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JAPAN
Feb 15, 2003

LDP may field DPJ member in Kanagawa governor race

The Liberal Democratic Party is reportedly considering an unusual tactic for the Kanagawa gubernatorial election in April -- fielding a current Diet member of the Democratic Party of Japan.
EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2003

Japan's role in solving Iraq issue

How should Japan deal with the Iraq crisis? The question is gaining urgency as the United States gears up for a military campaign. Yet the government has so far given only vague answers, though the ambiguity is not difficult to understand. During a Diet debate on Wednesday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2003

79% in Japan oppose U.S. offensive in Iraq: survey

Nearly 79 percent of those who responded to a recent Kyodo News phone survey said they oppose a U.S.-led military attack on Iraq, the news agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2003

DPJ loses politicians to local races

Several Democratic Party of Japan politicians have either announced plans to run in gubernatorial or mayoral elections or are contemplating doing so ahead of nationwide unified local elections scheduled for April.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2003

Toyota sees 93.9% net profit growth

Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday reported a group net profit of 216.1 billion yen for the October-December quarter, up 93.9 percent from the same period a year earlier on brisk sales at home and abroad.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 6, 2003

Matsui eyes playing in Olympic qualifiers

New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui is likely to play for the Japanese national team in this fall's Asian qualifying tournament for next year's Athens Olympics, baseball sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2003

Kawaguchi pitches SDF role in U.N. peace efforts

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has proposed allowing the Self-Defense Forces to join multinational forces when they are part of U.N.-sanctioned international activities working for peace.
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JAPAN
Jan 31, 2003

Icicle brings bullet trains to a halt

OSAKA -- The Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo and Osaka ground to a halt Thursday morning after an icicle shorted out a power line, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2003

Teachers snub new guidelines

More than half the elementary and junior high school teachers responding to a poll disfavor new guidelines introduced last April by the education ministry, saying the reduced curriculum is lowering children's academic abilities, according to a survey by Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2003

Japan, U.S. together on Pyongyang

Japan and the U.S. agreed Friday that they and South Korea should consult closely with each other in dealing with the standoff over North Korea's development of nuclear weapons if and when the United Nations Security Council takes it up.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2003

New privacy bill unshackles media

A new version of a privacy-protection bill features an exemption clause for news media and professional writers and may thus ease concerns about restrictions on press freedom, according to a draft obtained Wednesday by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2003

Resona to issue new shares if adequacy ratio falls

OSAKA -- Resona Holdings Inc., which includes Daiwa Bank and Asahi Bank, will boost its capital by issuing new shares if its capital adequacy ratio falls as a result of increased loan-loss charges, President Yasuhisa Katsuta said in a recent interview.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 20, 2003

New Shonan manager outlines plans

HIRATSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- Following a four-year spell as assistant coach to the Japan national team, new Shonan Bellmare manager Samir plans to introduce a playing system that mirrors that used by the national team in his quest to win promotion to Division One.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2003

Amusement park in Seto Sea going under: railway

OSAKA -- Keihan Electric Railway Co. will close an amusement facility at the end of March that it operates on the island of Yoshima in the Seto Inland Sea, it was learned Sunday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2003

Earthquake evacuees hold gathering

KOBE -- Some 30 people who were forced to leave Kobe and other parts of Hyogo Prefecture after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake gathered here Thursday for the first time to share their experiences during and after the temblor.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2003

Survey exposes school quake fears

Fewer than half of Japan's school buildings are quake-resistant, according to a Cabinet Office study released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2003

Subaru expects sales increases in '03

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, unveiled on Wednesday a new 2003 worldwide sales target of 568,000 vehicles, up 2.4 percent from the year before.

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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