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BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2003

JETRO wants doors open for foreign firms

The Japan External Trade Organization released a report Thursday urging that the nation do more to remove hurdles for foreign companies.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Path cleared for SDF-Iraq bill

A government-proposed bill to allow the Self-Defense Forces to be dispatched to Iraq to assist in reconstruction efforts cleared a special committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Fukuda accused of defending rape

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Thursday became the latest politician to come under fire for allegedly making discriminatory remarks toward women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2003

DPJ decides to oppose sending SDF to Iraq, citing concerns over security

The Democratic Party of Japan decided Tuesday to oppose any dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to help reconstruct Iraq.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2003

Shiokawa seeks budget flexibility

The government plans to include funds for multiyear "model" projects in the fiscal 2004 budget, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 1, 2003

A ridiculous SDF restriction

The first half of 2003 was marked by the war in Iraq, led by the United States and Britain, and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which hit China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Canada.
COMMUNITY
Jun 29, 2003

Cherchez la femme

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing. -- Proverbs 18:22
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

North Korean freighter sets sail

TOYAMA -- A North Korean freighter left a Japanese port on Friday, ending a two-week standoff with local authorities who refused to let it dock on the grounds the vessel failed to meet safety standards.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Japan wary of suspending KEDO

Japan called Friday for caution before a decision is taken to suspend a multinational project to build light-water nuclear reactors in North Korea because it could hinder a peaceful solution to the nuclear crisis, Japanese government officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

North Korean freighter sets sail

TOYAMA -- A North Korean freighter left a Japanese port on Friday, ending a two-week standoff with local authorities who refused to let it dock on the grounds the vessel failed to meet safety standards.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2003

Three firms deemed eligible for public aid

Local corporate turnaround committees have mapped out rehabilitation plans for three small and midsize companies, making them eligible for public support, industry minister Takeo Hiranuma said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Hwang 'can freely decide' on visit

The government would not oppose a visit to Japan by Hwang Jang Yop, a former top-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Obituary: Wataru Kubo

Wataru Kubo, a former Social Democratic Party secretary general who served as vice prime minister-cum-finance minister in 1996, died Tuesday night at a Kagoshima hospital, his family said Thursday. He was 74.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2003

How to protect personal information

A full-scale electronic government is about to make its debut in Japan. Beginning Aug. 25, the central and local governments will be linked nationwide by an online resident-registration network. "Juki Net," as the system is known, went into limited operation last August. It identifies each resident by...
JAPAN / Q&A
Jun 27, 2003

Revised fund law good for graft?

The first hearing was held Thursday in the trial of Lower House member Takanori Sakai, who has been charged with violating the Political Funds Control Law by concealing political donations from companies.
JAPAN / Q&A
Jun 27, 2003

Revised fund law good for graft?

The first hearing was held Thursday in the trial of Lower House member Takanori Sakai, who has been charged with violating the Political Funds Control Law by concealing political donations from companies.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2003

Economic reform package unveiled to mixed reviews

The nation's key policy-setting panel on Thursday released an economic reform package for 2003, featuring local finance changes and deregulation in some sectors.
JAPAN / Q&A
Jun 27, 2003

Revised fund law good for graft?

The first hearing was held Thursday in the trial of Lower House member Takanori Sakai, who has been charged with violating the Political Funds Control Law by concealing political donations from companies.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Koizumi eyes permanent SDF rules, slams short-term approach

Japan should consider implementing a permanent law that stipulates the principles under which the Self-Defense Forces can be dispatched overseas, rather than drawing up sunset legislation every time the need arises, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Koizumi eyes permanent SDF rules, slams short-term approach

Japan should consider implementing a permanent law that stipulates the principles under which the Self-Defense Forces can be dispatched overseas, rather than drawing up sunset legislation every time the need arises, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Koizumi eyes permanent SDF rules, slams short-term approach

Japan should consider implementing a permanent law that stipulates the principles under which the Self-Defense Forces can be dispatched overseas, rather than drawing up sunset legislation every time the need arises, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Japan-Europe venture aims to land humanity's first probe on Mercury

Japan and the European Space Agency are planning a joint mission that would be the first to land a probe on Mercury, a government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Diet begins debate on sending SDF to Iraq

The House of Representatives on Tuesday began deliberating a government-proposed bill to send the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Sex harassment case sinks JCP lawmaker

Hideyo Fudesaka, 55, the Japanese Communist Party's policy chief, tendered his resignation from the House of Councilors on Tuesday after admitting to sexually harassing a woman.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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