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JAPAN
May 14, 2004

DPJ names 33 pension delinquents; LDP mum

The Democratic Party of Japan said Thursday that 33 of its 244 Diet lawmakers did not pay mandatory premiums for the nation's basic pension system, leaving the Liberal Democratic Party as the only major party still refusing to disclose the payment records of its members.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2004

Special farm subsidies face reduction or abolishment

The Finance Ministry wants to reduce or abolish the special subsidies paid to farmers who cultivate land deemed to be at a geographical disadvantage, ministry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 12, 2004

90 lawmakers join nonpayment list

Fifty-four of the Diet's 725 members have admitted failing to pay some of their mandatory pension premiums since 1986, when a reform measure obliging lawmakers to join the national pension scheme was put in place, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2004

Most firms upbeat about China's economic growth

Sixty-five percent of major Japanese companies say the rapid growth of the Chinese economy is having a favorable effect on the Japanese economy, according to a recent survey by Kyodo News.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 12, 2004

Arias lifts Tigers over Giants 7-6

At Tokyo Dome, George Arias tripled home the go-ahead run off Hideki Okajima (1-3) in the eighth inning to turn back the tide for the Hanshin Tigers as the visitors went on to edge the Yomiuri Giants 7-6 on Tuesday in a game featuring four homers, including Shinnosuke Abe's 19th in 32 games.
MORE SPORTS
May 9, 2004

Kitada jumps ahead

Unheralded Rui Kitada took full advantage of a rare slump on the back nine by overnight leader Yuri Fudo on Saturday to jump into the lead heading into the final round of the Nichirei Cup World Ladies.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 8, 2004

Kudo leads Giants with bat and ball

Veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo went eight strong innings Friday to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 7-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2004

Numerical bad-loan targets sought for regional banks

The government will ask regional banks to set numerical bad-loan reduction targets and to strengthen their financial bases, according to a draft of fresh government guidelines aimed at bolstering the nation's financial system.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2004

Sumitomo Trust worker left client data on train

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. said Thursday it has lost some documents featuring personal data on 41 customers at its office in the western Tokyo suburb of Tama.
COMMENTARY
May 3, 2004

Koizumi's open-ended legac

On April 26 the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi entered its fourth year in power. Following his three-year rule under the slogan "No growth without reform," the Japanese economy is finally on a recovery track.
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Jobless rate slides to three-year low

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 4.7 percent in March -- a further indication of Japan's burgeoning economic recovery, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Jobless rate slides to three-year low

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 4.7 percent in March -- a further indication of Japan's burgeoning economic recovery, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

ANA pilot caught asleep at the yoke

A Japanese airline captain nodded off twice while at the controls of a domestic flight last month -- in front of a transport ministry official who happened to be on board for a routine inspection.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami