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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2003

University reform bills clear Diet

A set of bills to turn national universities into independent administrative institutions next April made it out of the Diet on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2003

City's bid to abolish education body stuns ministry

The drastic idea of abolishing a key administrative body put forward recently by a city in Saitama Prefecture has sent shock-waves through those involved in Japan's education system.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Computer use up in schools, but over year tardy

Nearly all public schools in Japan are connected to the Internet, and 58 percent of these have their own Web site, it was learned Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2003

Soft drink market forecast to shrink

The Japanese soft drink market will probably be worth 4.92 trillion yen in 2003, down 200 million yen from the previous year, a private research firm said Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 29, 2003

Jubilo's stadium to get name change

The home stadium of J. League first division club Jubilo Iwata will be renamed Yamaha Stadium next Tuesday, the club's parent company, Yamaha Motor. Co., said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2003

Furuta rips four home runs

Veteran catcher Atsuya Furuta belted four homers in four at-bats Saturday to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 14-4 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.
COMMUNITY
Jun 29, 2003

Cherchez la femme

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing. -- Proverbs 18:22
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Deep-sea germs useful in drugs

Bacteria that are effective in treating atopic dermatitis and other skin conditions have been discovered more than 10,000 meters under the sea.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Jun 26, 2003

Everyone's a tour guide in ward civic pride drive

OSAKA -- On every fourth Sunday, Osaka's Hirano Ward turns out to put its best historical foot forward and demonstrate its community pride.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 25, 2003

Cap color change may help BlueWave win on Sunday

Never on Sunday do the Orix BlueWave win.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Decontrols seen leading to tuition hike

Roughly half of 92 national university presidents predict some form of tuition hike after their schools become independent administrative institutions in fiscal 2004 and are allowed to determine how much they will charge students, according to a Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

10 to be honored as living treasures

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro and nine others were selected Friday by a cultural panel to be named living national treasures, according to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 21, 2003

To feel better, get in touch with Mojo Massage

Benjamin Beardsley was in high school when he was jumped on by a group of his classmates and beaten up. They accused him of thinking he was different, somehow better than them. "You'll never leave this town," they mocked. Well, here I am talking with Ben in Tokyo about theater, massage and holistic integration,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 14, 2003

Champions League to become more defensive with new format

LONDON -- The season has ground to a halt even though David Beckham's traveling circus is still touring the world, but it is time to look back on what we have learned from 2002-2003.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Manufacturing ties eyed with ASEAN, China

Japan should share manufacturing roles with China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by capitalizing on the advantages of each region, the government said in a white paper on foundations for production released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Closed schools finding new leases on life

With schools closing left and right amid the nation's declining birthrate, necessity is forcing cash-strapped local governments to come up with creative ways to reuse such facilities, many of which are aging.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Sign language demanded for deaf students

One would think it only natural that sign language be the main means of communicating and teaching at schools for the hearing-impaired, but in Japan the spoken word generally comes first.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Ikeda victims' kin win settlement

The education ministry said Thursday that a total of 400 million yen in compensation will be given to the parents of eight children killed in a stabbing spree at an Osaka elementary school two years ago.

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