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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005

Hayashi loses appeal over curry poisonings

OSAKA — Masumi Hayashi must hang for murdering four people and injuring 63 others with arsenic-laced curry at a Wakayama summer festival seven years ago, the Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday, upholding a lower court verdict.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005

Credit card data thieves ring up 110 million yen

Data on about 46,000 Visa card holders have been stolen and so far, more than 110 million yen in illicit purchases have been reported, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2005

Alternate to Yasukuni won't stop future visits

Building a new national memorial for the nation's war dead would not keep prime ministers from visiting Yasukuni Shrine, the government's top spokesman said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2005

Japan interleague play a hit with fans: poll

Interleague play, which was introduced to Japanese baseball for the first time ever this season, appears to be a big hit, if not quite a grand slam.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2005

Miyazawa urges Koizumi not to visit Yasukuni

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi faced fresh pressure Sunday over his visits to Yasukuni Shrine, with former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa saying Koizumi should not go again because it would hurt Japan-China relations.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2005

Chinese, S. Koreans overwhelmingly oppose Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni

More than 80 percent of Chinese and South Korean respondents to a recent survey oppose Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine and Japan's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2005

Toyota, Honda fuel-cell cars certified

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. said Friday their fuel-cell cars have become the first to receive motor-vehicle type certification from the government.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005

NPO chief, cohorts held over investment swindle

Police arrested the former head of a Tokyo nonprofit organization Thursday on suspicion of swindling group members through an investment scheme.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 16, 2005

Barcelona's supporting cast coast past Reds in friendly

SAITAMA -- Barcelona proved too strong for Urawa Reds in a friendly match at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday as the Spanish champion coasted to a 3-0 win.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2005

JAL jet landing at Haneda loses nose gear wheels

The two nose gear wheels on a Japan Airlines Corp. jetliner broke off during landing Wednesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport, the airline said.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2005

Government eyes policing of Internet

The government may go after what it regards as harmful information on the Internet following last week's bombing of a Yamaguchi Prefecture classroom by a youth who claimed he learned how to make explosives from a Web site, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 12, 2005

Harmful to Japan's interest

Should he continue his custom of making annual visits to Yasukuni Shrine, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi could seriously harm Japan's national interest. His persistence in visiting the Tokyo memorial to the nation's war dead has intensified the firestorm of anti-Japanese criticism in China and South...

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