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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003

FSA lists rules on bank side businesses

The Financial Services Agency has drawn up rules for regional lenders operating sideline businesses, such as providing advice to companies or leasing unused office space, FSA sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Campaign to push use of mass transit for Kyoto target

The government said Friday it will campaign in 14 locations across Japan to encourage people to use public transport instead of cars.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Campaign to push use of mass transit for Kyoto target

The government said Friday it will campaign in 14 locations across Japan to encourage people to use public transport instead of cars.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Prime minister's visitors can slip away via tunnel

A tunnel being built under the new prime minister's office building to link it with the Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Office will allow those wanting to avoid reporters after meeting Japan's leader to skulk away unseen, according to political sources.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Prime minister's visitors can slip away via tunnel

A tunnel being built under the new prime minister's office building to link it with the Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Office will allow those wanting to avoid reporters after meeting Japan's leader to skulk away unseen, according to political sources.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Prime minister's visitors can slip away via tunnel

A tunnel being built under the new prime minister's office building to link it with the Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Office will allow those wanting to avoid reporters after meeting Japan's leader to skulk away unseen, according to political sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Nissan enters luxury minivan fray with remodeled Presage

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will debut a remodeled version of the Presage luxury minivan on the domestic market July 24 in a bid to win the intensifying competition in that vehicle category.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 27, 2003

Real Madrid kept quiet on Queiroz during Beckham transfer

LONDON -- One of the hallmarks of any successful businessman is to plan ahead for all eventualities, to have a Plan B in place should a major decision have to be taken suddenly.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2003

Europe peeks at a new constitution

The European Union unveiled its draft constitution last weekend. The document overhauls the institutions and procedures of the union of 15 countries to better prepare it for the expansion scheduled for 2004 when 10 new members are added. The constitution navigates between two imperatives: safeguarding...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Self-cooled kegs? Suds too good to be true

Kirin Brewery Co. will begin test sales July 15 of a draft beer product contained in a self-cooling keg that does not need electricity or cooling devices.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 26, 2003

Yokohama signs midfielder Yoo

Yokohama F. Marinos have signed South Korean midfielder Yoo Sang Chul, officials of the J. League first division side 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
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.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2003

Inoue preparing for World Judo Championships

Sydney Olympics gold medalist Kosei Inoue was among the men's national team which departed Japan on Monday for France in preparation for this fall's World Judo Championships.
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 Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Simpler may be better but it's Tu-Ka's only choice

The head of Japan's fourth-biggest mobile phone company is banking on the old maxim that simpler means better.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2003

Pair earns tickets to Athens Games

Aya Umemura and Ai Fujinuma have been cleared to compete in the women's singles table tennis competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Japan Table Tennis Association said on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 23, 2003

U.S. deficit skyrocketing to new heights

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush cheered millions of American fathers last week by enabling them to contemplate how to spend a tax bonus of $400 per child that will be arriving just in time for their late summer vacation this year. They should be happy with that.
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

East Timor peacekeeping extended

Japan said Friday it will extend the participation of its troops in the U.N. peacekeeping operation in East Timor for one year until Aug. 20, 2004, government officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

East Timor peacekeeping extended

Japan said Friday it will extend the participation of its troops in the U.N. peacekeeping operation in East Timor for one year until Aug. 20, 2004, government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2003

LDP hits Koizumi local tax plan

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's latest proposal on cutting subsidies to local governments has met fierce opposition from within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- an indication that both he and the legislation face a rough road ahead.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

East Timor peacekeeping extended

Japan said Friday it will extend the participation of its troops in the U.N. peacekeeping operation in East Timor for one year until Aug. 20, 2004, government officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jun 20, 2003

Solstice Music Festival off the calendar; Shared honors for 2002; new releases

It's like watching the lights go out at the stadium. You know, that low metallic "Klung!" "Klung!" "Klung!" as the off switches are hit in succession.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2003

McClain homers twice as Lions fry Nippon Ham

Scott McClain hit a pair of two-run homers in consecutive at-bats and Daisuke Matsuzaka kept batters off-balance with a nasty heater to post his league-high ninth win as the Seibu Lions won their fourth straight with a 5-1 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Pacific League on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2003

Different strokes for different war critics

SINGAPORE -- One of the most notable moments at the Group of Eight summit (June 1-3) in Evian, France, was the bilateral meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his French counterpart, Jacques Chirac, the first such encounter following their dramatic falling out over Iraq.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.

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