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BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

DoCoMo may sell off 16% stake in AT&T

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Wednesday that it might sell its 16 percent stake in AT&T Wireless following an agreement by Cingular Wireless LLC to purchase the No. 3 mobile carrier in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

E-money becomes smart way to pay

An increasing number of people are using e-money systems when paying for train tickets, shopping at stores and making other payments.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Feb 19, 2004

Distance lends enchantment

Take a look at a map of the west side of the Pacific and you'll find a fractured scatter of islands from the Kuriles south of Kamchatka, through Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and New Caledonia all the way to New Zealand and its sub-Antarctic Islands straddling the Roaring 40s and the...
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2004

GDP logs 1.7% quarterly rise

Japan's economy expanded a real 1.7 percent in the October-December period, the best showing in 13 1/2 years, backed by strong corporate capital investment, exports and consumer spending, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2004

Japan, U.S. to get tough on WMD

Senior officials of Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to step up efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

Japan Airlines System says Shinmachi will be new chief

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Wednesday it will promote its executive vice president, Toshiyuki Shinmachi, to president.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 19, 2004

Japan squeezes by Oman

SAITAMA -- Oman! Or should that be: "Oh boy?"
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Feb 19, 2004

Schools step in to teach kids table manners

Why is it so difficult to teach children table manners? My kids are quick learners. My oldest only needs to hear a Weird Al song once and he's got the lyrics memorized. His little brother can recite the specs for every fighter plane ever built. So why can't they master the trick of getting their napkins...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2004

No sugar, but FTA still sweet

SYDNEY -- The cheering has died. Hardheaded businessmen are taking a second look. Suddenly the newly agreed Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is looking distinctly one-sided -- and not in Australia's favor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

Head of DaimlerChrysler Smart unit reportedly to be named MMC chief

Andreas Renschler, president of DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary Smart GmbH, will take the helm of struggling automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as early as April, industry sources said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 19, 2004

Bad-boy Wallace unlikely to stay with Hawks long

LOS ANGELES -- The biggest surprise regarding All-Star Weekend is Magic Johnson didn't win MVP.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

Japan to request cut in tariffs due to EU expansion

The government will ask the European Union to cut tariffs on imports from Japan to offset increases that will be implemented by 10 European countries when they join the group in May.
SUMO
Feb 19, 2004

Osaka governor barred from ring

Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota was banned for a fourth straight year Wednesday from entering the raised ring because she is a woman in what has now become an annual ritual of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA).
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

IRCJ may spend up to 490 billion yen reviving Kanebo

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan might spend up to 490 billion yen to bail out struggling cosmetics maker Kanebo Ltd., sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2004

Only two auto-worker unions demand pay-scale raise

Labor unions at major automakers presented their demands to management Wednesday for this year's wage negotiations, with only two of them calling for pay-scale increases.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 18, 2004

Going with the wind in Manchuria

Akai Tsuki Rating: * * * (out of 5) Director: Yasuo Furuhata Running time: 111 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Yasuo Furuhata is the most established of mainstream directors, consistently working with the Japanese film industry's biggest...
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

LDP eyes child abuse law update

A Liberal Democratic Party committee on Tuesday issued proposed revisions to the law against child abuse that would allow police to forcibly enter homes where abuse is suspected and parents have refused on-site inspections by a child consultation center.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

LDP panels endorse bill on North Korea ship ban

Three Liberal Democratic Party panels jointly approved Tuesday an outline of a bill to enable the government to ban North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2004

Perils of internecine war in Iraq

What is most disturbing about Iraq is that the security situation there continues to deteriorate, even as the country prepares to take over the reins of government from the U.S.-led coalition at the end of June. In particular, terrorist and guerrilla attacks over the past two weeks reveal an ominous...
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

Japan won't end emperor system, Mao wrote in '45

Mao Zedong predicted in the closing days of World War II that Japan would not be quick to abolish its emperor system, according to a Hitotsubashi University professor researching Japanese Communist Party archives.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

No time for bill on dual surnames

The Diet will probably not be able to work on a planned bill to allow married couples to have different surnames during its current session, Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said Tuesday, citing the tight legislative schedule.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

Man found slain in Tokyo apartment

A man was found dead Tuesday morning in his apartment in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and police are investigating the case as a murder, officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2004

Itoman exec gets suspended term in K-1 tax dodge

The Tokyo District Court handed down a suspended 18-month prison term Tuesday to a former executive of the defunct trading house Itoman Corp. for destroying evidence of tax evasion at the martial arts promoter K-1.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
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.
‘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.
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
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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