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BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Gas prices set to rise with oil costs

Oil wholesalers may raise gasoline prices in line with surges in crude oil prices, oil firms said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Hashimoto faction accountant grilled

Prosecutors have questioned the person in charge of accounting for the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, in connection with an undeclared donation the group received in 2001 from a scandal-tainted dentist association, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Group demands preimplantation genetic diagnosis of embryos

Doctors and patients demanded in court Thursday that the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology allow the controversial preimplantation genetic diagnosis of embryos.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Hashimoto's position under threat over funding scandal

Pressure is mounting on former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to step down as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, with a meeting Thursday revealing that group members are losing confidence in him over a political funding scandal.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Government looks to hike sales tax while still honoring Koizumi's pledge

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government could decide to raise the 5 percent consumption tax rate for implementation after the fall of 2006, when Koizumi's tenure expires, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Recovery ongoing despite June output fall: METI

Although industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent in June from the previous month, the recovery trend remains unchanged, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Pork import surge draws tariff hike

Japan will raise its tariffs on imported pork from Aug. 1 to March 31 following an import surge in the April-June period, farm ministry officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Activist sees Japan as war addict, like U.S. in comic

The Japanese people should learn from their World War II defeat and put pressure on the government to stop the country from sliding back into militarism, the author of an American antimilitarist comic book says.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

493 punished for pension info misuse

The Social Insurance Agency said Thursday it has punished 493 officials over a scandal involving unauthorized access to pension-related personal information, such as premium payment records.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Investors turn up heat on struggling Kanebo

Struggling Kanebo Ltd. faced a storm of questions and criticism Thursday during an extraordinary meeting of shareholders aimed at raising new capital and changing its auditing corporation.
COMMENTARY
Jul 30, 2004

Drawing the line with China

NEW DELHI -- India and China have held regular border-related negotiations since 1981 in the longest such process between two nations since the end of World War II. Yet, after 23 years of negotiations, the two Asian giants have not achieved the bare minimum -- a mutually defined line of control separating...
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Matsushita sees 12-fold rise in profit

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Thursday its net profit for the April-June quarter soared 12-fold to 32.82 billion yen on strong sales of plasma display-panel TVs and cost-cutting efforts.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Supporters seek asylum for chess legend Fischer in Germany

Supporters of fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer said Thursday in Tokyo that they are asking several nations, including Germany, to offer the American political asylum.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2004

Tuffy cracks 35th as Giants roll

Tuffy Rhodes and Toshihisa Nishi each homered to drive in five runs and Koji Uehara limited the damage to three runs over seven strong innings as the Yomiuri Giants stomped the Hiroshima Carp 13-3 in the Central League Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Fischer's deportation appeal rejected

Immigration officials have rejected former world chess champion Bobby Fischer's appeal of their decision to deport him for attempting to travel on an invalid U.S. passport, an adviser to Fischer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Another round of warrants served in dental group scandal

Tokyo prosecutors served a fresh arrest warrant Wednesday on a former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker suspected of buying votes with money from a scandal-tainted dentists' association before November's House of Representatives election.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Mayors fight Zama troop increase

The mayors of Sagamihara and Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture lodged a joint petition with Tokyo on Wednesday opposing a reported plan to increase the number of U.S. troops at Camp Zama, which stretches across the two cities.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

High court upholds death sentence for two culprits in subway gassing

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences meted out to two Aum Shinrikyo figures over their roles in the 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

FTC moves on bid-rigging

The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered 113 construction companies to stop rigging bids on public works for the Niigata Municipal Government.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 29, 2004

Who prefers concrete and cars to Tokyo's natural gem?

With its oddly ear-shaped black-and-white striped body, the hammer-size mimigata tennannsho, a grass that grows in the depths of Mount Takao's forests, has long been an object of fascination and loathing to hikers in the western Tokyo quasi-national park, where it's not just its grotesque shape that...
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Pension delinquency down -- nominally

The delinquency rate for national pension premium payments fell to 36.6 percent in fiscal 2003 from a record 37.2 percent the previous year, with the number of people required to pay having declined, the Social Insurance Agency said Wednesday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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