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BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

Manufacturing ties eyed with ASEAN, China

Japan should share manufacturing roles with China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by capitalizing on the advantages of each region, the government said in a white paper on foundations for production released Friday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 11, 2003

Three newcomers key to Tigers' bid for elusive CL pennant

Is this truly the Year of the Tigers? Here we are, about 43 percent of the way through the 2003 Japan pro baseball season, and the Hanshin Tigers are in the driver's seat in their attempt to win their first Central League pennant in 18 years, and only their third since the two-league system was established...
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CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Jun 11, 2003

Why perfection isn't enough

Light, cool, sleek and refined describe the large celadon bowl that won 1 million yen and the Grand Prix Katsura-no-Miya Prize at the 17th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. This juried exhibition showcases some of the finest works in this "pottery oasis" of Japan and offers a tasty smorgasbord for...
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2003

Bill to send SDF to Iraq wins Armitage's praise

Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage expressed pleasure Tuesday with a bill that would pave the way for the Self-Defense Forces to be sent to Iraq to assist in reconstruction work.
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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Abductees' relatives slam port calls

NIIGATA -- Relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago protested Monday in Niigata over port calls by a North Korean ferry allegedly involved in illicit operations, even though the ship canceled its latest voyage.
Events
Jun 8, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Education group offers tips on studying abroad: The Association of International Education, Japan, is organizing a fair to provide information for Japanese who want to study abroad on June 14 and 28 at Hyogo International Students' House (Hyogo Ryugakusei Kaikan) in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
Events
Jun 8, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Education group offers tips on studying abroad: The Association of International Education, Japan, is organizing a fair to provide information for Japanese who want to study abroad on June 14 and 28 at Hyogo International Students' House (Hyogo Ryugakusei Kaikan) in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
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COMMUNITY
Jun 8, 2003

Butoh: Dance in a surreal realm

We are between sanity and insanity, beauty and ugliness. Good and evil don't matter; emotion lurches from serenity to rage without warning. East and West, too, have merged: Leering Japanese ghosts waltz to Edith Piaf; a forest hag dressed for a Versailles ball strikes wild kabuki poses. Fear turns frolicksome...
EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2003

Economic anxieties ignored at Evian

The world economy remains mired in the doldrums. The outlook has hardly improved in spite of an optimistic economic assessment from the Group of Eight summit in Evian, France. Two specters loom over the horizon: global deflation and a weaker dollar. Leaders of the world's top industrialized nations,...
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JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Roh arrives for Koizumi talks

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun arrived Friday in Tokyo for his first state visit to Japan, during which he will meet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and discuss ways to reach a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear problem.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2003

Foreign reserves hit record high

Japan's foreign-exchange reserves at the end of May were up a record $43.65 billion from a month earlier to $543.09 billion, hitting an all-time high for the sixth straight month, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
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JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Roh arrives for Koizumi talks

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun arrived Friday in Tokyo for his first state visit to Japan, during which he will meet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and discuss ways to reach a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear problem.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Roh arrives for Koizumi talks

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun arrived Friday in Tokyo for his first state visit to Japan, during which he will meet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and discuss ways to reach a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear problem.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
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JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 5, 2003

Seiko Noda now a force in her own right — and name

Seiko Noda, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in the House of Representatives, wrote in her elementary school composition class that her dream was to become a politician -- and ultimately prime minister.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jun 5, 2003

National hygiene begins in the classroom

I always like to hear from readers, but it's especially nice when they provide ideas for my column. Several wrote in recently about severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 4, 2003

Is obscenity in the eye of the public?

In November 1994, Takashi Asai -- president of Uplink, a movie distribution and publishing house -- published a Japanese edition of "Mapplethorpe," a collection of 260 black-and-white photographs by the U.S. photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who died in 1989 of AIDS.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Aso says sorry for claiming Koreans wanted Japanese names during war

Taro Aso, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized Monday for infuriating Koreans during the weekend by claiming they voluntarily adopted Japanese names during World War II.
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JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Private mail delivery kicks off

Delivery company Tokai Messenger Bb on Sunday launched limited mail delivery services, making it the first private-sector firm to take part in the state-run service since 1873.
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JAPAN
Jun 1, 2003

Big Issue Kansai magazine to help homeless help themselves

OSAKA -- Hoping to imitate the success of its British namesake, a company was recently set up here to publish a magazine called Big Issue Kansai, which will help homeless people earn money by selling the paper on the street.
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JAPAN
Jun 1, 2003

Typhoon loses some of its sting

Typhoon Linfa, the first typhoon to strike Japan in May since 1965, weakened into a temperate depression Saturday morning, after coming ashore at Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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