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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2003

U.S. Navy sailor held in Tokyo robbery

Police said Tuesday they have arrested an enlisted U.S. Navy sailor over the wounding of a Tokyo shop owner with a stun gun during a 10 million yen watch and jewelry robbery early this month.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2003

Tsujimoto loaned out illegal cash

Arrested former lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto used some 40 million yen of her office's illegally pooled funds to loan to her friends, sources alleged Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Koizumi appears set to stay on by default

With the extended 190-day Diet session having closed Monday, lawmakers' attention is shifting to the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 20, the new Cabinet that will immediately follow it and the expected House of Representatives poll in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Smoke lingers in government buildings

Efforts to ban smoking in central government buildings in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district are having little effect as old habits prove tough to break.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2003

Cabrera's blast powers Lions past Marines

Lions slugger Alex Cabrera belted his 33rd homer of the year for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Seibu downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2 at Seibu Dome on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2003

Time, place of dispatch still hazy

Despite Diet approval of a bill to allow the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq on Saturday, the government continued to wrestle with exactly when and where the SDF should be sent.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2003

300 billion yen sought for rice reforms

The Liberal Democratic Party will request a budget of about 300 billion yen for rice policy reforms for fiscal 2004, LDP officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2003

Government plans exhaustive program to research protein

The government will launch a five-year national research program to analyze the interaction of human proteins as a new scientific goal following the completion of the human genome map in April, science ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2003

Political donations to get murkier?

The ruling coalition's new proposal on corporate donations to political parties would probably conceal the identities of most donors, according to a recent Kyodo News study.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2003

Tigers keep on winning

Yoshinori Okihara hit a bases-loaded single to right to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning, as the Hanshin Tigers completed a three-game sweep over the Yakult Swallows with a 1-0 "sayonara" victory at Koshien Stadium on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2003

BOJ vows to take risks until prices start rising

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui underscored on Wednesday his determination to fight deflation, stating the central bank will take "unlimited risks" until prices rise.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 23, 2003

Irabu records 10th win of season

Hanshin right-hander Hideki Irabu held Yakult scoreless over seven innings, striking out 10 batters for the win as the Central League-leading Tigers defeated the Swallows 4-1 at Koshiien Stadium on Tuesday, lowering their magic number to 39.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 22, 2003

Cabrera belts 30th HR to lift Seibu over Orix

Seibu slugger Alex Cabrera belted his 30th homer of the year for the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Lions edged the Orix BlueWave 2-1 at Seibu Dome on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2003

U.S. to give back idle Yokohama land

Japan and the United States agreed in principle Friday to the return of idle land at four sites in Yokohama currently overseen by U.S. forces, Foreign Ministry officials said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2003

Tigers prey on Carp

Shinjiro Hiyama led off the eighth inning with a solo roundtripper for the go-ahead run as the red-hot Hanshin Tigers comfortably picked up from where they left off before the All-Star break, beating the Hiroshima Carp 4-3 at Koshien Stadium on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2003

Princess' ex-doctor faces more penalties

Osamu Tsutsumi, a University of Tokyo professor who served as the primary physician for Crown Princess Masako until June, may face further penalties because a university panel found that he made a false application for 20 million yen in donations, according to sources.
SUMO
Jul 16, 2003

Animosity toward Asashoryu intensifies

The Japan Sumo Association on Monday received a bomb threat and phone calls threatening an assault on Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, association sources said.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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