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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Tottori governor sees hope in recent reform plan

Tottori Gov. Yoshihiro Katayama is hoping that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plans to reform local finances will be the first step for local governments to stand on their own feet.
JAPAN / Q&A
Jun 27, 2003

Revised fund law good for graft?

The first hearing was held Thursday in the trial of Lower House member Takanori Sakai, who has been charged with violating the Political Funds Control Law by concealing political donations from companies.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Economic reform package unveiled to mixed reviews

The nation's key policy-setting panel on Thursday released an economic reform package for 2003, featuring local finance changes and deregulation in some sectors.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

High court eyed for intellectual property

Amid prolonged civil lawsuits over intellectual property such as patents, Japan is studying the creation of a high court devoted exclusively to dealing with such litigation more quickly.
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.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Apologies the norm at shareholders' meetings

Top managers at several major firms apologized to shareholders Thursday over a variety of corporate scandals, including the arrests of former board members.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Revival body chief claims applications are flooding in

More than 20 pairs of banks and borrower firms of varying sizes have applied for help from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, IRCJ Chief Operating Officer Kazuhiko Toyama said Thursday.
JAPAN / Q&A
Jun 27, 2003

Revised fund law good for graft?

The first hearing was held Thursday in the trial of Lower House member Takanori Sakai, who has been charged with violating the Political Funds Control Law by concealing political donations from companies.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Ruling parties threaten Lower House dissolution

The House of Representatives could be dissolved at the end of July if opposition parties boycott and disrupt Diet proceedings on a bill that would allow Self-Defense Forces personnel to be sent to Iraq, top ruling party executives warned Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Ruling parties threaten Lower House dissolution

The House of Representatives could be dissolved at the end of July if opposition parties boycott and disrupt Diet proceedings on a bill that would allow Self-Defense Forces personnel to be sent to Iraq, top ruling party executives warned Thursday.
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.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Bogus claims lead police to arrest six Aum cultists

Six Aum Shinrikyo members have been arrested in two separate instances in Okayama and Aichi prefectures, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Bogus claims lead police to arrest six Aum cultists

Six Aum Shinrikyo members have been arrested in two separate instances in Okayama and Aichi prefectures, police said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Bullying bosses said sign of times

Staffing a hotline for victims of abusive bosses, Yasuko Okada has heard it all -- from complaints about one manager who would communicate only by e-mail with an employee he disliked to another who kicked, slapped and ridiculed a worker in front of clients.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Bogus claims lead police to arrest six Aum cultists

Six Aum Shinrikyo members have been arrested in two separate instances in Okayama and Aichi prefectures, police 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
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jun 26, 2003

Shrimp farms: pawns in ecosystem destruction

Look just about anywhere in Japan and you'll find prawns. Fried, boiled, baked, frozen and fresh, they fill acres of shelves in department stores and supermarkets and are staples in sushi and tempura shops -- as well as being found in even the most unlikely bowl of noodles.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 26, 2003

Hard-core S&M sex . . . on the web

In 1996 Cosmopolitan magazine ran a humorous piece about men who had died during sex. One of the most famous cases is that of the former French President Felix Faure.
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.
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

Central bank leaves monetary policy unchanged

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday left its monetary policy unchanged, as expected by market participants, due to stability in the financial markets.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
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.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

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

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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