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Jun 15, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Big shoes on sale in Kobe's Nagata district: A sale of large shoes is being held until Tuesday at Shoes Plaza in Nagata Ward, Kobe.
Events
Jun 15, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Big shoes on sale in Kobe's Nagata district: A sale of large shoes is being held until Tuesday at Shoes Plaza in Nagata Ward, Kobe.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2003

Yahoo breaks new ground with ad

Yahoo Japan Corp. will for the first time have a full-screen advertisement for a new product on its Web site from Monday, sources close to the company said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2003

Yahoo breaks new ground with ad

Yahoo Japan Corp. will for the first time have a full-screen advertisement for a new product on its Web site from Monday, sources close to the company said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 15, 2003

Home of conspicuous construction

It is hardly news that Prada spent a lot of money on their new flagship store in Tokyo's swish Aoyama district. The real surprise is what they got for it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 15, 2003

Shades of good sense

Parasols are peculiar things. Meaning "to ward off the sun" in Latin-based languages, these lightweight umbrellas were long ago the height of coquettish fashion in Europe. Until recently though, in Japan they were the preserve of its distinctly uncoquettish obasan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2003

A second wind for a giant of brass bands

Alfred Reed is the most frequently performed composer and arranger of music for wind bands and orchestras in the world -- and he's enormously popular here in Japan. The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra alone has recorded no less than 18 CDs of his compositions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jun 15, 2003

Sophomores who shine in a new light

Second albums are notoriously difficult, especially if an act's first album has been a success. But on "Modern Lights," Kobe-based pop/jazz duo Orange Pekoe have avoided the "sophomore-album syndrome" by broadening their stylistic template to create a work that demands to be listened to on its own terms,...
COMMUNITY
Jun 15, 2003

Insidious scourges from the sun

You could call it payback time: All of those ultraviolet rays that we soaked up when we were younger finally taking their toll.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Ishihara joins Inamine in drive to amend SOFA

The governors of Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture agreed Friday to push for an amendment to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement to reduce the burden shouldered by local communities hosting U.S. military bases.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 14, 2003

Giants hunt down Tigers

Tomohiro Nioka swung the big bat for Yomiuri, going 4-for-5 with two home runs, while lefty Hisanori Takahashi tossed seven solid innings as the Giants downed the Central League front-running Hanshin Tigers 6-2 at Koshien Stadium on Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF-Iraq bill is sent to Diet after WMD clause excised

The government submitted a revised bill to the Diet on Friday that would enable the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq to carry out reconstruction work, after excising the disposal of weapons of mass destruction from the SDF's mission from the initial draft.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 14, 2003

Bernard Doyle

In 2000, a U.N. General Assembly resolution designated June 20 as World Refugee Day. Bernard Doyle, regional office e-center coordinator for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, says special programs are planned for Japan this year. They aim to raise general public awareness of refugees....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Domestic auto retailers revamping sales channels

Domestic automobile retailers find themselves in a state of flux as intensified competition due to structural and demographic changes in the market lead many Japanese automakers to revamp their sales networks.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

Will bill put SDF on fast track to Iraq?

The government-sponsored bill approved Friday by the Cabinet to dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to help rebuild postwar Iraq is the latest legislation defining the SDF's roles overseas.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

BOJ poised to purchase ABS worth 1 trillion yen

The Bank of Japan decided Wednesday to start a multiyear program by late July to buy asset-backed securities worth up to 1 trillion yen to make it easier for small and medium-size companies to raise funds.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

5.24 million foreign visitors seen in '02; many had gripes

Foreign visitors to Japan in 2002 increased by 9.8 percent from the previous year to 5.24 million, topping the 5 million mark for the first time, the transport ministry reported Tuesday in presenting a to-do list for achieving the government goal of attracting 10 million annual visitors by 2010.
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 11, 2003

Kumakawa spreads his wings with 'Swan Lake'

When Tetsuya Kumakawa left The Royal Ballet five years ago at the age of 26, most people said it was too early for the Ferrari-driving superstar to leave his position as a principal dancer with the legendary company he joined in 1989. That was probably because most people didn't know what Kumakawa himself...

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers