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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2004

Tony Blair loses his touch

LONDON -- When he led the reformed British Labour Party to two overwhelming general election victories in 1997 and 2001, Tony Blair epitomized a new political generation that would sweep away both the cobwebs of traditional socialist policy and the increasingly incoherent, sleaze-tainted performance...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 27, 2004

Yankees, Rays set to hit Tokyo

Even halfway around the world, the New York Yankees bring a buzz.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Subway commuters overcharged

Teito Rapid Transit Authority said Thursday it overcharged passengers who used its fare adjustment machines under certain conditions for about one year due to a programming error.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2004

Last resort to protect privacy

Over the past two weeks Japanese media have made much of a privacy issue involving the eldest daughter of former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka. It all started with an article in a popular weekly describing the daughter's private life. Responding to a request from her lawyer, the Tokyo District Court...
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

NPA claims 83 women trafficked in for sex in '03

The National Police Agency claimed Thursday that 83 women were trafficked into Japan and forced to work in the sex industry in 2003, up 28 from the previous year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Hanshin Tigers translator Sasaki thinking big

Players from overseas have established a solid presence in Japan, playing an indispensable role in Japanese baseball over the years.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

India's new ambassador pushes economic cooperation

Mani Tripathi, India's new ambassador to Japan, said Thursday that Tokyo should make the most of the economic opportunities that exist in India for the benefit of both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Japan grills isle intruders; China demands their release

Police on Thursday questioned seven Chinese activists who landed on disputed territory in the East China Sea the previous day and plan to hand them over to prosecutors for allegedly violating immigration laws.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Jailed 14 out of their 15-year trial, activists cleared for now

The Tokyo District Court ended a 15-year trial Thursday by acquitting three men charged with firing mortar-launched projectiles in 1986 at the U.S. Yokota Air Base and the State Guesthouse in Tokyo during a meeting of leaders of developed nations.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Coca-Cola-Shiseido tieup to offer 'fat-burning' products

Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. and Shiseido Co. said Thursday they will launch next month a "fat-burning" soft drink and body lotion developed under a single brand.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2004

Chelsea management showing classy Ranieri no respect

LONDON -- When Roman Abramovich took over at Chelsea last July the club was on the verge of administration.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

China growth prompts 51.7% trade surplus rise

Japan's trade surplus in February surged 51.7 percent from a year earlier, as its surpluses with China and other Asian economies hit record levels, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

End of 'News Station' run prompts mixture of disbelief, grief and relief

Friday will see the plug finally pulled on "News Station," the popular TV Asahi show that has made a virtue of breaking journalistic taboos during its 18-year run.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Mar 26, 2004

Meet the Office manager

Everybody knows about Office in Kita-Aoyama -- the funky little fifth-floor, no-elevator hangout with a photocopier next to the DJ booth. But few people have had the pleasure of meeting Sadahiro Nakamura. Then again, you may have met him and just not realized that he was the man behind the scene and...
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Net firm admits '03 data leak may affect 1.4 million clients

ACCA Networks Co., a high-speed Internet-access wholesaler, confirmed Thursday that information on some of its customers has been leaked, adding that the leak, which apparently occurred about a year ago, may involve data on about 1.4 million people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 26, 2004

Town of grisly times past

As the unfortunate home to one-tenth of the world's active volcanoes, Japan lacks no variety in these ill-tempered peaks.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Muji operator's net profit doubles

Ryohin Keikaku Co., which operates Mujirushi Ryohin stores, said Thursday its net profit for the year through February nearly doubled thanks to a recovery in store sales and an absence of hefty restructuring expenses.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Ex-LTCB execs to pay damages

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered two former executives of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan to pay damages of 1.1 billion yen in connection with irrecoverable loans extended by the bank during the bubble economy period.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Insurers must pay out for suicides

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that insurance companies are obliged to pay out on contracts even when clients kill themselves solely for the designated beneficiary to receive the cash.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Giants hammer Swallows 9-5

Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Hiroki Kokubo and Yoshinobu Takahashi all homered to highlight a 15-hit offense and drove in a total of seven runs as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yakult Swallows 9-5 in a preseason game on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

State's debt amounts to 5.25 million yen per capita

The government's outstanding debt totaled a record-high 670.12 trillion yen at the end of December, according to data released Thursday by the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Recycling law spurs sales of used PCs

Sellers of used personal computers are enjoying brisk trade, partly because consumers are now required by law to spend several thousand yen on sending PCs they no longer need back to manufacturers.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight