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BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

Vodafone sees fall in subscription figures for July

Vodafone K.K. saw a net decrease of 3,100 subscriptions in July, becoming the first among the three major mobile phone carriers to report a net decline in subscriptions, according to data released Friday by an industry association.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004

Kamei urges action on hog cholera

Yoshiyuki Kamei, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Thursday he has urged ministry officials to investigate a hog cholera outbreak in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004

Kamei urges action on hog cholera

Yoshiyuki Kamei, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Thursday he has urged ministry officials to investigate a hog cholera outbreak in Kagoshima Prefecture.
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2004

Ailing Tani will defend 48-kg title

The left foot injury Ryoko Tani sustained during training in mid-July was worse than first thought, but the 2000 Sydney Olympic champion in women's 48-kg judo insisted Wednesday she will compete in Athens to defend her title.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2004

McDonald's Japan posts 1.12 billion yen net profit

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday it saw a more than eight-fold increase in net profit to 1.12 billion yen during the January-June period due to a popular new menu and sales promotions.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2004

The alternative to Mr. Bush

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president, is now officially embarked on what promises to be a close race for the White House. He made a good start at the party's national convention in Boston last week by pledging to restore "trust and credibility" to the presidency and rebuild Western...
Japan Times
Features
Aug 1, 2004

Violin maestro with many strings toher bow

Violinist Midori Goto was only 14 when, in 1986, she played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the late maestro Leonard Bernstein at the annual Summer Festival at Tanglewood in rural Massachusetts. That was remarkable enough, but what made Goto world-famous was not simply that she...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2004

Hashimoto to quit faction over shady dental donation

Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Friday that he will resign as chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction because of a political donation scandal.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004

CPI declines for 58th month, indicating deflation ongoing

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.1 percent in July on a year-on-year basis, marking a record 58th straight month of decline, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004

Maxvalu share value up on debut on Tokyo bourse

Regional supermarket chain Maxvalu Tokai Co. fetched an initial price of 3,170 yen when it debuted Friday on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, seven years after the collapse of its predecessor, Yaohan Co.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 30, 2004

Antitheft devices now not just for luxury cars

A few years ago, car-security devices were found mainly in luxury vehicles. But as crimes involving vehicles increase, security gadgets are becoming more widely used, even in economy cars.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Supporters seek asylum for chess legend Fischer in Germany

Supporters of fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer said Thursday in Tokyo that they are asking several nations, including Germany, to offer the American political asylum.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Recovery ongoing despite June output fall: METI

Although industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent in June from the previous month, the recovery trend remains unchanged, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Supporters seek asylum for chess legend Fischer in Germany

Supporters of fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer said Thursday in Tokyo that they are asking several nations, including Germany, to offer the American political asylum.
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JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Ogi set to become first female president of Upper House

Former transport minister Chikage Ogi will become the first female president of the House of Councilors this week at the extraordinary Diet session, party sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Asahi Breweries assumes control of Haitai Beverage

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday it has bought a controlling stake in South Korea's third-largest soft-drink maker and plans to make it a consolidated subsidiary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Miyake officials gear up for islanders' return

Miyake Island Mayor Sukeyasu Hirano and other officials opened a local headquarters on the volcanic island Tuesday in preparation for the return of residents.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Aoki promoted despite July election blemish

Mikio Aoki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Upper House caucus, was promoted Monday without opposition to the position of caucus chairman.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Japanese director takes on Broadway

Japanese director Amon Miyamoto will bring the U.S. musical "Pacific Overtures" to Broadway on Nov. 12, becoming the first Japanese director to take on the Great White Way.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Iraqi judoka arrives for Olympic warmup

An Iraqi judoka who will represent his country in the Athens Olympics next month began two weeks of training in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2004

Illegal foreign labor worries Japanese

More than 70 percent of Japanese are worried that an increase in the number of illegally employed foreign workers could undermine public safety and result in human rights abuses against the workers themselves, according to a government survey released Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Visa curbs eased for Chinese groups

Japan will relax its visa restrictions on Chinese tourists to allow group tours from more areas beginning Sept. 15, top government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

New system fails to rally overseas voters

Six years after a system was introduced to allow Japanese living overseas to cast ballots in national elections in Japan, their voter turnout remains extremely low.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2004

Crown Prince gets first glimpse of Tokyo bourse

Crown Prince Naruhito on Friday visited the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Kabutocho financial district for the first time.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004

Taxi drivers sue over smoking in cabs

A group of 26 taxi drivers and users filed a lawsuit Thursday at the Tokyo District Court, demanding 13.6 million yen in damages from the state over its alleged failure to actively curb smoking inside cabs.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

Podcast

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

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