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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 27, 2003

Sex matters -- for worms, at least

It is perhaps rare for readers of British tabloid newspapers to ponder the same questions as evolutionary biologists, but that may have been the case last week. The tabloids enjoyed themselves at the expense of women suffering from a rare and often debilitating condition: persistent sexual arousal syndrome....
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2003

Pension cuts sought to save system

To prevent a collapse of the national pension system amid the aging population and falling birthrate, the government should cut back on benefits for current and future pensioners before baby boomers retire in the next decade, an advisory panel to the finance minister said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2003

Flag, anthem rules kill free-thought right: teachers

Miwako Sato, a public elementary school teacher in the western Tokyo suburb of Kunitachi, may file a lawsuit early next year over the use of the controversial national flag and anthem in schools.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2003

Japan making tariff list, checking it twice

Japan inched closer to a showdown with the U.S. over steel trade Wednesday, releasing a list of American goods it plans to raise tariffs on in retaliation for ongoing U.S. "safeguard" restrictions on steel imports.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Nov 27, 2003

Hobbit's-eye view of world

You cannot put yourself in Frodo's shoes as Hobbits walk barefoot. You can, however, walk in Frodo's virtual footsteps.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2003

Koizumi feels for foreigners stuck at Narita

Visitors to Japan who spend forever waiting to get past Narita airport's immigration counters can take solace -- the government is aware of their plight.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2003

Settling for less in Miami

A merican trade officials have agreed to pursue a free-trade zone that stretches throughout the Western hemisphere. The agreement they reached in Miami, Florida, last week is less than it seems, however. Following the breakdown of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial talks in Cancun, Mexico a few...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2003

Matsui, the Yankees and the PL's new free-agent trend

Hot stove league time, fans. Or should that be the hot hibachi league here in Japan? Lots going on during the off-season, so let's take a look at a few interesting happenings from last week.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

Drill simulates chemical terror attack on Kawasaki

Amid deepening jitters that Japan may become a target of terrorists, government officials on Tuesday held a drill simulating massive casualties in an urban chemical attack.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

Fujino to take seat vacated by Kondo

Kimitaka Fujino will fill the House of Councilors seat vacated by Takeshi Kondo, the national election board said Tuesday. Both Fujino and Kondo, who was recently appointed president of Japan Highway Public Corp., are members of the Liberal Democratic Party.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2003

METI ponders creation of revival funds for small companies

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to create corporate revival funds for small and midsize firms in each prefecture to support their rehabilitation efforts.
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Nov 26, 2003

Matsui Securities owes success to efficient online trading service

A Tokyo-based securities house that posted first-half operating revenue of just 10 billion yen happens to be one of the nation's strongest brokerages, as its profit margin was 50 percent.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

ASDF missile-dodging ability may beget dispatch

Japan could dispatch the Air Self-Defense Force to Iraq because it is better able to dodge surface-to-air attacks than operators of civilian airliners, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

Review of arms export ban sought

Some ruling bloc lawmakers and Defense Agency officials have been calling for a review of Japan's self-imposed ban on weapons exports.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2003

Japan racing deadline for continental shelves

Japan is hoping to find under the sea what it lacks under the ground -- natural resources.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2003

Store sales post first rise in more than a year

Sales at supermarkets and department stores around Japan posted a year-on-year rise in October for the first time in more than a year due mainly to favorable weather.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2003

Postal privatization options mulled

A government panel said Tuesday it will discuss new business models for Japan's postal services, including dividing them by region, in view of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to privatize the services.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2003

Koizumi again vows Iraq dispatch

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated on Tuesday his intention to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq but admitted it will be "difficult" to draw demarcation lines between combat zones and noncombat zones in the country.
SUMO
Nov 26, 2003

Makuuchi elite set for China tour

Wrestlers from sumo's elite makuuchi division will take part in a weeklong tour in China next June, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) said Tuesday.
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.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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