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JAPAN
Apr 12, 2005

Koizumi mum on if he'll go to Yasukuni, sees no impact

Following recent anti-Japanese demonstrations in China, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday declined to say if he will visit Yasukuni Shrine this year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2005

Kobayashi keys Marines to fifth straight victory

Hiroyuki Kobayashi tossed a two-hitter over the distance Sunday as the Pacific League-leading Chiba Lotte Marines downed the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1 for their fifth straight win.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2005

Late winner returns FC Tokyo to the top

FC Tokyo returned to the top of the J. League on Sunday after a late strike from midfielder Ryoichi Kurisawa secured a 1-0 win over visiting Jubilo Iwata.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2005

Invest to bolster peace in southern Sudan

KHARTOUM -- Cereal trader Said Abubaker has a simple explanation for the fast-rising price of the local staple sorghum in the town market at Warawar in southern Sudan: "Peace has been a stranger in our land for so long that now that it has come, nature does not know how to welcome it."
COMMENTARY
Apr 11, 2005

The danger of keeping Japan in its place

LOS ANGELES -- Reform of the United Nations -- that terribly tarnished crown jewel of post-World War II global order -- is, as everyone agrees, urgently needed. For all its imperfections, it is the best world political organization we have.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 11, 2005

You can lead a market to bonds, but you can't make it drink

The government budget for fiscal 2005 has been enacted, but the amount dependent on government bonds, although slightly lower than in fiscal 2004, is still above 40 percent.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2005

Airlines report 159 cases of falling parts

Japanese airlines reported 159 incidents of parts falling off aircraft during the year to March 31, up from 96 reported the previous year, a transport ministry survey made available Sunday showed.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2005

Intellectual property disputes

Japan's efforts to bolster the legal system for protecting intellectual property (IP) rights reached a major milestone with the recent establishment of the Intellectual Property High Court. The new court, which is housed in the same building as the Tokyo High Court, will handle a broad range of disputes...
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2005

Machimura demands apology from China

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura lodged a formal protest with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yi on Sunday and demanded an apology for an anti-Japanese rally in Beijing the previous day that turned violent.
COMMENTARY
Apr 11, 2005

EU Constitution in trouble

LONDON -- It is possible, even probable, that the French people will reject the European Union's proposed new constitution in their referendum on May 31.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2005

Kiyohara, Rhodes lead Giants past Dragons

Kazuhiro Kiyohara and Tuffy Rhodes hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Saturday to power the Yomiuri Giants to a 5-3 win over the Chunichi Dragons.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2005

Thinking outside the box

I t's everyone's nightmare. While spring was just starting to tempt people outside in New York City on April 1, a Chinese-food deliveryman was trapped inside -- stuck in the elevator of a high-rise apartment building from which he was not rescued for more than three days. It must have seemed to him as...
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2005

NBS execs to quit over takeover

The two top executives of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc., a radio company in the Fujisankei Communications Group, are likely to resign in June to take the blame for failing to prevent its takeover by Internet company Livedoor Co., group insiders said Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2005

Japan paid $3 million in '99 Kyrgyz hostage crisis

The Japanese government paid the Kyrgyz government a $3 million ransom for the release of four Japanese hostages in southern Kyrgyzstan in 1999, but it appears the money never reached the hostage takers, Japanese government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
Features
Apr 10, 2005

Drop-dead gorgeous

Eiko Koike is a leggy, lushly upholstered Japanese celebrity, famous for her doe eyes and D-cup breasts.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2005

Dalai Lama seeks Tibetan autonomy

The visiting Dalai Lama on Saturday reiterated that he would like to see a high degree of autonomy for Tibet, Japanese lawmakers said.

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