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JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Slew of new ambassadors named

The government appointed new ambassadors to East Timor, Sweden, Latvia, Luxembourg, Guatemala and Bolivia at a Cabinet meeting Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Asylum-seeker can stay with family

The Justice Ministry Immigration Bureau said Friday it will allow a 46-year-old Myanmarese asylum-seeker to continue to live with his family, with his provisional release from a detention facility for visaless foreigners having expired the same day.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Envoys in North Korea meet with detained Japanese

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Friday four Japanese diplomats have met in North Korea with two Japanese nationals being held there.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Seoul issues controversial stamp, draws flak from irate Kawaguchi

Japan protested Friday over Seoul's issuance of postage stamps bearing the image of a disputed island in the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Iraq likely to dominate next Diet session

As former deputy chief Cabinet secretary and House of Councilors member Kosei Ueno prepares for the Upper House election scheduled for mid-July, he is nagged by one major concern: the security situation in Iraq.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

GSDF advance team departs for Iraq

A 30-member Ground Self-Defense Force advance team left Friday from Narita airport bound for Iraq, marking the first time Japan has sent troops to a nation experiencing conflict since World War II.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Tokyo questions agenda behind Pyongyang overtures

Unofficial North Korean overtures that may pave the way for Pyongyang allowing the families of five repatriated Japanese abductees to reunite in Japan have fueled expectations and doubts in equal measure here.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Shiretoko named candidate for UNESCO heritage list

Japan on Friday formally endorsed the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido as its candidate for UNESCO's World Heritage List.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 17, 2004

Masuoka's hopes fade in Dakar Rally

Hiroshi Masuoka's hopes of winning the Dakar Rally for the third year in succession faded after the Japanese Mitsubishi driver finished fifth in the 14th stage on Thursday.
SUMO
Jan 17, 2004

Asashoryu grabs pole position

Grand champion Asashoryu posted an unorthodox win over fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho on Friday to move into sole possession of the lead while ozeki Tochiazuma notched his fifth straight victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Dollar's fall to 105.70 yen triggered by euro plunge

The dollar hit an intraday low of 105.70 yen Friday in Tokyo, its lowest level in global trade since September 2000, as traders sold the dollar for the yen after witnessing the euro's sharp decline against the Japanese currency.
MORE SPORTS / NBA REPORT
Jan 17, 2004

Wilkens not the right coach for Knicks

NEW YORK -- So, for a change, the New York Daily News was correct; Don Chaney was, indeed, replaced on the Knicks' sidelines by a former coach of the Cavaliers and Hawks who's represented by Atlanta-based Lonnie Cooper (as is Isiah Thomas) . . . except it's not Mike Fratello, it's Lenny Wilkens.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004

Security Bureau chief to head MPD

Masuo Okumura, head of the Security Bureau at the National Police Agency, will become the new chief the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Seiyu to slash one-fifth of full-time workforce

Supermarket chain Seiyu Ltd. said Friday it will slash some 1,600 jobs, or about one-fifth of its total full-time workforce, by March 1.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Shinsei Bank slates Feb. 19 listing on TSE

Shinsei Bank, the successor to the provisionally nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, said Friday it will list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 19.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Isuzu foresees decline in truck output

Truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Friday it plans to produce 480,000 trucks globally in 2004, down 6 percent from the previous year amid shrinking domestic demand.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Nine-to-five ATMs passe as banks jump on 24-hour bandwagon

Round-the-clock automated-teller machines are expected to become commonplace in Japan in the near future.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

U.S. needs to address twin deficits, Tanigaki says

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday that the U.S. should try to fix its fiscal and current account deficits, with these deficits being cited as a major factor behind the dollar's recent slide.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 17, 2004

Robert Tsonos

The magnetism of theater pulled in Robert Tsonos at an early age, and kept him captive. He cannot account for the passion with which he responded to performance art, which still holds him in thrall. Robert says he is the only one in his immediate family, and in his extended family of several cousins,...
EDITORIALS
Jan 17, 2004

The Americas strike a deal

Overcoming bitter divisions, leaders from 34 American nations agreed this week to try to establish a Free Trade Area of the Americas. Although differences prevented them from setting a target date for the deal in the summit's final declaration, any accord should be considered a victory given growing...
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Income tax hikes inevitable: panel

The head of the government's tax panel said Friday that the panel will start debating an overhaul of the nation's income tax system scheduled for fiscal 2005 and beyond.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes