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BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Government looks to hike sales tax while still honoring Koizumi's pledge

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government could decide to raise the 5 percent consumption tax rate for implementation after the fall of 2006, when Koizumi's tenure expires, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Supporters seek asylum for chess legend Fischer in Germany

Supporters of fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer said Thursday in Tokyo that they are asking several nations, including Germany, to offer the American political asylum.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

FTC moves on bid-rigging

The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered 113 construction companies to stop rigging bids on public works for the Niigata Municipal Government.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Accused deserter Jenkins reassigned to the U.S. forces based in Japan

The United States has reassigned accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins to the U.S. forces based in Japan from South Korea, where he was posted when he apparently defected to North Korea in 1965, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Accused deserter Jenkins reassigned to the U.S. forces based in Japan

The United States has reassigned accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins to the U.S. forces based in Japan from South Korea, where he was posted when he apparently defected to North Korea in 1965, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Jenkins agrees to see U.S. military counsel

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins has agreed to meet with a U.S. defense lawyer to discuss his options if he is court-martialed, including a possible plea bargain, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

2005 budget outline promises 'effectively' lower outlays

The government's key policy-setting panel released a general outline Tuesday for the nation's core fiscal 2005 budget that aims at keeping general outlays "effectively" below levels seen this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Japanese director takes on Broadway

Japanese director Amon Miyamoto will bring the U.S. musical "Pacific Overtures" to Broadway on Nov. 12, becoming the first Japanese director to take on the Great White Way.
COMMENTARY
Jul 27, 2004

DPJ's fortunes are rising

In the July 11 Upper House election, the opposition Democratic Party of Japan made dramatic gains, winning more seats than the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (50-49). The DPJ also surpassed the LDP in the proportional representation bloc of November's general election. With the two parties dominating...
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Iraqi judoka arrives for Olympic warmup

An Iraqi judoka who will represent his country in the Athens Olympics next month began two weeks of training in Tokyo on Monday.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 26, 2004

Separate but equal acts of reconciliation

NEW YORK -- In "My Life" (Knopf, 2004), former U.S. President Bill Clinton writes: "Elizabeth Eckford, who at 15 was deeply seared emotionally by vicious harassment as she walked alone through an angry mob, was reconciled with Hazel Massery, one of the girls who had taunted her 40 years earlier."
Japan Times
Features
Jul 25, 2004

Brolly good notion out of the blue

One evening in March, Daryn Peterson was stretched out on his sofa at home. After a hard day's work, he was totally relaxed and just watching TV. Then, when the weather forecast came on, he sat up suddenly. It was as if lightning had struck his brain; an idea had suddenly flashed into his mind.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 25, 2004

Home is where the financial heartbreak is

If you have a dedicated telephone line, you probably receive calls from sales people pitching new condominiums or single-family homes in your area. The pitch always starts the same way: "Do you rent? Do you pay more than 100,000 yen a month? If you were paying that much a month for a mortgage, you could...
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Bolton talks tough on North's ambitions

U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton reiterated Friday that North Korea must completely abandon its nuclear program, which he maintained is exclusively for military use.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Birthrate benefits future students

The nation's falling birthrate is good news for future university and junior college applicants but could spell disaster for some unpopular institutions, according to a report compiled by the Central Education Council.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Jenkins' condition not serious; stress main cause for concern

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins' illness is not serious, but he will need to stay hospitalized due to severe stress, his doctor said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2004

Postal privatization may see end to guarantee on deposits

The government might strip Japan Post workers of their public-servant status and might end the guarantee on ordinary deposits in 2007, when postal service privatization is phased in, according to government sources.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004

Opposition to wage fresh war on pension reforms

Opposition parties have renewed their offensive against the recently enacted pension reform legislation, demanding Thursday that the government correct the 40 typographical and other minor errors in the package when the extra Diet session convenes at month's end.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2004

Anger builds over EEZ violations

The government is planning to lodge a stronger protest with Beijing over the repeated presence of Chinese survey ships in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2004

GDP growth forecast revised sharply higher

The Cabinet Office on Wednesday revised upward its official economic growth forecast for fiscal 2004 to 3.5 percent in real terms from the initially projected 1.8 percent, citing strong private-sector demand and exports.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2004

Japan in 'no rush' to resume normalization talks with North

Japan is in "no rush" to resume normalization talks with North Korea, even though the conditions for returning to the negotiating table have been met, government sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004

Ishihara OKs return of Miyake Island evacuees

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara gave approval Tuesday for evacuated residents of Miyake Island to return next February, ending an almost 4-year order barring them from their homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004

New social insurance head appointed

Kiyoshi Murase, deputy president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., was appointed commissioner of the Social Insurance Agency on Tuesday, becoming the first appointee from a private firm to head the body affiliated with the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2004

Public fund-injection law to spur regional bank mergers

A newly enacted law allowing the government to inject public funds into regional financial institutions will probably encourage such bodies to merge, according to the commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2004

Japan might accept 'tiered formula' for WTO tariff cuts

Japan is inclined to accept a proposed "tiered formula" for reducing tariffs on agricultural products as part of global trade liberalization under the World Trade Organization, government officials and ruling-party lawmakers said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2004

Toyota expects record global output this year

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it expects its group's global production for calendar 2004 to hit a record 7.54 million units 260,000 more than an earlier forecast thanks to brisk overseas sales.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2004

Airlines offered to fly Soga family for 1 YEN

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines initially offered to fly repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga and her family to Tokyo from Jakarta on a government-chartered flight for 1 yen, government officials said Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 18, 2004

If Japan does get Jenkins, will he really want to stay?

Ever on the lookout for sneaky connections, the media had characterized the July 9 reunion of Hitomi Soga and her family in Indonesia as being rushed through by the Liberal Democratic Party in time to help its election chances July 11. Some people even thought North Korea was in on it.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
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.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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.

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