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JAPAN
Jul 5, 2004

LDP's support rate drops ahead of Upper House race

Support for the Liberal Democratic Party is at 30.7 percent, according to a Kyodo News poll released Sunday, down 7.9 points from a similar poll taken ahead of the 2001 House of Councilors election.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2004

DPJ looks set to win more seats than ruling LDP, survey shows

The Democratic Party of Japan is expected to make great strides in the House of Councilors election on July 11 and looks set to top the list of parties in the proportional representation section, according to a new survey.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2004

Admiral proposes SDF less run by civilians

The chief of staff of the Maritime Self-Defense Force has proposed that uniformed officers be given more say vis-a-vis civilians in the operations of the nation's military, but the Defense Agency chief has no plans to push for this option at present, agency officials said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2004

Can Koizumi expect a rally?

Security is the key word for the July 11 Upper House election, which focuses on two major issues: pension reform and Self-Defense Force participation in a multinational force in Iraq. At stake are Japan's social security system (including pensions, health care and nursing services for the elderly) and...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2004

Lions pounce on Marines

Kazuhiro Wada hit a two-run homer Saturday and Masahide Kaizuka added a three-run blast to lead the Seibu Lions to a 9-2 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines at Ishikawa Prefectural Stadium.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2004

MMC secures 165 billion yen corporate aid

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it has received 165 billion yen in financial aid from 12 companies.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2004

Parties stake out their positions

Campaigning for the July 11 Upper House election, set to start Thursday, has already been under way for all practical purposes, as key members of the ruling and opposition parties hit the hustings across the country. On Monday, at a joint debate session at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, party...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 22, 2004

Buffaloes-BlueWave merger gets green light

The Japanese pro baseball executive committee decided Monday to accept the proposed merger between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave after the two clubs reached a basic agreement on the deal early last week.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2004

Kinjo launches first grand slam as BayStars clobber Giants

Tatsuhiko Kinjo hit a grand slam Wednesday to power the Yokohama BayStars to a 14-4 thrashing of the Yomiuri Giants at Yokohama Stadium.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past