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BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2004

Nakagawa to lead delegation on India mission

Shoichi Nakagawa, minister of economy, trade and industry, said Thursday he will make a five-day visit to India beginning Aug. 24 with a delegation of Japanese business leaders to boost bilateral trade and investment.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Heat wave hits record 38 days

The temperature topped 30 in Tokyo on Thursday for a record 38th day in a row.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Japan aims for 100th gold of Summer

Having come a long way since taking part in its first Olympics more than 90 years ago, Japan will set out to claim its 100th gold medal at the summer Games in Athens this month. After the Sydney Games in 2000, Japan had won 98 gold, 97 silver and 103 bronze medals for a total of 298 summer Olympic medals....
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Thin men face higher cancer risk

Thinner middle-aged men are more likely to get cancer, according to a study by the National Cancer Center in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Robot suit a culmination of sci-fi dreams

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Scientist Yoshiyuki Sankai was fascinated in his childhood by robots depicted in the U.S. literary classic "I, Robot" as well as Japanese comic books such as "Cyborg 009" and "Tetsujin No. 28."
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Remains of soldiers killed in China in '39 now in Japan

The remains of 16 Japanese soldiers who died in the 1939 Battle of the River Halka near the border between Mongolia and northeastern China were delivered to the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Aug 13, 2004

Loveless in Aoyama

Who needs love when you can have fashion? So goes the philosophy behind Tokyo's latest and greatest luxury clothing store, Loveless, which opened in Aoyama on July 23.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Kashima best chance for Japan in gymnastics

Twelve years have passed since Japanese gymnasts won a medal at an Olympics, 20 years since they claimed gold and 28 years since they last triumphed in a team competition at the quadrennial event.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Japan's female spikers seek return to glory

Japanese women's volleyball has been given a golden opportunity to resurrect its half-forgotten Olympic glory with a youthful squad led by a passionate head coach.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 13, 2004

Chemical lies in wine

It is received wisdom that the sulfite additives in American red wines cause many drinkers to have headaches, and that the health concerns over these 21st-century chemicals are so great that wines tainted by them are required to carry an explicit "Contains Sulfites" warning.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2004

Ready for the Olympics?

The Summer Olympics are back! With the 28th Games opened in Athens on Friday night, people everywhere -- Japan included -- are experiencing that familiar little buzz of ambivalence. Enthusiasm on the one hand, ennui on the other: Yes, it is possible to feel these conflicting emotions at once. The Olympics,...
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Ai-chan fired up for first appearance in Olympics

Japanese teenager Ai Fukuhara will make her mark as the youngest woman to appear in the table tennis competition at the Athens Olympics.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2004

Information-leak insurance in works

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and NTT Communications Corp. plan to tie up to launch an insurance product next month to cover companies damaged by information leaks, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Aug 13, 2004

Golf club makers try to stay ahead in long-shot war

For nonplayers, it might be hard to imagine just how much golfers desire to hit a longer shot.
COMMENTARY
Aug 13, 2004

An uphill battle for women

LONDON -- Morgan Stanley last month agreed to a $54 million out-of-court settlement to ensure that serious allegations of sexual discrimination against it did not come to trial in the United States. The bank proclaimed its innocence, but if it really had nothing to hide, why didn't it let the evidence...
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Kitajima no lock for gold

Japanese breaststroke specialist Kosuke Kitajima saw a huge block appear between him and his goal of winning the gold medal at the Athens Olympics when Brendan Hansen of the United States broke his two world records.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Article 9 change signals desire to wage war: NGOs

Japan should not revise Article 9 of the Constitution because its Asian neighbors would regard such an act as proof that the country intends to wage war, nongovernmental organizations and intellectuals said at a symposium held in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

98% of pro baseball ranks vote for right to strike

Japanese professional baseball players have voted overwhelmingly for the right to strike as part of a bid to maintain the two-league system and prevent ballclub mergers, a source close to the matter said Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Judoka Tani, Inoue out to repeat feats

There are few things as certain as Japan's expected domination in judo as it aims to claim the lion's share of medals in the competition at this summer's Athens Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2004

Ace Sugiyama hoping third time is the charm

Having just experienced her "best Wimbledon" in England, Japanese No. 1 Ai Sugiyama is taking her top form into Athens hoping to win an Olympic medal or two.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 13, 2004

Time to put distractions aside and get season under way

LONDON -- The buildup to what promises to be the closest, most exciting Premiership ever has been overshadowed by the Football Association soap opera, the Patrick Vieira saga and more recently Michael Owen's propoesed move to Real Madrid.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2004

U.S. names Aichi Expo commissioner

The United States has named businesswoman Lisa Gable as commissioner general for its pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi Prefecture, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Kepco pipe safety report approved by state in '00

The government certified as "appropriate" a 2000 report by Kansai Electric Power Co. on pipe safety measures at its Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, sources said Thursday.

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