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JAPAN
Mar 31, 2004

Top court rejects lawsuits by Allied POWs

The Supreme Court decided Tuesday to reject two appeals by former Allied prisoners of war who demanded the government pay compensation for suffering inflicted during their internment by Japan in World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 31, 2004

Science advances with age

Something's Gotta Give Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Nancy Meyers Running time: 128 minutes Language: English Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] I used to think that science-fiction meant aliens and giant meteors, but with each passing year I become convinced...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2004

U.S. treaty revision spells tax cuts

Japan and the United States on Tuesday ratified a revised tax treaty in an exchange of notes, paving the way for summer tax cuts for companies that operate in both nations.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2004

Mori Building raided over boy's death

Police on Tuesday searched the offices of the operator of Tokyo's Roppongi Hills commercial complex, where a 6-year-old boy died last week after his head was crushed by an automatic revolving door, as well as the distributor of the door system.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Mar 31, 2004

Ishiwata's hands make 'Lightworks' at Uplink

In the event that you find yourself up in Edogawabashi, be aware that the northern Shinjuku neighborhood is not completely off the map, art-wise. Two very pleasant spaces occupy a building just a few minutes walk from its eponymous station -- the Uplink Gallery and La Galerie des Nakamura.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2004

Oki seals MPEG4 deal in China

Oki Electric Industry Co. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement allowing China Electronic Systems Engineering Corp. to sell its motion picture-monitoring solutions in China.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2004

KDDI finds flaws in au handsets

KDDI Corp. said Monday it has found defects in about 320,000 au mobile phone handsets.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2004

Terror information needs to be integrated, Ishiba says

Japan must integrate its information-gathering operations so it can prevent terrorist attacks, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2004

Deadly Roppongi door draws scrutiny

The automatic revolving door at the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo that crushed a child to death moves about 25 cm even after built-in safety sensors are activated, the door's manufacturer said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2004

Hemophiliac targets hepatitis C blunders

A hemophiliac who achieved fame through his dogged fight to make the government accountable for the use of HIV-tainted blood products is picking a fight again, this time over Tokyo's handling of hepatitis C.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2004

Toyota makes Forbes' 2004 top 10

Toyota Motor Corp. was the highest-ranked Japanese company in Forbes magazine's 2004 corporate rankings, moving up to the eighth spot from 10th a year earlier, the U.S. business magazine said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

NHK off hook for sex-slave trial editing

A TV production company was handed a court order Wednesday to pay 1 million yen in damages to a Tokyo-based citizens' group for misleading its members about the content of a program on the "comfort women" issue.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Fujitsu, Mitsubishi eye FOMA tieup

Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Wednesday they are in talks over the joint development of mobile phones for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA third-generation mobile phone service.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

DoCoMo plans flat rate for e-mail

NTT DoCoMo Inc. officially announced Wednesday it will introduce a flat-rate fee for e-mail and Internet services on mobile phones June 1 that will undercut those of rival KDDI Corp.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 24, 2004

He loves me, he loves me not

Hana to Alice Rating: * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Shunji Iwai Running time: 135 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] "Shunji Iwai has a shojo manga (girls' comic) sensibility," producer Takenori Sento once explained to me.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 24, 2004

Prince of Darkness

Why did Melt Banana, a local avant-punk band, open for Bonnie "Prince" Billy on his first-ever concert tour of Japan. Simple: Melt Banana like the music of Will Oldham, the man behind the moniker, and wanted to be part of his final show at O'Nest in Shibuya.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2004

MTFG set to take Acom under wing

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. announced Tuesday it will raise its equity stake in Acom Co. to more than 15 percent, a deal that effectively puts the consumer financing firm under the banking group's umbrella.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Top court loses Lockheed records

The Supreme Court no longer possesses official documents on the 1970s payoff involving Lockheed Corp. and then Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, court officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Land prices off for 13th year but pace of decline is easing

Average land prices fell in the 2003 calendar year for the 13th straight year.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2004

JR East Suica card now used for shopping, dining

Holders of the latest version of East Japan Railway Co.'s Suica electronic train fare cards can now use them for shopping and dining at JR stations.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso's recall likely to include city buses

The imminent recall of large vehicles by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. is likely to include city buses excluded from its initial recall plan.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 23, 2004

More big sizes and outdoor pursuits

Big sizes So many of you responded to the reader looking for larger sized clothes. Here are some more tips.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Pension role model a shirker herself

While reproaching the nation's youth last year in a government-sponsored TV commercial for not paying into the financially pinched mandatory National Pension System, popular actress Makiko Esumi was keeping her own dark secret.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2004

Toshiba tops Kobe to capture JRF Championship

Sir Clive Woodward famously said during England's successful Rugby World Cup campaign, "We're not here to be Torville and Dean, we're here to win."
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

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