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JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

U.S. tired of Pyongyang's 'serial provocation': Baker

U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker warned Friday that Washington has become tired of North Korea's "serial provocation" over its nuclear weapons program and urged the reclusive state to agree to a second round of multilateral talks.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Kokubunji assembly kills registry move

The municipal assembly in the western Tokyo suburb of Kokubunji rejected on Friday three bills intended to enable the city to join the national resident registry network.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Legacy of red-shoed girl lives on

The subject of the popular children's song "Akai Kutsu" ("Red Shoes") may have died many years ago, but she remains very much a symbol of friendship and a driving force behind charity events.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2003

Government eases rice controls

The Diet enacted a new food law Friday that officially signals a government retreat from heavy control of rice production and distribution.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Kawashima to join Imperial agency

Former Vice Foreign Minister Yutaka Kawashima will take up the post of grand master of ceremonies at the Imperial Household Agency, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Kokubunji assembly kills registry move

The municipal assembly in the western Tokyo suburb of Kokubunji rejected on Friday three bills intended to enable the city to join the national resident registry network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2003

Resona shareholders divided over bailout

OSAKA -- Resona Holdings Inc. shareholders were split Friday into those who excused the banking group for being bailed out with taxpayers' cash and those who demanded former executives take further responsibility.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 28, 2003

Darius Hecq-Cauquil

Old-timers remember the late Masaru Ogawa, characterful senior editor of The Japan Times 40 years ago. Bilingual and bicultural from his birth and upbringing in the United States, he returned to Japan, married and brought up his family here.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 28, 2003

Doing business: the 'uchiawase' vortex

It has never been easier to start a business in Japan. These days, anyone can register a business with zero money and an "inkan" stamp. Indeed, this is what attracted me. I thought: Hey I have no money -- I'll start a business!
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Legacy of red-shoed girl lives on

The subject of the popular children's song "Akai Kutsu" ("Red Shoes") may have died many years ago, but she remains very much a symbol of friendship and a driving force behind charity events.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Kawashima to join Imperial agency

Former Vice Foreign Minister Yutaka Kawashima will take up the post of grand master of ceremonies at the Imperial Household Agency, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Campaign to push use of mass transit for Kyoto target

The government said Friday it will campaign in 14 locations across Japan to encourage people to use public transport instead of cars.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Kokubunji assembly kills registry move

The municipal assembly in the western Tokyo suburb of Kokubunji rejected on Friday three bills intended to enable the city to join the national resident registry network.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

New labor law details dismissal rules

The Diet enacted a new labor standards law Friday that sets out clear guidelines on the dismissal of employees.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2003

Campaign to push use of mass transit for Kyoto target

The government said Friday it will campaign in 14 locations across Japan to encourage people to use public transport instead of cars.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Water purification, aid transportation tops Iraq agenda

A team of ruling coalition lawmakers who visited Iraq urged the government Thursday to focus on water purification and transportation of humanitarian aid when helping rebuild the devastated nation.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Water purification, aid transportation tops Iraq agenda

A team of ruling coalition lawmakers who visited Iraq urged the government Thursday to focus on water purification and transportation of humanitarian aid when helping rebuild the devastated nation.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Water purification, aid transportation tops Iraq agenda

A team of ruling coalition lawmakers who visited Iraq urged the government Thursday to focus on water purification and transportation of humanitarian aid when helping rebuild the devastated nation.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Sakai, cohort plead not guilty to defrauding state

Lower House lawmaker Takanori Sakai pleaded not guilty Thursday to hiding political donations and defrauding the government.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Sakai, cohort plead not guilty to defrauding state

Lower House lawmaker Takanori Sakai pleaded not guilty Thursday to hiding political donations and defrauding the government.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Hwang 'can freely decide' on visit

The government would not oppose a visit to Japan by Hwang Jang Yop, a former top-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Taiwan protests SARS info on Web

Taiwan authorities lodged a protest Thursday with Japan's health ministry over a report on the World Health Organization's Web site that a man diagnosed in Tokyo as a probable SARS case is from Taiwan, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Taiwan protests SARS info on Web

Taiwan authorities lodged a protest Thursday with Japan's health ministry over a report on the World Health Organization's Web site that a man diagnosed in Tokyo as a probable SARS case is from Taiwan, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Obituary: Wataru Kubo

Wataru Kubo, a former Social Democratic Party secretary general who served as vice prime minister-cum-finance minister in 1996, died Tuesday night at a Kagoshima hospital, his family said Thursday. He was 74.

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