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COMMENTARY
Apr 22, 2004

George Bush needs a new Ear

LOS ANGELES -- What did "the Ear" hear on his recent trip to Asia?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2004

Tama-chan battles flab, sassy new rival

A year has passed since the bearded seal nicknamed Tama-chan moved to the Ara River in Saitama Prefecture from Tama River in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2004

Teijin develops new technology for recycling PET bottles

Major textile and chemical maker Teijin Ltd. has developed advanced technology for recycling plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2004

New round of Thai FTA talks begins

Japan and Thailand kicked off a new round of talks to tear down trade barriers between the countries, officials said Wednesday, the latest in a flurry of free-trade negotiations in the region.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2004

Boeing upbeat over new 7E7 jets

U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. said Friday it anticipates steady demand for its new 7E7 Dreamliner jets in Asia.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2004

New TSE chief hopes to list on TSE

Takuo Tsurushima, who became the new president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. on Thursday, said he will do his utmost to list TSE stock on Japan's largest bourse in fiscal 2005 and bolster its international competitiveness.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 30, 2004

Downloadable discrimination

There has been a lot of press recently not just on foreign crime (again), but on unethical methods of collecting data on foreigners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
Mar 30, 2004

Opposition reconsiders anti-LDP tactics

Majority rule is a basic feature of democracy. This principle, however, has often gone through violent contortions when it comes to voting in the Diet, a phenomenon rarely if ever observed in other advanced democracies.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2004

New revitalization plan mapped out

The government has mapped out a renewed reform schedule to revitalize the economy, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Easy-to-play Donkey Kong, Pac-Man find new favor as gamers seek fast fix

Major video-game manufacturers are releasing new versions of old hits as users are increasingly becoming turned off by the growing complexity of the latest productions.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2004

New 'happoshu' brew earns Asahi record profits

Industry leader Asahi Breweries Ltd. reported Friday a record net profit for 2003, buoyed by strong sales of a newly introduced "happoshu" beerlike beverage.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

Japan Airlines System says Shinmachi will be new chief

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Wednesday it will promote its executive vice president, Toshiyuki Shinmachi, to president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2004

Women starting new tradition: Valentine's Day self-indulgence

The sluggish economy has done little to dim the hopes of retailers this Valentine's Day season: They still expect women to flock to their shops to buy chocolates and other gifts for men.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 4, 2004

It's now or never for new Giants catcher

The story made headlines on the front page of several Japanese sports newspapers Jan. 25: The Yomiuri Giants in a money trade bought the contract of catcher Katsunori Nomura from the Hanshin Tigers, and just why would the transfer of a back-up backstop who, in fact, did not play a game at the varsity...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2004

Retail beef prices continue to hit new records

Retail prices of domestic and imported beef continued rising to new records last week amid the import ban on U.S. beef, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004

New Skymark chief vows upgrades

The new president of Skymark Airlines Co. said Wednesday he will reinforce the discount carrier's infrastructure.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2004

Dealing with the new South Korea

The resignation of Foreign Minister Yoon Young Kwan has raised concerns about South Korea's foreign policy. His replacement by veteran diplomat Ban Ki Moon should help allay some of those fears. There will be no abrupt shifts in Seoul. Nevertheless, the shuffle is an indication of the changes at work...
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Slew of new ambassadors named

The government appointed new ambassadors to East Timor, Sweden, Latvia, Luxembourg, Guatemala and Bolivia at a Cabinet meeting Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2004

Japan Telecom lines up new boss

Fixed-line carrier Japan Telecom Co. plans to appoint Hideki Kurashige, a former vice president of IBM Japan Ltd., as its new president, industry sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2004

New Year's holidaymakers swamp planes, trains

Holidaymakers rushed to return home Sunday, with flights into Tokyo's Haneda airport fully booked and a record number of travelers expected at Narita, airline and airport officials said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 30, 2003

What are your New Year's resolutions for 2004?

Bronwyn Edwards Student, 30
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 29, 2003

New deal for Kazu

Kazuyoshi Miura
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2003

New airline to link Kyushu, Tokyo

A startup airline plans to begin flights between Kitakyushu and Tokyo, primarily targeting business travelers, when a planned new airport opens here in 2005, the company's president said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2003

New expressways to cost taxpayers 2.4 trillion yen

An advisory panel to the transport minister on Thursday approved construction of some 700 km worth of expressways at a cost of roughly 2.4 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2003

New Komeito chief goes to Samawah

New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki arrived in the southeastern Iraqi city of Samawah on Saturday to examine the security situation ahead of the planned deployment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops in the city, Dutch troops in Iraq said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Dec 17, 2003

A family unit to value in tech's brave new world

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Shinagawa used to be a family home, and it must have been a very nice one because it is a beautiful place, designed and built in the late 1930s in the Bauhaus style. The hardwood floors and comfortably high ceilings create a relaxing atmosphere in the one-time dining,...
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2003

New highs forecast for imports, exports

Imports and exports are expected to rise to new highs for a third straight year in fiscal 2004, a trade industry association said Wednesday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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