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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2004

TV Tokyo makes strong TSE debut

Newly listed TV Tokyo Corp. was popular Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, fetching an initial price of 3,350 yen per share on the first section.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 6, 2004

Galali: Summertime, and the grazing is easy

Tongues lolling, throats parched, energy levels flagging, taste buds shriveled . . . When the summer heat sets in, nobody feels like hefty meals. It's the time of year when you have to coax your appetite into action. This is the season for grazing.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2004

Tide of liberalized farm trade

It comes as a great relief that the global trade talks in Geneva have been saved from collapse. Early Sunday, working past the Friday deadline, delegates from the World Trade Organization's 147 member nations agreed on a framework setting basic rules for completing the new round of negotiations that...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 4, 2004

Life after the bomb

The Face of Jizo Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Kazuo Kuroki Running time: 99 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were Japan's single greatest catastrophe of World War II. They...
COMMENTARY
Aug 3, 2004

Nuclear sword of Damocles

NAGASAKI -- The end of the Cold War didn't end the threat of nuclear annihilation. An increasing number of experts worry that the dangers posed by those weapons of mass destruction are increasing as the nuclear nonproliferation regime is increasingly stretched and frayed. The 2005 Review Conference of...
COMMENTARY
Aug 1, 2004

Mideast role challenges EU

PARIS -- France and Germany no longer make the law in Brussels. In spite of a long fight, they failed to get their Belgian candidate elected to head the European Commission and could only accept the appointment of Jose Durao Barroso, who, as prime minister of Portugal, backed U.S. intervention in Iraq....
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

FTC moves on bid-rigging

The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered 113 construction companies to stop rigging bids on public works for the Niigata Municipal Government.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Alleged robbery leader held in China

Chinese police have arrested a Japanese man who allegedly led a group of Japanese and Chinese robbers responsible for stealing about 600 million yen in Japan, on suspicion of smuggling stimulants, Japanese police sources said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 24, 2004

Mycal brings high-flying fashion grad to Tokyo

Back in March, my traveling companion en route from London to Narita was Ben Archer, English crew chief of an airship -- one of those zeppelin-type balloons that fly around advertising companies and products. We tried to meet up, but schedules failed to mesh. Sorry about that, Ben.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2004

Labor threatens golden FTA

SYDNEY -- Ah, such dilemmas in power politics. At last, after years of both sides giving concessions, Australia has gotten America to agree to a free trade agreement. And what does the Australian Labor Party do? Threaten to kill it before birth.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004

Taxi drivers sue over smoking in cabs

A group of 26 taxi drivers and users filed a lawsuit Thursday at the Tokyo District Court, demanding 13.6 million yen in damages from the state over its alleged failure to actively curb smoking inside cabs.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2004

The Philippines' choice

The government of Philippine President Gloria Magapagal-Arroyo has withdrawn its forces from Iraq to save the life of a kidnapped Filipino. The gamble worked. The hostage, Mr. Angelo de la Cruz, was released unharmed this week and the nation -- like much of the world -- has rejoiced in his freedom. Unfortunately,...
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Jul 20, 2004

More credit and readers need help

More free credit Reader "Tokyo Angel" got a no-charge credit card after hunting around for a while. She currently has a Nicos Visa card through the post office (application forms are available from all post offices) that has no annual fee and which includes full travel insurance aswell, even if you don't...
MORE SPORTS
Jul 17, 2004

Suetsugu may opt out of 200 meters

Japanese sprinter Shingo Suetsugu, world bronze medalist in the men's 200 meters, said Friday he will focus most of his energy on running in the men's 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay at next month's Athens Olympics.
COMMENTARY
Jul 16, 2004

Lawyers set sights on alcohol producers

WASHINGTON -- There's nothing new about lawyers, especially in the United States, attempting to profit from tragedy. When an individual dies after behaving irresponsibly, an attorney always can be found to blame someone with deep pockets.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jul 15, 2004

Japan's kindergartens could serve families better

Procreation just ain't what it used to be.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2004

Mr. Koizumi survives a rebuke

One salient feature of Sunday's Upper House election is that voters displayed a delicate sense of balance, just as they have before in national elections. In effect, they sharply rebuked Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for making light of public opinion, but stopped short of punishing him so severely...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 13, 2004

Adoption and no-charge credit cards

Adopting Dave and his Japanese wife want to adopt a baby.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 13, 2004

Godzilla cracks home run No. 17

NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui delivered a solo homer into the center field stands to highlight a 3-for-4, two RBI day as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-3 Sunday in the final game before the All-Star break.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2004

Takenaka rapped despite topping proportional list

Although Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka garnered the most proportional representation votes on his party's ticket in Sunday's Upper House election, analysts on Monday called his performance modest and said it might cloud the outlook for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's economic...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2004

Singer, skier, Korean win seats

Okinawa singer and peace activist Shokichi Kina, one of the celebrity hopefuls who ran in Sunday's House of Councilors election, won a seat in the Diet.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2004

Mutton slipped by meat import ban

Japan imported 73 tons of mutton from Ireland between August and December last year despite a mad cow-related ban on imports, because an animal quarantine official mistakenly issued import certificates, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2004

Resort rattles isle's ecological sensitivities

IRIOMOTE ISLAND, Okinawa Pref. -- Dubbed by some as the "Galapagos in the East," Iriomote boasts subtropical forests, mangrove swamps and a surrounding coral reef.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 8, 2004

Renewable energy sources offer global chance to shed fossil fuels

As the leading national consumer of fossil fuels, the United States churns out almost a quarter of all the industrial carbon dioxide worldwide. Apologists say this is the price that must be paid in exchange for driving the global economy. Realists see such hubris as eventually undermining human viability...

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