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BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Current account surplus up as overseas travel dips

The nation's current account surplus rose for the second month in a row in May as the SARS epidemic trimmed overseas travel, surging 28.5 percent from a year earlier to 1.35 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Wholesale prices decline for 34th straight month

Domestic wholesale prices fell 1 percent in June from a year earlier for the 34th consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2003

Securing oil while keeping the alliance

Japan's oil development talks with Iran face a serious challenge from the United States. President George W. Bush's administration, which suspects Tehran of trying to develop nuclear weapons, is strongly opposed to Japan's pursuit of a development project in the Azadegan oil field of southwest Iran....
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2003

Shiokawa, Fukui unworried by interest-rate hike

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa and Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui have agreed not to worry over the recent rise in long-term interest rates.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jul 10, 2003

"Big George and the Seventh Knight," "Bang on the Door Animals"

"Big George and the Seventh Knight," Eric Pringle, Bloomsbury; 2002; 200 pp.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2003

Lawyers' group to propose its own prison reforms

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations is ready to call for improved medical services and living conditions at the nation's prisons, it was learned Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2003

Takenaka denies Tokio Marine was blackmailed

Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka denied Tuesday that a senior financial regulator tried to blackmail Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. into consolidating with Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2003

Surging Nikkei touches 10,000

Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, and the Nikkei passed the 10,000 threshold for the first time since last August, but profit-taking erased much of the gains and it ended below 9,900.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2003

Matsui, Ichiro and Hasegawa named for All-Star game

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki were picked for the American League team as organizers announced the final results of fan votes Sunday for the MLB All-Star game July 15 in Chicago.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Manufacturers plan to spend more

Manufacturers plan to spend 17.1 percent more in capital investment this year than they did in fiscal 2002 for the first rise in three years. The total figure forecast is 3.48 trillion yen.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2003

Greenspan should quit while he's ahead

News that U.S. President George W. Bush intended to support the continuation of Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was greeted with wide support. However, if Greenspan cares about his place in history, he might be wise to decline the offer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 6, 2003

Small campus, big dreams

IKOMA, Nara Pref. -- While many national universities are apprehensive about being transformed into independent administrative corporations next April, Koji Torii, president of Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), sees it as a good opportunity.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Yield surge concerns Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa expressed caution Friday over a surge in the yield on the key government bond.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Government fails to meet tax revenue target; posts surplus

Due to the prolonged economic slump, the government failed in fiscal 2002 for the second straight year to meet a tax revenue target, but luckily it managed to secure an overall surplus because part of the budget was left unspent.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2003

Women's rights vs. complacency

Japan's efforts to improve women's human rights will come up for a U.N. review this month at the Commission on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, or CEDAW, the implementing body of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The review will be based on...
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Use of child-protection seats is declining, police study finds

The percentage of children who are properly seated in child-protection car seats has edged down for the first time since the seats became compulsory in 2000, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jul 3, 2003

For security realists, Ishiba a breath of clear air

Since becoming Defense Agency chief, Shigeru Ishiba has not been shy about rocking the boat.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

Canon Inc. to spend more on R&D

Canon Inc. will spend more than 900 billion yen on research and development through 2005, up by more than 30 percent from the previous three-year period, with the focus on cutting-edge technologies, company officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 3, 2003

When males lead to miscarriages

At temples all over Japan, there are stone statues wearing aprons and caps of red cloth. Someone once told me that the cloth was supposed to keep the statues warm at night and protect them when it rained. What my friend neglected to say was that many of these statues are dedicated to mizuko, literally...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

Firms vie to release first home-use fuel-cell system

Allow oxygen to meet hydrogen at your home, and you'll get electricity and hot water cheaper and with less pollution.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Myanmar envoy due for talks Friday

A special envoy of the top leader of the Myanmar junta will visit Japan for a meeting Friday with Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi on the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

Life insurers promise not to cut yields on policies

Many life insurance companies promised their representative policyholders Wednesday that they would maintain guaranteed yields on policies even if a law enabling them to cut the yields is enacted.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2003

Latest 'tankan' survey shows surprising rise in sentiment

Business sentiment at Japanese companies improved during the April-June period, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Tuesday, surprising bears who had braced for a reality check on the markets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2003

On a director's storyboard far, far away

Is there a person in the Western world -- or even globally, given Hollywood's cultural reach -- who is unaware of "Star Wars"? In a society increasingly described as amnesiac, in which pop culture seems to come with an expiry date, George Lucas' movie trilogy (now with two -- soon to be three -- "prequels")...
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2003

Fresh arrest warrant for Brit animal rights activist

Police served a fresh warrant Monday for a British animal rights activist suspected of stealing a laboratory dog from a Tokyo university.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after leaving the ruling coalition earlier in the day.
What if everything we think about obesity is wrong?
Recent research shows obesity may be driven by ultraprocessed and hyperpalatable foods that disrupt fullness signals and lead to overeating.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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