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JAPAN
Oct 18, 2004

Ex-health minister received dubious dental donation

Former lawmaker Yukihiro Yoshida, under indictment in a money scandal involving the Japan Dental Association, allegedly brokered a donation of 3 million yen by the dentists lobby to former health minister Chikara Sakaguchi in November 2002, sources related to the case said Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2004

Peru's envoy hopeful for Fujimori extradition

Peru's ambassador to Japan expressed hope Saturday that Japan will extradite disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori to face murder and embezzlement charges.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2004

Two paths to death

The past week brought news, as always, of the deaths of many strangers. But amid the usual numbing crush of reports of fatalities from wars, epidemics, accidents and murders, two stood out. Last Sunday in New York, the American actor and medical-research activist Christopher Reeve died of an infection-induced...
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2004

Most prefectures to continue blanket testing for mad cow

Most prefectural governments plan to continue testing all cattle for mad cow disease, despite the national government's plan to exclude cows aged up to 20 months possibly by next spring.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 17, 2004

NHK's five-part drama series, "Nebaru Onna" and more

A famous person once said, "You can't go home again," and for Hazuki (Naoko Iijima), the main character in NHK's five-part drama series, "Nebaru Onna -- Natto nante Dai-kirai (Tenacious Woman: I Hate Natto)" (NHK-G, Monday, 9:15 p.m.), going home is the last thing she wants to do.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 17, 2004

It's a taxing job dealing with the two-wheeled barbarian horde

On Sept. 13, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry gave its seal of approval to a local tax that was passed last year by Tokyo's Toshima Ward. Whenever a local government in Japan passes a local tax law, the ministry must check it out before it goes into effect in order to make sure it doesn't...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2004

Ministry gets tough on owners of Fuso trucks

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry has decided to order users of large trucks made by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. to replace cracked clutch housings, transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2004

Uniqlo annual net profit up 50% on women's clothes

Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Thursday its net profit jumped 50 percent to 31.37 billion yen for the year ended Aug. 31, with a revamped women's clothing line luring back customers.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2004

Reports of Iraq killings prove false

Government officials were bombarded by inquiries from the public and media on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning following bogus online reports that two Japanese had been killed or injured in Iraq.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2004

IRCJ begins assessing struggling Daiei's assets

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan began a full-scale evaluation of Daiei Inc.'s assets Thursday, a day after the ailing retailer decided to seek its help instead of using only private-sector funds.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Widow sues Monju reactor operator

The widow of an official who committed suicide after lying to investigators during a probe into a 1995 accident at the Monju experimental fast-breeder reactor filed a damages suit Wednesday against the operator of the reactor.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2004

Violence in Iraq holding back foreign aid

When Mohammad Ali-Hassan, the governor of Al-Muthanna Province in southern Iraq, visited Tokyo last week, he thanked Japan for the aid it has given to his province, where Ground Self-Defense Force troops have been deployed.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2004

U.S. to resume helicopter flights

Japan on Tuesday gave the green light for the U.S. military to resume flights of CH-53D helicopters in Okinawa Prefecture, and the U.S. forces said the flights would resume as early as Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2004

Hashimoto to face Diet grilling over scandal

Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Tuesday he is ready to appear before the House of Representatives political ethics council to explain his alleged involvement in a recent scandal involving donations from the Japan Dental Association.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2004

Fast Retailing to open Uniqlo store in Seoul

Fast Retailing Co. said Tuesday it will open a Uniqlo casual clothing store in Seoul next fall.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2004

Cabinet ministers give support to Daiei plan

Cabinet ministers reacted favorably Tuesday to a Daiei Inc. decision to turn itself around without the help of a state-backed corporate rehabilitation body.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2004

Koizumi rejects Thai request to scrap rice tariffs

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has rejected a request from Thailand to scrap Japanese import tariffs on rice as part of a free-trade agreement, the farm minister said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2004

Hashimoto urged to come clean

New Komeito policy chief Yoshihisa Inoue said Sunday that former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto should explain whether he was involved in a recent donation scandal.
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2004

An aviation milestone

I f it didn't cross your mind while watching video footage of SpaceShipOne streaking into space over California's Mojave Desert on Monday, there were plenty of commentators on hand to jog your sense of history. One was Gregg Maryniak, executive director of the foundation that offered a $10 million prize...
Japan Times
Features
Oct 10, 2004

Altogether now for the business of peace

LAYTONVILLE, Calif. -- Running a nonprofit organization with a global mission of promoting peace activities and sustainability might seem noble but naive to the skeptical, but Chris Deckker takes his role seriously as the founder of Earthdance.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Ichiro refuses national award for second time

Baseball superstar Ichiro Suzuki has done it again.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Cops target black-market sale of bank accounts

The police, justice and financial services authorities have decided to do something about the black-market sale of bank accounts established for fraud crimes, according to National Police Agency officials.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Obituary: Takahiro Sonoda

Takahiro Sonoda, one of Japan's leading pianists, died of a ruptured aorta at his home in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 76.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2004

Ito-Yokado first-half profit jumps 40% on subsidiaries' results

Ito-Yokado Co. said Thursday its first-half net profit jumped 40 percent from a year earlier to 32.41 billion yen, powered by the performance of Seven-Eleven Co. and other subsidiaries.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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