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JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Condemned Aum killer loses appeal

The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld the death sentence for senior Aum Shinrikyo figure Kiyohide Hayakawa for crimes that include murder and the production of sarin gas.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2004

FSA bureau chief Gomi tapped as commissioner

The government plans to promote Hirofumi Gomi, director general of the Supervisory Bureau at the Financial Services Agency, to the post of FSA commissioner, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Relatives of missing demand results from Pyongyang trip

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi must achieve concrete results when he meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on May 22 in Pyonygang, relatives of Japanese abducted to North Korea, and others working on their behalf, demanded Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Koizumi to visit Pyongyang on May 22

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Pyongyang on May 22 for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in an effort to secure the passage to Japan of eight family members of five repatriated abductees, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Ozawa gives in, accepts request to head DPJ

Ichiro Ozawa gave in Friday and accepted appointment to the helm of the Democratic Party of Japan, replacing Naoto Kan, who resigned Monday to take responsibility for his past failure to pay mandatory premiums into the National Pension System.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2004

Now cops spurn Mitsubishi vehicles

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., mired in a defect coverup scandal, have been barred from bidding for police orders for 11 months, the National Police Agency said Friday.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2004

Nuke power will remain nation's key energy source

Japan will continue to use nuclear power as its main energy source while trying to expand other energy sources to diversify risks, according to an annual report on national energy policy released Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Prince's gripe said not with Yuasa

Crown Prince Naruhito has noted that his unusually candid remarks Monday about the condition of his wife, Crown Princess Masako, were not directed at the present Imperial Household Agency leadership of Grand Steward Toshio Yuasa, the prince's top aide said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2004

China's proliferation serves to rouse Japan

China's support for North Korea has backfired. What would China prefer to see -- a Japan armed with nuclear weapons, or Japan's alliance with the United States strengthened by its participation in missile defense? In Beijing, neither option has much appeal. But in relation to Japan, China has been hoisted...
JAPAN
May 15, 2004

Defense paper assumes China invasion of Japan

The Defense Agency would deploy 7,200 ground troops to protect Japan's southernmost islands from invading Chinese forces in the event of a conflict between China and Taiwan, according to confidential documents obtained by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2004

MMC considers 10% workforce cut, shutting down two domestic plants

Struggling automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is considering a bolder restructuring plan, including a 10 percent cut to its workforce and closure of two domestic plants, sources said Friday.
COMMENTARY
May 15, 2004

Has President Chen learned his lesson?

HONG KONG -- Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, who narrowly won a disputed election in March, is without doubt the Bush administration's least favorite democratically elected leader.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2004

New jailers, same prison?

The stage-managed toppling of ex-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's statue will not, after all, be the image defining the Iraq war. Like the famous photo of the young girl on fire running naked to escape the horror of napalm in the Vietnam War, the photographs emerging from Abu Ghraib prison will be the...
SUMO
May 14, 2004

Asashoryu wins 35th in a row

Grand champion Asashoryu showed no sign of letting up Thursday, while all three ozeki wrestlers were upset to fall further off the pace at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 14, 2004

Tigers end Giants' 33-game homer streak

Shinjiro Hiyama connected for a solo homer in the eighth inning Thursday, lifting the Hanshin Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Giants in the Central League and ending Yomiuri's home run streak at 33.
JAPAN
May 14, 2004

Crown Prince's remarks stun wife's minders

The head of the Imperial Household Agency admitted Thursday he is unsure how to address the situation surrounding Crown Princess Masako following unusually candid comments about her condition by her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 14, 2004

Arsenal one game away from setting new standard in England

LONDON -- Arsenal stands on the verge of what manager Arsene Wenger called "sporting immortality" with just Leicester blocking its path to the record books.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2004

More than just making ends meet

There is something fuzzy about Tuesday's Lower House vote on the pension reform bills. The package was supported by the ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. But the opposition Democratic Party of Japan approved only a proviso that calls for the integration of the complex pension...
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

Crown Prince's remarks stun wife's minders

The head of the Imperial Household Agency admitted Thursday he is unsure how to address the situation surrounding Crown Princess Masako following unusually candid comments about her condition by her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito.
JAPAN
May 14, 2004

ANA jet makes precautionary landing

An All Nippon Airways flight bound for Hiroshima made an emergency landing at Osaka's Itami airport Thursday after reporting a malfunctioning engine, officials said.
JAPAN
May 14, 2004

Ex-Duskin chief gets suspended term for misusing money

The Tokyo District Court handed a former chairman of Duskin Co. a suspended prison sentence Thursday for "masterminding" the misappropriation of the company's money.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
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.

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