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BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

Japan Post, Sankyu eye Asia delivery service

State-run Japan Post and private delivery company Sankyu Inc. said Tuesday they will begin a joint door-to-door delivery service for small freight in Asia.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

Prince Akishino regrets brother's remarks on Masako

Prince Akishino, who turned 39 on Tuesday, expressed regret that his elder brother, Crown Prince Naruhito, commented in public about the health of his wife without consulting Emperor Akihito.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

Industrial output at seven-month low

Industrial production fell to its lowest level in seven months in October, weighed down by slower exports and global inventory adjustments in the information technology sector, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 1, 2004

Trinita coach Berger on his way out

Oita Trinita coach Han Berger will leave his post after this season but has been asked to remain with the J. League first-division side as an adviser, club officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

Taking public pulse on Iraq mission turns up disturbing information gap

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has said he will take into account public opinion, along with various other factors, when he decides whether to extend the one-year Self-Defense Forces mission in Iraq, which expires Dec. 14.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

For visa violators, it pays to come clean

In June 2000, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman was deported from Japan for overstaying his visa. Shortly after he was forced back to his native Bangladesh, his Japanese girlfriend joined him and they married.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

Six targets eyed for Kyoto Protocol liftoff

The government will set specific emissions targets for six greenhouse gases as the Kyoto Protocol on climate change takes effect in February, government sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

Cerberus to control Kokusai Kogyo

U.S. investment fund Cerberus Group will acquire a majority stake in Kokusai Kogyo Co. after the struggling company reduces its capital by 100 percent, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

Beef-tracking system traces full history of domestic cows

A beef-tracking system will go online Wednesday at retailers and specialized restaurants, completing the system's link from producers to consumers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 1, 2004

John and Joe: singin' bout their generations

In his famous 1976 essay, "The Me Decade and the Third Great Awakening," Tom Wolfe first put forth the now widely accepted idea that the counterculture of the 1960s had been perverted in the '70s by formerly progressive-minded baby boomers when they realized that genuine social change wasn't as important...
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

DoCoMo, mm02 to provide i-mode services in Europe

NTT DoCoMo Inc. and major British mobile carrier mm02 have agreed on a deal to allow mobile telephone users in Britain, Germany and Ireland to surf the Internet on their handsets, DoCoMo said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

E*Trade fetches 500,000 yen on Jasdaq

E*Trade Securities Co. debuted Tuesday on the Jasdaq over-the-counter stock market for startups, fetching an initial quote of 500,000 yen, compared with its initial public offering price of 400,000 yen.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 30, 2004

J. League promotions approved

The J. League executive board officially approved the promotion of Kawasaki Frontale and Omiya Ardija to the first division Monday after they finished the season in the top two of the second division.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2004

Iraq troop level may remain at 600 if mission is extended, Hosoda says

If the government extends the Ground Self-Defense Force humanitarian mission in Iraq beyond the current Dec. 14 deadline, it would aim to maintain the present deployment level of about 600 troops, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda indicated Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2004

Ms. Rice's nomination raises concern

Observers both here and abroad are worried that the second administration of U.S. President George W. Bush may assume a more unilateralist stance in foreign policy. Such concern stems mainly from the imminent resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell, a firm believer in international coordination...
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2004

Hokkaido, north Honshu rocked by 7.1 quake; 24 hurt

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 rocked eastern areas of Hokkaido early Monday, injuring at least 24 people.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 30, 2004

Golden Eagles acquire veteran Iida

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced on Monday the acquisition of veteran Yakult Swallows outfielder Tetsuya Iida.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2004

Four Hollywood studios back Toshiba's HD DVD

In what could be a major coup in a fierce format war, Toshiba Corp. and its partners said Monday they have won support from four major Hollywood movie studios for their next-generation DVD.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 30, 2004

How will you spend this month's paycheck?

Sarah Chilson Au pair, 22 I live in Fujisawa and I've only been in Japan 6 weeks so I've only had two pays, but both times I've come up to Tokyo to party it up.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 30, 2004

Healthy food and immigration

Immigration update Tony writes regarding a recent Lifelines column which instructed foreign residents with immigration issues living in the metropolitan area and surrounding prefectures to head for the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau at 5-5-30 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo (03-5796 7112 -- Web site: www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-18.html...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 30, 2004

Get on their case

"I don't like black people! Shoo!"
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2004

Mizuho to offer IC-based ATM cards

Mizuho Bank will make automated-teller machine cards with integrated-circuit chips available in March for all customers to help prevent counterfeiting, bank officials said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2004

Chinese sub highlights underseas rivalries

HONOLULU -- The incursion of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine into Japanese territorial waters Nov. 10 has illuminated the mounting competition under the surface of the Pacific and Indian oceans and their adjacent seas.

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