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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2003

'Chicago': After the movie, we had it coming

Bathed in bright lights, but almost shrouded by the haze of jazz, booze and dancing, lies a story of adultery, murder and greed. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Chicago."
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2003

Russo-Chinese courtship continues

Moscow and Beijing's efforts to build stronger bilateral ties continued apace last week as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Chinese counterpart, Mr. Hu Jintao, in St. Petersburg. The two men had plenty to talk about. Their countries share common international interests and concerns. Yet it...
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Drivers fear revenue shift may spur local crackdowns

Nearly eight out of 10 drivers object to the idea of allowing local authorities to keep traffic penalties they collect as local revenue, fearing the system would encourage crackdowns on traffic violations, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 3, 2003

Sanyo charging ahead in cell phone battery sector

Chances are if you use a mobile phone equipped with a camera, it's powered by a Sanyo battery.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Honda wins scooter lawsuit in China

Honda Motor Co. has won a lawsuit in Beijing against the Chinese government to restore the Japanese automaker's motor scooter design patent, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Kobe Steel eyes 20-fold profit growth by 2005

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Monday it aims to expand its group net profit by more than 20 times by fiscal 2005 to 36 billion yen from 1.7 billion yen in fiscal 2002, which ended March 31.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

From language to food, things Korean seen finding favor in World Cup wake

A year after the historic cohosting by Japan and South Korea of the 2002 World Cup finals, Japan's embracing of things Korean appears to have gone beyond being simply a one-time fad.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

74 colleges plan to open law schools

Seventy-four public and private universities plan to open law schools next April as part of Japan's judicial system reform, with many private schools considering charging annual tuition of 1.5 million yen to 2 million yen, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

From language to food, things Korean seen finding favor in World Cup wake

A year after the historic cohosting by Japan and South Korea of the 2002 World Cup finals, Japan's embracing of things Korean appears to have gone beyond being simply a one-time fad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Private mail delivery kicks off

Delivery company Tokai Messenger Bb on Sunday launched limited mail delivery services, making it the first private-sector firm to take part in the state-run service since 1873.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2003

It's time to build a biotechnology culture

Developments in biotechnology during the past two decades have provided us with a greater understanding of the genetic makeup of living organisms. Although the full potential of biotechnology has yet to be realized, it is now possible to isolate and move genes across different species. The main driving...
COMMENTARY
Jun 2, 2003

Visions clash over EU future

LONDON -- It could be the most momentous change in Britain's history or it could be a big yawn -- something that reaches only the most nerdlike minds of constitutional lawyers. Yes, it's the European Union Constitution, worked on for months by a 13-member presidium and a convention of 105 ministers and...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2003

Enough with the France-bashing, please

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and some of his Pentagon associates appear to be on a private vendetta against France. The Pentagon has not denied, and may even have planted, false rumors that France helped some members of Saddam Hussein's government escape Iraq during the recent...
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

U.S. military says Yokota fuel-spill cleanup over

The U.S. Air Force's Yokota base has told nearby local governments that it will soon complete cleanup operations stemming from a fuel-spill at the base in 1993.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

U.S. military says Yokota fuel-spill cleanup over

The U.S. Air Force's Yokota base has told nearby local governments that it will soon complete cleanup operations stemming from a fuel-spill at the base in 1993.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

U.S. military says Yokota fuel-spill cleanup over

The U.S. Air Force's Yokota base has told nearby local governments that it will soon complete cleanup operations stemming from a fuel-spill at the base in 1993.
COMMENTARY
Jun 2, 2003

U.S.-Japan global alliance

Last week's summit between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush ushered in a new era for the Japan-U.S. security alliance: The bilateral system is beginning to change into a global alliance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2003

Big Issue Kansai magazine to help homeless help themselves

OSAKA -- Hoping to imitate the success of its British namesake, a company was recently set up here to publish a magazine called Big Issue Kansai, which will help homeless people earn money by selling the paper on the street.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2003

Typhoon loses some of its sting

Typhoon Linfa, the first typhoon to strike Japan in May since 1965, weakened into a temperate depression Saturday morning, after coming ashore at Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 1, 2003

Rumor mill churns on Beckham, Wenger

LONDON -- The truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction and the ongoing Spanish inquisition involving David Beckham and Arsene Wenger is becoming, to borrow a line from Alice In Wonderland, curiouser and curiouser.
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.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab installation, the largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
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.
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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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