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JAPAN
May 8, 2004

Ex-Takefuji employee gets suspended term for wiretapping

A former employee of consumer loan company Takefuji Corp. was sentenced Friday to a suspended three-year prison term for wiretapping two journalists in 2000 and 2001.
JAPAN
May 8, 2004

Bureaucracy, politics in Hosoda's blood

A former bureaucrat at the then Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Hiroyuki Hosoda, the newly appointed chief Cabinet secretary, entered the world of politics following in the footsteps of this father, Kichizo, who served as transport minister.
JAPAN
May 8, 2004

Changes eyed for vehicle-recall system

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry has unveiled measures to fundamentally revise the existing vehicle-recall system.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2004

JAL group posts 88.6 billion yen net loss

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it saw a huge decline in revenue and profit in fiscal 2003 due to the Iraq war and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2004

IY Bank logs first net profit since launch

IY Bank said Friday it posted a net profit of 5 billion yen in fiscal 2003, the firm's first profit since it started operating three years ago.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2004

Sumitomo Trust worker left client data on train

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. said Thursday it has lost some documents featuring personal data on 41 customers at its office in the western Tokyo suburb of Tama.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Language schools fight image war

Students at the Japanese-language school Tokyo Nichigo Gakuin are encouraged to speak their minds, and to do so as fluently as possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Language schools fight image war

Students at the Japanese-language school Tokyo Nichigo Gakuin are encouraged to speak their minds, and to do so as fluently as possible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2004

A colorful realm of the senses

"I do not believe in imitation," says Kazi Ghiyasuddin. "When I see something, my senses react. I want to portray that reaction through colors."
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

More universities offering internships in business field

University graduates are finding it hard to get jobs despite the much-vaunted economic upturn, so the schools are promoting business internships in an effort to help them get started on their careers.
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

GSDF to be withdrawn from East Timor as mandate ends

Japan will withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting reconstruction assistance in East Timor, following the end of the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there May 20, government officials said Monday.
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

GSDF to be withdrawn from East Timor as mandate ends

Japan will withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting reconstruction assistance in East Timor, following the end of the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there May 20, government officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

Effort afoot to put Japan on eco-tour map

The government has embarked on a project to make Japan a major travel destination in the 21st century, hoping this not only boosts the domestic tourism industry but offers other windfalls as well.
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

Iraqis here laud Hussein's fall but have mixed feelings about U.S. role

When the war in Iraq began in March last year, many Iraqis living in Japan, just like their compatriots back home, pinned their hopes on the United States being able to oust Saddam Hussein from his iron-fisted, decades-long grip on power.
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

GSDF to be withdrawn from East Timor as mandate ends

Japan will withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting reconstruction assistance in East Timor, following the end of the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there May 20, government officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

Effort afoot to put Japan on eco-tour map

The government has embarked on a project to make Japan a major travel destination in the 21st century, hoping this not only boosts the domestic tourism industry but offers other windfalls as well.
JAPAN
May 3, 2004

Distrust in pension framework growing

The recent revelations that seven Cabinet ministers, as well as the current and former leaders of the largest opposition party, have been delinquent in paying their mandatory pension premiums have further fueled public distrust of the basic public pension framework.
COMMENTARY
May 3, 2004

Koizumi's open-ended legac

On April 26 the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi entered its fourth year in power. Following his three-year rule under the slogan "No growth without reform," the Japanese economy is finally on a recovery track.
JAPAN
May 3, 2004

Distrust in pension framework growing

The recent revelations that seven Cabinet ministers, as well as the current and former leaders of the largest opposition party, have been delinquent in paying their mandatory pension premiums have further fueled public distrust of the basic public pension framework.
JAPAN
May 3, 2004

Yabunaka to meet soon with North Korea officials in China

Senior diplomat Mitoji Yabunaka is expected to visit China soon for talks with North Korean officials on abductions of Japanese, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2004

Mary J. Blige

Four years ago, the queen of hip-hop soul said she was through with drama, but Mary J. Blige without drama is like rain without water: No major R&B artist who emerged in the '90s has plumbed her own psychological depths so effectively without embarrassing herself. What she probably meant was that it's...
JAPAN
May 2, 2004

ING employee in more hot water

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is expected to serve a fresh arrest warrant later this month on a former employee of ING Securities (Japan) Ltd. suspected of embezzling more than 1 billion yen worth of securities, police sources said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2004

Terrorists taken out inspire replacements

HONOLULU -- The good news is that the United States and its allies have captured or killed 3,500 to 4,000 terrorists since the hijacked airliner assaults on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001. The bad news is that the terrorists are being replaced as fast as they are eliminated, especially in...
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Ministry safety devices come from LDP lawmaker's pal

Ministries exclusively use chemical-substance gauges sold by an acquaintance of a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in projects aimed at curbing sick building syndrome, according to sources.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
U.S. and Ukraine sign resources deal after fraught negotiations
The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal on Wednesday, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
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.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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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.
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