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JAPAN
May 21, 2004

Court sides with Mitsubishi execs over shareholder lawsuit

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a damages suit filed by three Mitsubishi Corp. shareholders against the trading company's executives over massive damages and settlement payouts made in the United States in connection with illegal price-fixing of graphite electrodes.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 19, 2004

Hanshin's relief trio has Tigers in hunt for repeat in CL

The Hanshin Tigers have a reputation of winning the Central League pennant once every other decade. Their last three titles came in 1964, 1985 and 2003, and their fans surely do not want to wait until 22-something for the next championship.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2004

Dentsu's net profit up 35% in '03

Dentsu Inc., Japan's largest advertising agency, said Monday its net profit rose 35 percent to 30.88 billion yen for the year through March, thanks to a one-time gain from a change in the company's pension fund scheme.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 16, 2004

TBS's "Sekai Fushigi Hakken" and more

Uniqlo, the no-frills clothing store that took the retail trade by storm in the late '90s, saw its fortunes take a nose dive after the turn of the century. The company has attempted to remedy the problem of poor sales with an expanded product line. However, the chairman has decided that what the company...
JAPAN
May 14, 2004

COMJAN 'abduction' list grows -- despite lack of evidence

OSAKA -- On the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2003, 42-year-old Naruki Okita, operator of a small marine transport company in Taisho Ward here, showed up near the docks of Izumi Kita with his luggage in tow.
JAPAN
May 14, 2004

COMJAN 'abduction' list grows -- despite lack of evidence

OSAKA -- On the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2003, 42-year-old Naruki Okita, operator of a small marine transport company in Taisho Ward here, showed up near the docks of Izumi Kita with his luggage in tow.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 13, 2004

Barbie has the perfect body, biologically speaking

A woman with large breasts and a small waist. It's what all men want, isn't it? Western men are often cited as -- or accused of -- being obsessed with the large breasts/small waist ideal. It objectifies women, some women say.
JAPAN
May 12, 2004

Toyota first firm to exceed 1 trillion yen

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it posted a record net profit of 1.16 trillion yen for the year to March, becoming the first Japanese company to exceed the 1 trillion yen mark.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 12, 2004

Beastly love story 'beyond good and evil'

He is a 50-year-old world-famous American architect; she is Sylvia, his first lover as a married man. But who is Sylvia and what is unspeakable about his passion for her? Is she a much younger woman? Perhaps foreign, or colored? Or even a man?
BUSINESS
May 11, 2004

Sumitomo Electric to make superconductive wire

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. said Monday it plans to launch commercial production by the end of the year of high-temperature superconductive wire whose electricity transfer capability is about 130 times that of conventional copper wire.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2004

JAL group posts 88.6 billion yen net loss

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it saw a huge decline in revenue and profit in fiscal 2003 due to the Iraq war and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 5, 2004

One sure way to the enjoy the twilight years

Shinibana Rating: * * * (out of 5) Director: Isshin Inudo Running time: 120 minutes Language: Japanese Opens May 7 [See Japan Times movie listings] Japanese society is rapidly graying, as journalists never tire of telling us. What the journos seldom mention -- though the cannier film...
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

MMC eyes tieup with other automakers

The newly appointed Mitsubishi Motors Corp. chairman and chief executive officer hinted Friday that the troubled automaker might seek a capital tieup with other automakers besides its biggest shareholder, DaimlerChrysler AG.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Tax officials suspect Ebara hid 540 million yen

Plant engineering firm Ebara Corp. has been accused of hiding 540 million yen in income over three years through fiscal 2002, including roughly 300 million yen in suspected slush funds, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Rightist pleads guilty to spree of terror

The leader of an ultrarightist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he and members of his group conducted terror attacks against members of North Korean-related organizations and others in 2002 and 2003.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Hitachi net profit plunges 43%

Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday its net profit for fiscal 2003 plunged 43 percent to 15.88 billion yen due to heavier tax payments.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2004

Sharp reports record earnings for fiscal '03

Sharp Corp. on Tuesday reported record earnings for the year that ended on March 31, powered by strong sales of liquid crystal panel TVs and camera-equipped cell phone handsets.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2004

Toray set to make base fiber in U.S.

Textile maker Toray Industries Inc. plans to begin manufacturing the base ingredient of carbon fiber for use in aircraft components in the United States in response to growing demand, company officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2004

Nikko Cordial returns to the black

Nikko Cordial Corp., the country's third-largest securities firm, said Monday it swung back into the black in fiscal 2003 for the first time in three years, buoyed by the stock market rally.
COMMENTARY
Apr 27, 2004

Don't credit PM for recovery

The Japanese economy is recovering. Why? Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi can hardly take the credit.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 24, 2004

The Catch in publishing posters, cards, calendars

Meeting Frances Koston in May 2003 after a gap of years, she presented me with a clutch of postcards bearing beautifully printed images of early hand-tinted Japanese photographs. Just last month she came up with a collection of greeting cards of century-old textile prints, again originating in Japan....
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2004

Kao's net profit up 4.6% in a tough 2003

Kao Corp. said Thursday its net profit rose 4.6 percent to 65.36 billion yen in fiscal 2003 for the sixth consecutive year of growth amid unfavorable market conditions at home and abroad.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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