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BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2003

Cash dries up amid pension plan fears

The ratio of people who failed to pay national pension premiums hit a record-high 37.2 percent in fiscal 2002, surpassing the previous record of 29.1 percent in fiscal 2001, the Social Insurance Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Child abuse consultations hit record 24,195 last year

The number of consultations concerning child abuse at children's counseling centers across the nation rose to a record high 24,195 in fiscal 2002, up 921 from the year before, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Obstacles to disabled remain: white paper

Disabled people still face social obstacles in Japan despite government measures under a decade-long program that ended in fiscal 2002, according to a white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Obstacles to disabled remain: white paper

Disabled people still face social obstacles in Japan despite government measures under a decade-long program that ended in fiscal 2002, according to a white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

Obstacles to disabled remain: white paper

Disabled people still face social obstacles in Japan despite government measures under a decade-long program that ended in fiscal 2002, according to a white paper released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2003

Nonlife insurers show mixed fortunes

Three of the nation's six major nonlife insurer groups posted a net loss in fiscal 2002, due to hefty valuation losses on their securities holdings, according to parent-only financial statements released Monday.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Takeda Chemical reports record earnings

Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., the nation's top drugmaker, on Friday reported record earnings and revenue for fiscal 2002, despite a cut in prescription drug prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2003

Dam Politics

Poverty haunts the people of Myanmar but those who live in remote, landlocked Karenni State are among the poorest of the poor. Karenni, Myanmar's smallest state, is also the least populated with less than 250,000 inhabitants, many of them landless. Communication is poor and there is little employment....
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2003

Toshiba returns to profitability

Toshiba Corp. said Friday it returned to profitability in fiscal 2002, buoyed by a strong recovery in its semiconductor business and by cost-cutting measures.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2003

MMC posts record 38 billion yen net profit

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. posted an estimated record group net profit of 38 billion yen for the year through March, up nearly fourfold from the previous year, due partly to reduced operation costs and increased overseas sales, the automaker said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2003

Hit-and-run accidents up 12.6%

The number of hit-and-run traffic accidents in 2002 rose 12.6 percent from the previous year despite the enactment of a tougher law to punish reckless drivers, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 11, 2003

Japan's nation-building role

Amid escalating tension over the Iraqi situation, the international community, including Japan, has again pledged contributions toward reconstructing war-torn Afghanistan. The pledges came at the Tokyo Conference on Consolidation of Peace on Feb. 22, attended by officials from 34 countries, including...
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2003

No cause to celebrate GDP growth

It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that Japan's sluggish economy expanded for four straight quarters in calendar 2002. The truth is, though, it expanded only after the effect of deflation, or the continued decline in the prices of goods and services, was applied. The nation's deflation-adjusted...
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2003

Japanese unit of McDonald's logs huge loss

Ltd. said Friday it posted a group net loss of 2.34 billion yen for the business year through December, sinking into the red for the first time in nearly three decades under the heavy cost of store closures. The firm also said outlet openings will be reduced to 75 from 117 in 2002, leading to the first-ever...
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2003

KDDI logs net profit of 51.32 billion yen

KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest telecom carrier, said Tuesday it chalked up a consolidated net profit of 51.32 billion yen in the first three quarters of fiscal 2002.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2003

White paper highlights concern over slipping academic record

A considerable number of children do not understand their lessons, many have weak study habits and their attitude toward learning is not necessarily based on a desire for knowledge, according to an education ministry white paper submitted to the Cabinet on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2003

Public pension benefits to be cut by 0.9%

The government will cut public pension benefits by 0.9 percent in fiscal 2003 to reflect the same rate of decline in consumer prices in 2002, officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2003

Jobless rate returns to 5.5%

A drain on retail and restaurant jobs that hit women particularly hard pushed the unemployment rate in December back up to a record 5.5 percent for the third time in a year.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2003

Key consumer-prices gauge slides for third consecutive year

The key gauge of consumer prices fell a record 0.9 percent in 2002 for the third straight year of decline, the government said Friday in a preliminary report.
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jan 19, 2003

Independent music was the smart alternative in '02

2002 was not a vintage year, to put it mildly, for the Japanese music industry. Sales of CDs were down for the fourth straight year, and just one single -- female vocalist Ayumi Hamasaki's "H" (Avex) -- topped the million-sales mark during the year, compared with five in 2001.
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jan 6, 2003

"Human Body Revealed," "The DK Guide to the Human Body," "Eyewitness Pirate," " 'Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,' Said the Sloth"

"Human Body Revealed," Sue Davidson & Ben Morgan, Dorling Kindersley Limited; 2002; 38 pp. "The DK Guide to the Human Body," Richard Walker, Dorling Kindersley Limited; 2002; 64 pp. "Eyewitness Pirate," Richard Platt & Tina Chambers, Dorling Kindersley Limited; 2002; 72 pp. Ever wanted to look up...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 6, 2002

Pro bowler Bohn masters the mind game

YOKOHAMA -- Parker Bohn III thinks, throws, reacts and thinks again. It's the same routine over and over. The 17-year pro bowler says 50 percent of the game starts and ends in his head.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 3, 2002

American bowler strikes it rich

JUNJI NODA Staff writer Hugh Miller had made plans for his wife's birthday on Sept. 4. He was supposed to take part in the four-day Dream Bowl 2002 Match Play Tournament in Yokohama and fly home just in time to be with his wife, Donna.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 3, 2002

Solstice weekend under the fog; Camping with the aliens

I knew it was going to be an interesting weekend the moment my press armband arrived in the mail marked No. 13, though I'm not superstitious enough to turn my back on an event like the Solstice Music Festival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2002

On with the shows

Fuji Rock Festival '02July 26-28, 11 a.m. Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture 14,500 yen (one day), 29,000 yen (two days), 38,000 yen (three days) July 26: Prodigy, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, The Parkinsons, Television, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Audio Active, Patti Smith and more July...
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2002

Hitachi group's operating balance looking better: Shoyama

Hitachi Ltd.'s group operating balance may have returned to the black in the April-June quarter of the 2002 business year, according to Hitachi President Etsuhiko Shoyama.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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