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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2004

Income disparities widening in China

UBUD, Bali -- China's leaders in Beijing are eager to heap blame on other countries for their past misdeeds and real or imagined affronts to the dignity of the Chinese people. But the ruling Communist Party should be cautious about casting stones at others while occupying its own glass house. China has...
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2004

IRCJ commits to 366 billion yen bailout of Kanebo

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Wednesday it has decided to bail out the country's No. 2 cosmetics maker, Kanebo Ltd., using 366 billion yen in public money.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2004

Uniqlo stages comeback after two years in the doldrums

After suffering weak sales for nearly two years following the end of its phenomenal "fleece jacket boom," casual clothing chain Uniqlo is again enjoying strong sales.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2004

Manual on handling dead birds issued

Don't panic -- just look it up in the booklet.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2004

Security boost at Koizumi residence

Security checks were tightened Monday on visitors to the Prime Minister's Official Residence amid rising concern over terrorist attacks both at home and abroad.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2004

'Sakura' set to blossom early

The news was broadcast on every TV network and headlined in the major newspapers. It set off a flurry of phone calls to weather officials. The big story: Japan may be on its way to one of its earliest cherry blossom seasons ever.
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2004

TSE lauded for bypassing bureaucrats

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday praised a planned move by Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. to appoint people from the private sector -- and not former bureaucrats -- to top management, saying they are more likely to "energize" Japan's largest bourse.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2004

Consumers getting jumpy about chicken

More than 60 percent of consumers who took part in a weekend telephone survey are concerned about the safety of chicken meat and eggs due to the recent outbreak of bird flu, it was reported Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2004

64% favor sanctions on North Korea

Most people responding to a recent survey are in favor of imposing economic sanctions on North Korea.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 7, 2004

Levitation, drug claims and, er, melons blur reality in Asahara trial

The sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system that the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo carried out exactly nine years ago this month is often cited as the first mass terrorist strike against civilians, and like al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Aum's former guru Shoko Asahara is accepted as the mastermind...
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Furor over postal reform minister rumbles on

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi went on the defensive Friday after posts minister Taro Aso voiced anger at being bypassed in a decision to appoint a postal privatization minister.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004

Upstart KDDI backs DoCoMo into a communications corner

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is at a crossroads.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

DPJ's Sato tenders resignation from Diet

House of Representatives lawmaker Kanju Sato tendered his resignation from the Diet on Thursday amid allegations that he pocketed the state-paid salary of a woman falsely registered as his secretary.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Slain diplomats' car arrives in Tokyo

The vehicle in which two Japanese envoys in Baghdad and an Iraqi driver were shot to death in northern Iraq arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo on Thursday night, more than three months after the attack.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

'Careless' Japan Post issues disputed-isle stamp sheet

Japan Post said Thursday it "carelessly" issued customized stamp sheets featuring images of Takeshima Island, which is claimed by Japan and South Korea.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Danone takeover of Yakult to wait 10 years

Yakult Honsha Co. said Thursday its largest shareholder, Groupe Danone of France, has agreed not to acquire a controlling stake for at least another decade.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004

Sato offers to quit DPJ over salary scam

Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Kanju Sato tendered his resignation from the main opposition party Wednesday amid allegations that he misappropriated the state-paid salary of a woman falsely registered as his public secretary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004

Base foes dismayed by Kadena's likely longevity

Last of three parts
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2004

DoCoMo ready to sell Hutchison stake

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is close to agreeing on the sale of its 20 percent stake in Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s third-generation mobile phone business in Britain, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.

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