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JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 5, 2003

Seiko Noda now a force in her own right — and name

Seiko Noda, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in the House of Representatives, wrote in her elementary school composition class that her dream was to become a politician -- and ultimately prime minister.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2003

Politics prevail at the G8

Once upon a time, the heads of the world's seven leading industrial powers got together to discuss economics and ways to ensure growth. That focus made sense because there were other forums to talk about politics, and economic coordination was much lacking. Sadly, that time is long gone. Instead, the...
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

Japanese hemophiliacs invited to join U.S. suit over tainted-blood sales

LOS ANGELES -- A class action lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco federal court Monday on behalf of 15 European hemophiliacs suing seven firms, including a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., for selling contaminated blood products that exposed them to HIV and hepatitis C, their lawyer said Tuesday....
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

Japanese hemophiliacs invited to join U.S. suit over tainted-blood sales

LOS ANGELES -- A class action lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco federal court Monday on behalf of 15 European hemophiliacs suing seven firms, including a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., for selling contaminated blood products that exposed them to HIV and hepatitis C, their lawyer said Tuesday....
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2003

For Russian Far Easterners, future lies in Northeast Asia

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia -- The Russian Far East is a vast territory of 6.2 million square kilometers. Although it is about one-third the size of the United States, it has less than 3 percent of the U.S. population. Largely neglected by Moscow, some 10 percent of the population has left in search of...
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ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 5, 2003

Winged wonders of nature -- and more

We humans share the world with perhaps as many as 100,000,000 species, yet among the most conspicuous and best-loved of all these are the mere 10,000 species of birds.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 5, 2003

A few tasty tales I squirreled away

There was a very brilliant but rather eccentric biologist in Montreal who was convinced -- or perhaps he just convinced us that he was convinced -- that the squirrels were not only watching him, but were stealing his secrets.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 5, 2003

Losing your mind may produce great art

Inevitably, we learn a lot about ourselves when something goes wrong. By studying what happens to people afflicted by various forms of brain degeneration, for example, we have learned a lot about how the brain works. This generally means that by understanding what goes wrong when specific parts of the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jun 5, 2003

National hygiene begins in the classroom

I always like to hear from readers, but it's especially nice when they provide ideas for my column. Several wrote in recently about severe acute respiratory syndrome.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 5, 2003

Back on the fast track

Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog, the video-gaming world's fastest little blue rodent in tennis shoes, has returned in style. After a string of games that have ranged from old hat to downright disappointing, "Sonic Advance 2" -- a new game created by Sega for Game Boy Advance -- serves as a good reminder of...
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BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2003

Insurers' chief backs new law to cut yields

The chairman of the Life Insurance Association of Japan expressed approval Wednesday about amending a law to allow life insurance firms to cut the yields they guaranteed to policyholders.
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JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

Former Duskin chief held on fund misuse

Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the former chairman of Duskin Co. on suspicion of misusing some 180 million yen of the company's money to help an ailing firm run by a friend.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2003

Myanmar shows its true colors

The arrest of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi and other top officials of the National League for Democracy, or NLD, should shatter any illusions about the Myanmar government's commitment to reconciliation in that country. The widespread popularity of Ms. Suu Kyi and the prodemocracy forces is a threat to the State...
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JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Former prosecutor, out on parole, goes back on offensive

A public prosecutor arrested last year renewed his charges against his former colleagues Tuesday, repeating his claim that money meant to pay off informants is instead going toward wining and dining.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Public weight to balance scales of justice?

Unlike Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administrative and economic reform initiatives, which have seen slow going, his efforts to overhaul the judiciary have made steady progress.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Public weight to balance scales of justice?

Unlike Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administrative and economic reform initiatives, which have seen slow going, his efforts to overhaul the judiciary have made steady progress.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Intel allots $100 million for chip maker Elpida

U.S. chip maker Intel Corp. has agreed to invest $100 million (about 12 billion yen) in Elpida Memory Inc., the sole Japanese producer of dynamic random access memory chips, in return for stock that does not confer voting rights, the companies said Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 4, 2003

Is obscenity in the eye of the public?

In November 1994, Takashi Asai -- president of Uplink, a movie distribution and publishing house -- published a Japanese edition of "Mapplethorpe," a collection of 260 black-and-white photographs by the U.S. photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who died in 1989 of AIDS.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Team boasts successful regeneration of rat peripheral nerves

Researchers at Keio University's medical school said they have succeeded in regenerating severed peripheral nerves in rats, potentially paving the way for more effective treatment of neurological disabilities associated with loss of sensory nerves through accidents or surgery.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

JAL asks workers to take holiday

Suffering from a steep drop in demand, Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday it will seek volunteers from among all of its employees to take a one-month holiday -- without pay. The temporary layoff program will be launched in July and is expected to remain in force until March, officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Team boasts successful regeneration of rat peripheral nerves

Researchers at Keio University's medical school said they have succeeded in regenerating severed peripheral nerves in rats, potentially paving the way for more effective treatment of neurological disabilities associated with loss of sensory nerves through accidents or surgery.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Rate cut has little effect on bond demand

Demand for the June issue of 10-year government bonds dropped only slightly at Tuesday's auction, indicating investors remain keen to buy bonds despite a drop in the coupon to an all-time low for the third straight month.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Team boasts successful regeneration of rat peripheral nerves

Researchers at Keio University's medical school said they have succeeded in regenerating severed peripheral nerves in rats, potentially paving the way for more effective treatment of neurological disabilities associated with loss of sensory nerves through accidents or surgery.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Waterfront development credited for creating jobs

Waterfront areas along Tokyo Bay have been commercialized rapidly and are creating many jobs in an otherwise stagnant economy, according to a government report released Tuesday.

Longform

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