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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2003

New council to address food safety

The Cabinet Office launched a council Tuesday designed to address growing public concerns about food safety, and the agricultural ministry reorganized its structure.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2003

Europe peeks at a new constitution

The European Union unveiled its draft constitution last weekend. The document overhauls the institutions and procedures of the union of 15 countries to better prepare it for the expansion scheduled for 2004 when 10 new members are added. The constitution navigates between two imperatives: safeguarding...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 23, 2003

U.S. deficit skyrocketing to new heights

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush cheered millions of American fathers last week by enabling them to contemplate how to spend a tax bonus of $400 per child that will be arriving just in time for their late summer vacation this year. They should be happy with that.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003

For new hires, recession means all work, no play

Almost 80 percent of new hires put work before romance, reflecting the grim situation young people are facing amid the tough job market, according to a survey by the Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development released Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jun 15, 2003

Sophomores who shine in a new light

Second albums are notoriously difficult, especially if an act's first album has been a success. But on "Modern Lights," Kobe-based pop/jazz duo Orange Pekoe have avoided the "sophomore-album syndrome" by broadening their stylistic template to create a work that demands to be listened to on its own terms,...
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jun 4, 2003

The Brand New Heavies

Guiding lights of the late '80s/early '90s acid jazz scene in Britain, The Brand New Heavies throw their weight around this week with a string of dates taking them through Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. They are in Japan to promote "We Won't Stop," their latest album, released earlier this year -- a polished...
BUSINESS
May 24, 2003

Fuji Heavy banking on new Legacy

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., which makes Subaru vehicles, launched a remodeled Legacy wagon on the domestic market Friday, hoping the key product will reinvigorate the carmaker's sluggish sales.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2003

Tokyo plans to open new bank in 2004

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to launch a new bank, to be capitalized at 150 billion yen, in fiscal 2004 to provide funds to small and midsize companies, officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
May 14, 2003

New Pornographers: "Mass Romantic"

In the liner notes of the New Pornographers' debut album, "Mass Romantic," the anonymous band member who wrote them betrays confidence that the record is a good one while continually confessing that most of the details -- such as who played what on which track -- are not clear. The album was recorded...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 14, 2003

A new Kanjuro takes the bunraku stage

Yoshida Minotaro (real name: Miyanaga Toyomi) is rare among today's bunraku practitioners as he comes from the family of the prominent puppeteer Kiritake Kanjuro II, who died in 1986 at age 66, four years after he was designated a living national treasure. Minotaro was 33 years old at the time of his...
BUSINESS
May 3, 2003

Ruthless foreigners given bad-news role

Japan's regional banks are turning to a tried and true method of conveying bad news: asking a foreign third-party to do it for them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2003

LDP bags three new Diet seats; DPJ one

The ruling bloc was sailing to victory in three of the four Diet by-elections held Sunday, while the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, was assured of winning in the House of Representatives by-election in Tokyo, early returns showed.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 13, 2003

New heroines: women at work

The spring television season has arrived, and with it a new crop of dramas. Most of the leading characters are women, but whereas heroines once meant romance or family themes, this year the theme is work.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2003

Writers call on government to scrap new privacy bills

A group of writers and journalists Friday called again on the government to scrap an amended set of five bills covering the protection of personal information that the Diet began debating earlier this week.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Japan can help rebuild Iraq without new law: Kawaguchi

Japan can participate, under the current legal structure, in minesweeping operations to help reconstruct a postwar Iraq, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2003

Mystery disease raises new fears

The outbreak of a mysterious respiratory disease has set off alarms worldwide. Hundreds of individuals have been affected by the malady, which can result, if untreated, in death. Its rapid spread has reignited concern about the dangers of bioterrorist attacks. Although there is no evidence to suggest...
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2003

Ghosn, Koeda to share new Nissan board position

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it will create a new post in June, that of cochairman of the board.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2003

Attack mandate valid: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Monday that he believes the U.S. already has enough of a U.N. Security Council mandate to go to war in Iraq.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Tokyo stocks slide to new 20-year low

Tokyo stocks plummeted to a new 20-year low Monday, as the growing threat of war in Iraq and a sliding dollar prompted investors to sell a broad range of shares.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003

New members named to IT panel

Kyodo News
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2003

Japan set to back new resolution to deal with Iraq

Japan will probably back a new resolution on Iraq that the United States and Britain are planning to submit to the U.N. Security Council, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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