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JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2003

Honda says new car will prevent accidents

Honda Motor Co. unveiled a luxury sedan Wednesday equipped with what the carmaker boasts as the world's first precrash safety system using automatic braking and radar.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Universities boost aid to financially strapped students

Private universities have expanded financial-assistance options for students, many of whom have seen their parents suffer pay- and job-cuts amid the economic downturn.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2003

Prepare to be spanked hard

Thirty minutes into the interview, Wammo has to go on stage. "We're about to start," he says from his cell phone. "But if you want, call me tomorrow night after 10. My parents should be in bed by then."
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2003

SDF dispatch laws and missions

The following is a chronology of events regarding the overseas dispatch of Self-Defense Forces units:
LIFE / Digital / NETWISE
Jun 12, 2003

Internet at light speed

Here we go again. Just when I thought I was enjoying affordable, high-speed Internet access, along comes yet another new technology that makes my once-fat data pipe look like a swizzle stick. I'm talking fiber.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2003

Mizuho raps retiring execs

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will withhold the retirement allowances of a host of executives after the banking group incurred a group net loss of more than 2 trillion yen and skipped dividend payments in fiscal 2002, a spokesman said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 11, 2003

Kumakawa spreads his wings with 'Swan Lake'

When Tetsuya Kumakawa left The Royal Ballet five years ago at the age of 26, most people said it was too early for the Ferrari-driving superstar to leave his position as a principal dancer with the legendary company he joined in 1989. That was probably because most people didn't know what Kumakawa himself...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 10, 2003

Finding acting work, reducing phone bills and ditching old stuff

Freighter travel Judi Sullivan's daughter, who lives in Japan, sent her a Lifelines column with an enquiry from reader Lisa Beretta, who wanted info on cargo ships willing to take a passenger to Europe.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

April data illustrates fragility of services sector

Five of the six major service industries performed worse in April than in the same month last year, underscoring the fragility of the services sector, the government said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Pyongyang got 'at least 4 billion yen' in fiscal 2002

At least 4 billion yen was remitted or directly carried in the form of cash to North Korea in fiscal 2002, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Pyongyang got 'at least 4 billion yen' in fiscal 2002

At least 4 billion yen was remitted or directly carried in the form of cash to North Korea in fiscal 2002, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Pyongyang got 'at least 4 billion yen' in fiscal 2002

At least 4 billion yen was remitted or directly carried in the form of cash to North Korea in fiscal 2002, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2003

What can revive insurance firms?

Deflation in Japan is taking its toll on life insurance companies. Since they make profits by investing policyholders' premiums and bank-supplied funds in stocks, bonds, real estate and other assets, they are more susceptible to falling asset prices and near-zero interest rates than companies in other...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

War bills all but clear Upper House

A special committee of the House of Councilors approved a set of war-contingency bills Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the legislation's enactment at Friday's Upper House plenary session.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

War bills all but clear Upper House

A special committee of the House of Councilors approved a set of war-contingency bills Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the legislation's enactment at Friday's Upper House plenary session.

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