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BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2004

'Daimajin' quits Mariners

Kazuhiro Sasaki said Tuesday he has decided to leave the Seattle Mariners to stay home in Japan with his family.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2004

Officials lobby LDP rebels over SDF dispatch

A day after Japan's first ground troops set foot on Iraqi soil, top government officials found themselves urging members of the Liberal Democratic Party to unite and collectively support the dispatch.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2004

BOJ panel agrees to ease monetary grip

The Bank of Japan's policy-setting panel said Tuesday it will further ease its monetary grip.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2004

G7 wants currency stability: Tanigaki

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Tuesday the Group of Seven major nations agree that foreign-exchange rates should reflect economic fundamentals, and any G7 action will be based on that belief.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2004

Kiwis offer to ship more beef if tariff is lifted by Japan

SYDNEY (Kyodo) New Zealand can increase beef exports to Japan if the Japanese government reassesses its tariff, New Zealand's beef marketing body said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2004

Foreign affairs top U.S. political debate

HONOLULU -- For the first time since the divisive Vietnam era, foreign policy and national security will most likely dominate the U.S. presidential election campaign this year, especially since the line between issues abroad and politics at home has become more blurred than ever.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Seoul issues controversial stamp, draws flak from irate Kawaguchi

Japan protested Friday over Seoul's issuance of postage stamps bearing the image of a disputed island in the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

GSDF advance team departs for Iraq

A 30-member Ground Self-Defense Force advance team left Friday from Narita airport bound for Iraq, marking the first time Japan has sent troops to a nation experiencing conflict since World War II.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Seiyu to slash one-fifth of full-time workforce

Supermarket chain Seiyu Ltd. said Friday it will slash some 1,600 jobs, or about one-fifth of its total full-time workforce, by March 1.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Income tax hikes inevitable: panel

The head of the government's tax panel said Friday that the panel will start debating an overhaul of the nation's income tax system scheduled for fiscal 2005 and beyond.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 16, 2004

Role of Ferguson's son in Howard transfer doesn't look good

LONDON -- The Football Association's bung-busters are in action again, this time investigating if an alleged £139,000 commission on goalkeeper Tim Howard's £2.3 million summer move from the New York MetroStars contravened any transfer regulations.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Cool summer hurts beer, 'happoshu'

Combined shipments of beer and "happoshu" low-malt beer by Japan's five major breweries fell 6.3 percent in 2003 from the previous year for the second straight annual decline.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2004

Monitoring stepped up for avian flu

The government said Tuesday it will step up its monitoring of the first outbreak of avian flu in Japan since 1925 to determine its source and prevent it from spreading through poultry farms and to people.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2004

Obituary: Michita Sakata

Michita Sakata, speaker of the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1986, died of heart failure Tuesday at a hospital in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, his family said. He was 87.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2004

'Historic' Iraq dispatch also very risky: top U.S. general

The U.S. military's top general called Japan's decision to deploy troops to Iraq "a historic move" but warned they face the possibility of casualties in the restive nation.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2004

Defense chief heads out on European swing

Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba departed Sunday on a six-day trip to Britain, the Netherlands and France to discuss international efforts to rebuild Iraq.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 11, 2004

Japan's 'Seabiscuit' shows losers can be winners too

There are few cliches as dubious as "Everybody loves a winner." Does everybody love a winner? The fans of the Hanshin Tigers certainly don't love the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2004

No subsidies, no projects: Ishihara

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will suspend public works projects planned with subsidies from the central government if the state cuts off the funding, Gov. Shintaro Ishihara told a news conference Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2004

Aso hints at retaliatory Takeshima stamp

Posts minister Taro Aso said Friday that Tokyo should retaliate to Seoul's plans to release stamps bearing the image of a disputed island in the Sea of Japan by creating stamps of its own featuring the same territory.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2004

Picture for July election gets clearer

At least 199 people are preparing to run in the House of Councilors election slated for July, around 40 fewer than at the corresponding stage ahead of the 2001 Upper House poll, according to a Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2004

Media urged to show restraint in reporting on SDF mission specifics

Citing security concerns, the Defense Agency called on the Japanese media Friday to exercise more restraint in their coverage of the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.

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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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