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JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Indicted prison guards to receive pay, benefits

The Justice Ministry will pay five Nagoya Prison guards accused of taking part in fatal assaults on inmates in 2001 and 2000 part of their salaries and allowances, ministry officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Social recluses age in isolation as help elusive

The average age of those who shun interaction with society and hole themselves up inside their homes stands at 26.7, with some 14 percent aged 35 or older, according to a health ministry study released Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Koizumi appears set to stay on by default

With the extended 190-day Diet session having closed Monday, lawmakers' attention is shifting to the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 20, the new Cabinet that will immediately follow it and the expected House of Representatives poll in November.
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2003

Beijing bids farewell to Beidaihe

It is going to be a hot summer for the Chinese leadership. The new leadership, headed by President Hu Jintao, has reportedly decided to end the annual summer meetings at the seaside resort of Beidaihe, where top-ranking officials swam, relaxed and held "informal discussion sessions" that set policy for...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Smoke lingers in government buildings

Efforts to ban smoking in central government buildings in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district are having little effect as old habits prove tough to break.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Suzuki aide gets suspended term in Kunashiri bid-rigging case

A former aide to arrested Lower House member Muneo Suzuki was handed a suspended 16-month prison term Monday for interfering in the bidding for a state-funded project on Kunashiri Island and conspiring with Suzuki to hide 100 million yen in donations.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2003

Cabrera's blast powers Lions past Marines

Lions slugger Alex Cabrera belted his 33rd homer of the year for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Seibu downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-2 at Seibu Dome on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 29, 2003

Foreign mom chases after deadbeat dad

Jessica Lankester is furious. She's so angry she can barely get her story out fast enough as she pulls court documents from her bag and spreads them on the table. One letter from her lawyer reads like something from the pages of Joseph Heller's famous satire "Catch 22":
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jul 29, 2003

Winds of change mean big profits for Eco Power

When Eco Power Co. President Toshio Katano joined the firm in 1998 from its parent, Ebara Corp., a Tokyo-based industrial machinery manufacturer, he doubted whether the nation's largest wind power firm would turn a profit.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Obituary: Ryoichi Kuroda

Former Osaka Gov. Ryoichi Kuroda died of pneumonia Thursday at his home in Osaka, his family said Monday. He was 92.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Carmakers see rise in global output

Japan's five major carmakers all increased global production in the January-June period, supported by strong overseas demand, according to reports released Monday by the firms.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Daihatsu posts 1.52 billion yen profit

Daihatsu Motor Co., an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp., said Monday it posted a group net profit of 1.52 billion yen in the April-June quarter on sales of 238.87 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Canon Sales sees net profit slip 33%

Canon Sales Co. said Monday its group net profit for the business first half through June 30 fell 33 percent from a year earlier to 1.11 billion yen, despite a 4.6 percent rise in sales to 360.02 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Marubeni buys stake in Softbank unit

Marubeni Corp. has purchased a 10 percent stake in Biovision Capital Corp., a subsidiary of Softbank Investment Corp. that helps startup biotechnology ventures and manages investment funds, the firms said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Iraq to sell Mitsubishi 6 million barrels of oil

Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. has agreed to buy up to 6 million barrels of crude oil from Iraq over a five-month period, an official said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2003

Tokyo bike couriers pedal their wares

Tokyo's perennial gridlock first prompted the birth of motorbike messenger services, but bicycle courier businesses are fast establishing themselves as viable.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 29, 2003

In search of senbei and more culture

Senbei fan Randall writes from California, reporting that around 1900 a Japanese gardener in San Francisco started serving cookies with thank you notes inside at that city's Japanese garden.
COMMENTARY
Jul 29, 2003

A turning point for ODA

Japan's ODA Charter, which sets forth the basic principles and objectives of the nation's official development assistance, is to be revised for the first time since it was established 11 years ago. The Cabinet is expected to approve an updated version in late August.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

Panel gives split opinion on bank bailout system

A government advisory panel on financial affairs approved Monday a subcommittee draft report on public fund injections for ailing banks and on banks' deferred tax assets.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

New encryption technology unveiled

Hitachi Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Monday they have jointly developed next-generation encryption technology for electronic data and document transmission.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2003

SARS fears still hurting flights to Asia: JAL head

Japan Airlines System Corp. President Isao Kaneko said that although flights to the United States and Europe are recovering from the effects of the Iraq war, SARS fears continue to affect flights to the rest of Asia.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2003

Horiuchi voices conditional support for Koizumi in LDP race

Mitsuo Horiuchi, who heads one of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's major factions, said Sunday he will support Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's re-election as party chief if Koizumi changes his economic policies.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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