future prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2003

LDP eyes age limit in quest for new blood

Older lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party may be feeling particularly jittery as speculation of an early dissolution of the Lower House for a snap election circulates in Nagata-cho.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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