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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 9, 2004

Morioka vs. Major League Baseball: Not a pretty picture

In the beginning it seemed like a dream, the opportunity of a lifetime, but it ended up being more like a nightmare.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 9, 2004

Scrutiny will increase if Eriksson becomes Chelsea manager

LONDON -- Will he stay or will he go?
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2004

Toshiba makes versatile DVD player

Toshiba Corp. has developed a next-generation DVD player that can handle both current and new formats, the electronics maker said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2004

Raising retirement age eases, adds strains

Isomi Suzuki believes he is one of the lucky few to be able to continue his career even after reaching age 60, the common retirement age in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Three arrested over fatal assault

A mobster and two others have been arrested in connection with a deadly assault on a man last week in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

NEC caught overcharging Defense Agency 63 million yen

NEC Corp. overcharged the Defense Agency a combined 63 million yen between 1997 and 2001 in five equipment contracts, according to internal agency documents obtained Monday by Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Crack found in landing gear of another JAS MD-81

Japan Air System said Monday it has found a small crack in the landing gear of one of its MD-81 jetliners, after another MD-81's main left gear collapsed Thursday as the aircraft braked after landing.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 4, 2004

"Igiari! (Objection!)" on TV Asahi and more

The New Year brings a truckload of new drama series, most of which seem to be about women. This year, the female protagonists are not defined by their relations with men, though that isn't necessarily a sign of progress.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2004

Just contemplating crime may soon be punishable

In the near future, it may become illegal for people to openly conspire to commit murder -- let alone follow through with the act or set the wheels in motion.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2004

Obituary: Takashi Ishihara

Takashi Ishihara, a former president of Nissan Motor Co. who helped turn the carmaker into a global player, has died of heart failure, his family said Thursday. He was 91.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2004

Salaryman blues? Don't worry, be happy on less

Few people may think economist Takuro Morinaga and investment guru Robert Kiyosaki have anything in common.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2003

Automakers turn to 'telematics' to get tech lovers' attention

In the fight for a bigger share of the domestic car market, Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have shifted to a new battlefield -- "telematics" informational network systems
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2003

Bankrupt companies failed to disclose risk information

Seven of the 14 listed companies that have gone bust since April did so without previously disclosing information about their business risks, such as excessive debts and huge operating losses, according to a survey conducted by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2003

Sharp to boost liquid crystal panel output

Sharp Corp. plans to expand its production of large liquid crystal panels at a new facility in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, after the plant starts up in January, a company spokesman said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2003

Photos of murdered family shown in memorial exhibit

An exhibit featuring photographs of a family of four found murdered in their home in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, in December 2000 opened Sunday as part of efforts to prevent the incident from being forgotten.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Dec 28, 2003

Burning passion in Shirley Hazzard's 'Great Fire'

THE GREAT FIRE, by Shirley Hazzard. Virago Press, 2003, 320 pp., £15.99 (cloth). As much as we may enjoy the pot-boilers and penny-dreadfuls we pick up to keep us company on the beach or on the bus, the pleasures they afford always pale when placed next to the real thing: literature. Literature, we...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2003

Ministry urges overseas travelers to get insurance

The Foreign Ministry is urging Japanese planning trips overseas, including ministry bureaucrats, to take out travel insurance to cover damage they may incur as well as inflict.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2003

Prosecutors appeal Yasuda ruling

Tokyo prosecutors on Friday appealed a lower court ruling that found the chief defense attorney for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara not guilty of obstructing the compulsory seizure of rental income used by a client as collateral in the 1990s.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2003

Beer-lovers set new record -- hic

Global beer consumption in 2002 rose 2.1 percent over the previous year to 141.56 million kiloliters, for the 17th straight yearly increase, according to Kirin Brewery Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2003

No panic over latest BSE scare

Japanese consumers are taking the news of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States with relative calm, with restaurants and supermarkets reporting none of the tumbling sales they experienced two years ago.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2003

New airline to link Kyushu, Tokyo

A startup airline plans to begin flights between Kitakyushu and Tokyo, primarily targeting business travelers, when a planned new airport opens here in 2005, the company's president said Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2003

Too soon to say who will foot Yamaichi bill

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday that the outstanding balance of emergency loans by the Bank of Japan to Yamaichi Securities Co., which collapsed in 1997, must first be determined before discussing who will foot the final bill.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2003

Privatizing the highway corporations

Finally the stage has been set for the privatization of the debt-ridden highway corporations. The government plans to send related bills to the next Diet session, which opens in January. If the package is approved as scheduled, a new tollway system will go into operation in fiscal 2005 under the management...
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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