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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2004

A maritime nightmare in the making

HONOLULU -- A nightmare in the making is a potential lash-up between seagoing pirates and organized terrorists in Southeast Asia, and it has Asian and American security officials sweating.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004

Foreign reserves hit record $776.86 billion

Japan's continued dollar-buying intervention pushed its foreign-exchange reserves to a record $776.86 billion as of the end of February.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Cabbies slam deregulation, cite danger from long hours

Taxi drivers paraded their cabs Thursday around government buildings in Tokyo to protest their deteriorating working conditions, which they blame on industry deregulation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004

Amusement parks on white-knuckle ride

Roller coasters and merry-go-rounds at amusement parks offer people an opportunity to spice up their lives with a few thrills and spills.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004

Five held over crash-insurance scam

Five people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly defrauding insurance firms by faking traffic accidents, Tokyo police said.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004

Sato offers to quit DPJ over salary scam

Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Kanju Sato tendered his resignation from the main opposition party Wednesday amid allegations that he misappropriated the state-paid salary of a woman falsely registered as his public secretary.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2004

U.S. rice industry to expand sales network in Japan

An association of rice producers and related businesses in the United States said Wednesday it plans to increase the number of retailers selling U.S. rice in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2004

Girls just wanna kill men

Fukuro Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Kaneto Shindo Running time: 119 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Kaneto Shindo thoroughly deserves the title of Grand Old Man of Japanese movies. Now 92, he has been a scriptwriter and director...
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2004

DPJ lawmaker denies taking aide's pay

A senior lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Japan denied Tuesday he registered as his publicly paid secretary a woman who did not work for his office.
COMMENTARY
Mar 3, 2004

Secret operations rock Blair's boat

LONDON -- From the moment Tony Blair let it be known that he had decided to send troops to Iraq, his days of smooth government were over. The decision unleashed all the dark forces of suspicion and a sense of illegality that are usually contained by democratic institutions. As the prime minister battles...
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2004

Former abductee saw 20 Japanese in North Korea

A South Korean man who had been abducted to North Korea said Tuesday in Tokyo he saw at least 20 suspected Japanese abductees there in the early 1970s.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2004

Kumamoto Family Bank threatened with fresh rebuke from government

The government may issue a second business improvement order to the ailing Kumamoto Family Bank, Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka indicated Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2004

Tax revenues decline 11.1%

Tax revenues in January fell 11.1 percent from a year earlier to 2.89 trillion yen as smaller winter bonus payments for civil servants and company workers pushed down income tax revenues.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Feb 29, 2004

Street fighting men in the funhouse

"I saw your review about my band I was so disgusted with your review They'll say you're right and I'm not right But I'm OK 'cos it's nothing to me." The Gimmies -- "Dirty Trick"
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 29, 2004

'Opening up' to raise risks of instability

SINGAPORE -- At a Feb. 23 international conference in Tokyo titled "Future Prospects of the East Asian Economy and Its Geopolitical Risks," which was organized jointly by the Policy Research Institute, Japan's Finance Ministry and the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University,...
Japan Times
Features
Feb 29, 2004

Creature comforts fuel business boom

The growing popularity in Japan of dogs as pets has turned its pet industry into a lucrative market in which suppliers and sellers are eagerly competing to offer products and services from the pet's cradle to its grave.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Feb 29, 2004

A past becoming urban myth

JAPANESE CAPITALS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Place, Power and Memory in Kyoto and Tokyo, edited by Nicolas Fieve and Paul Waley. London: Routledge/Curzon, 2003, 418 pp., 75 plates, £65.00 (cloth). Japanese cities are unusual. Compared to those in Europe or even the United States, there are few physical...
Japan Times
Features
Feb 29, 2004

Pooch paradise

A dog's life in Japan can be about as close to canine heaven on earth as it gets.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 29, 2004

Romania takes high road in AIDS fight

NEW YORK -- The Romanian government's serious commitment to improve access to treatment, increase outreach activities, build an effective partnership with the private sector and improve health infrastructure has led to dramatic progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2004

Just 10 won asylum bids last year

The government granted refugee status to 10 asylum-seekers last year, the lowest number in the past six years, while rejecting the applications of 298 foreigners, the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau announced Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 28, 2004

Hitting the nail on the head

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down!"
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Courts issue 1,499 restraining orders

Courts issued 1,499 restraining orders in domestic violence cases in 2003, up 27.5 percent from the previous year.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2004

Bubble-era resort projects to be reassessed, axed

The government said Wednesday it will no longer promote resort development and will urge 41 prefectural governments to reassess or abolish plans to build unneeded recreational facilities, government officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2004

Mexico panda unable to light Ling Ling's fire

Giant panda Shuan Shuan's charms failed this time. The 16-year-old, in Japan on a breeding mission from Mexico, was unable to spark the interest of Japan's male panda Ling Ling, and breeders have resorted to artificial insemination, Tokyo's Ueno Zoo said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2004

Aum's organization just a shell of its old flush self

Doomsday may soon be a self-fulfilling prophecy for Japan's infamous cult.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2004

IMF exec backs yen intervention

Japan's yen-selling intervention against the dollar is appropriate due to the country's limited policy options to rescue the economy from deflation, Horst Koehler, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Wednesday in Tokyo.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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