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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2004

Workplace nurseries finding fledgling footing

Decor fit for a trendy beauty salon. A breathtaking view of autumn leaves in a sprawling city park.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2004

Advance Iraq unit set; may go in mid-January

The government plans to send 30 Ground Self-Defense Force members and eight light-armored vehicles to Iraq later this month to assess local security before the dispatch of the main GSDF troop contingent, officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2004

Tanigaki promises to fight 'speculative' ascent of yen

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Tuesday called the surge of the yen against the dollar "speculative" and vowed to fight excessive fluctuations in the currency market.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2004

Tanigaki eyes private-sector experts

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Tuesday his ministry is considering appointing seven to eight private-sector experts as councilors to help keep the ministry in touch with economic activities.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jan 7, 2004

Dean shows green is still king in American politics

WASHINGTON -- Things look a little rosier in the U.S. economy at the moment, with the stock market roaring at last. You may remember that 2002 was the worst year for the stock market for 25 years. The Dow closed in 2002 at 8,341.63, down 16.8 percent. In 2003 it closed at 10,453.92, the highest in almost...
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2004

Business leaders upbeat over 2004 economic prospects

Business leaders celebrated the new year Tuesday by voicing optimism about the economic recovery.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 7, 2004

Putin's plan takes aim at democracy

MOSCOW -- 2004 is a leap year. Merely an astronomical convenience in most countries, in Russia a leap year has been traditionally regarded as a bad year, potentially charged with calamities. Ironically enough, none of the country's worst years was a leap year: neither 1917, when the Communists took power,...
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Obituary: Tomokazu Sakamoto

Tomokazu Sakamoto, former chairman of NHK, died Wednesday of liver failure, NHK said Monday. He was 86.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Fallout over Yasukuni continues

South Korean Ambassador to Japan Cho Se Hyung voiced further anger Monday over the visit paid by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Yasukuni Shrine on New Year's Day.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2004

Danger signs in Serbia

It would be easy to dismiss the results of last week's poll in Serbia as "a protest vote." The strong showing of hardline nationalists certainly reflects the country's economic difficulties and the humiliations that have followed the war-crimes trials of former leaders. The problem is the nationalists...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Sumo ranks' crime patrols also good PR

The night echoes with the heavy footsteps of sumo wrestlers, moving slowly and casting sharp glances, but their opponents this time will not stand before them under the bright lights of the elevated clay "dohyo" ring.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Koizumi opens year with Iraq-dispatch resolve

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated his resolve Monday to send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to Iraq to help in the country's reconstruction, despite the repeated attacks there believed carried out by insurgents and terrorist elements.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Family plot not for all women

Women in Japan may have made great strides in deciding how they live their lives, but such freedom has yet to translate into their final resting place.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2004

Official slams U.S. response to mad cow

Vice Agriculture Minister Yoshiaki Watanabe voiced doubt Monday over the effectiveness of safety measures announced by Washington last week in the wake of the discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2004

Rakuten, Lawson in ticket alliance

Rakuten Inc., the nation's largest Internet shopping mall operator, and convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Monday they have forged an alliance on selling tickets for concerts, movies and other kinds of entertainment.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

Three arrested over fatal assault

A mobster and two others have been arrested in connection with a deadly assault on a man last week in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004

NEC caught overcharging Defense Agency 63 million yen

NEC Corp. overcharged the Defense Agency a combined 63 million yen between 1997 and 2001 in five equipment contracts, according to internal agency documents obtained Monday by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2004

Mobile phone giants strive for pre-eminence in 3G market

Anticipating that third-generation services will dominate the mobile phone market within a few years, NTT DoCoMo Inc., KDDI Corp., and Vodafone K.K. are rolling out new handsets with a range of advanced 3G functions.
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
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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