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Reader Mail
Mar 14, 2007

A contender but not a winner

Hillary Clinton has done a good job as a U.S. senator. She has emerged as a strong political leader for various reasons, including her resoluteness (at least in front of the cameras) during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. U.S. voters, regardless of their political orientation, have reiterated that America...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2007

Fujiya warns of 6.7 billion yen net loss from safety scandal

Scandal-tainted confectioner Fujiya Co. said Tuesday it expects to post a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen for the business year ending this month, reversing its initial forecast of an 800 million yen net profit, due to food safety problems that forced it to shut down production.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2007

Citigroup to raise offer in bid for Nikko

U.S. financial services giant Citigroup Inc., in the hunt to acquire Nikko Cordial Corp., said Tuesday it intends to raise its purchasing price to 1,700 yen per share from its initial offer of 1,350 yen.
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2007

Alex sidelined by torn hamstring

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) PSV Eindhoven defender Alex, whose goal against Arsenal last week put the Dutch side into the European Champions League quarterfinals, has a torn hamstring and will miss at least six weeks, the club announced Monday.
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2007

Lyon held to draw by Marseille

PARIS (AP) Mamadou Niang scored with four minutes remaining Sunday to earn Marseille a 1-1 draw at French leader Lyon and end a two-game losing streak.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 13, 2007

Japan is obliged to accept refugees, so why so few?

In 1981, Japan signed the U.N. 1951 Conventions Relating to the Status of Refugees and in 1982, it inked the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees and enacted the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law. Signatories are obliged to give refugees due recognition and protect their basic...
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2007

Inter downs AC in Milan derby

ROME (AP) Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored Sunday to lead Inter Milan to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over city rival AC Milan.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007

Horie didn't like his job, he was just good at it

to try to increase its value, just like any shareholder would," he said between frequent glances at his cell phone. Livedoor shares were trading at around 700 yen shortly after a stock split and before the firm was raided in January 2006 for alleged accounting fraud. By the time Livedoor was delisted...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007

Foreigners march for worker rights

Workers from all parts of the globe battled wind and rain Sunday to give speeches, performances and then trudge through the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, calling for job security and equality for all.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007

Howard meets Aso, repeats Aussie commitment to tariff-taming EPA

Australian Prime Minister John Howard met Foreign Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on Monday and repeated his determination to conclude a bilateral economic partnership agreement that will lower tariffs on farm products, a Foreign Ministry official said.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2007

Japan's ambivalent English

The recent story about problems at an English school in Tokyo reveals perhaps more about Japanese attitudes to studying a foreign language than about the business practices of language schools. In Japan, signing up with enthusiasm too often leads to giving up in frustration. For many, learning to chat...
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2007

Current account surplus up near 50%

Japan's current account surplus in January expanded a preliminary 49.8 percent from a year earlier to 1.19 trillion yen as the income surplus expanded and the deficit in goods and services trade narrowed, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2007

Multiplex hands over Wembley

SYDNEY (AP) London's Wembley Stadium has been officially handed to its owners by Australia's Multiplex Group after more than a year of delays to the reconstruction of the iconic sports ground.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 13, 2007

What women want is to be treated 'like a girl'

Since the Danjyo Koyo Kikai Kinto Ho (Equal Employment Opportunity Law) kicked in two decades ago, it's become the norm for women to work as hard and long as men, though not necessarily under the same conditions. Accordingly, money matters between danjyo (men and women) have become a lot more complicated....
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2007

TSE rules out delisting of Nikko stock

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will not delist scandal-tainted Nikko Cordial Corp. because it cannot confirm whether the brokerage falsified its financial statements in a systematic manner, TSE President Taizo Nishimuro announced Monday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 13, 2007

Bigger is not always better for Japan's English teachers

While exact figures are unavailable, but it is fair to assume that a large number of foreigners who work in Japan will spend at least some of their time teaching in a language school.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007

Abe pushes for beefing up state role in education

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will introduce a package of legislation designed to give the central government a bigger role in the public school system.

Longform

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