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EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2003

Cambodia gets its tribunal

At long last, the people of Cambodia entertain hope of justice. Nearly a quarter of a century after the Khmer Rouge were forced from power, the Phnom Penh government and the United Nations have agreed on a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders. Some claim that the court is a sham, designed to pick...
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

FTC blames two institutes for rigging bids

The Fair Trade Commission determined Thursday that two semigovernmental research institutes have been rigging bids regularly since at least 1999, artificially inflating prices on 327 research contracts.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Briton handed 14-year sentence

CHIBA -- The Chiba District Court sentenced a British man to 14 years in prison Thursday in a drug-smuggling case that has drawn international condemnation of the Japanese judicial system.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2003

Output drop revised downward

Industrial production in April was revised downward to a seasonally adjusted fall of 1.5 percent from the 1.2 percent decline reported earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Scientists forecast Tama trout bounty

The run of young trout up the Tama River this summer is expected to top last year's figure, the most promising in almost a decade, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Fisheries Experiment Station.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

FTC blames two institutes for rigging bids

The Fair Trade Commission determined Thursday that two semigovernmental research institutes have been rigging bids regularly since at least 1999, artificially inflating prices on 327 research contracts.
COMMENTARY
Jun 13, 2003

A sharper U.S.-ROK alliance

HONOLULU -- Why is the United States pulling its forces away from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula? Will the lack of a "tripwire" mean a reduced U.S. commitment to South Korea's security? Or, is Washington moving its forces out of harm's way in anticipation of a preemptive strike...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 13, 2003

Dean & Deluca: A slice of NY in Marunouchi

The gentrification of Marunouchi continues apace. No longer a staid salaryman ghetto, it has reinvented itself as some of the most sophisticated commercial real estate in the city. The latest arrival in the neighborhood is the sleek steel-and-glass Mitsubishi Trust building, rising high above the venerable...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 12, 2003

Swallows fly past Giants in home-run fest

Tetsuya Iida and Ken Suzuki both belted three-run homers Wednesday to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 19-11 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
COMMENTARY
Jun 12, 2003

Britons fear euro's underside

LONDON -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl often used to say the euro would only work properly if and when Europe had a full political union -- in other words if there was a single government for Europe with a large central budget. He was, of course, completely right, and this explains why the British...
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

BOJ poised to purchase ABS worth 1 trillion yen

The Bank of Japan decided Wednesday to start a multiyear program by late July to buy asset-backed securities worth up to 1 trillion yen to make it easier for small and medium-size companies to raise funds.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Wholesale prices fall for 33rd month

Wholesale prices fell 1 percent in May on a year-on-year basis for the 33rd consecutive month of decline, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the Bank of Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Refrigeration breakthrough claimed

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Wednesday it has developed a commercial refrigerator that keeps fruit and vegetables fresh an average of five times longer than conventional machines.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Current account surplus jumps 15%

Japan's current account surplus rose in April for the first time in two months, up 15.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.256 trillion yen, due partly to the effects of the SARS epidemic, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Quarterly GDP is revised upward

The economy grew a real 0.1 percent in the January-March quarter from the previous quarter, revised upward from the initially reported 0.006 percent rise, the government said Wednesday.
LIFE / Language
Jun 12, 2003

Pick up a pen now and send in your haiku

The Haiku International Association is soliciting haiku, either in English or in Japanese, for its fifth annual contest to be held in November.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Japan, U.S. to bring tax treaty up to date

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa announced Wednesday that Japan and the United States have agreed to revise the bilateral tax treaty for the first time in 30 years in a bid to encourage trans-Pacific investment and exchange of human resources.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 12, 2003

Japan held by Paraguay

SAITAMA -- Japan and Paraguay played to a goalless draw in front of close to 60,000 spectators at Saitama Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite the absence of any goals, this Kirin Cup game was highly entertaining as Japan put on a lively and markedly improved display from its recent defeats to South Korea...
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Ex-Sony chief to donate retiree benefits to Nagano town

Norio Ohga, former chairman and president of Sony Corp., plans to donate all 1.6 billion yen of his retirement benefits after taxes to the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, company and town officials said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2003

Preparing for the worst

Japan's efforts to update its security legislation reached a milestone last week when an overwhelming Diet majority passed three defense bills designed to deal with a military attack from abroad. The vote -- 202 in favor and 32 against -- would have been inconceivable during the Cold War. It is proof...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Ex-Resona chief blames auditors

Had auditors informed banking group Resona Holdings Inc. by March of critical changes in auditing standards, next month's infusion of 1.96 trillion yen in public funds could have been avoided, former Resona Holdings President Yasuhisa Katsuta told the Diet on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

UPS to buck economic trend and expand in Japan

Despite the current volatility of the economic climate, United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will actively expand operations in Japan, according to the head of UPS Asia Pacific Region.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2003

S. Korea emerges from Japan's shadow

NEW DELHI -- Despite resentment against Japan for its colonial domination of the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945), South Korea followed Japan in its model of postwar economic development. In both countries, the central government established close links between commercial banks and companies while ensuring...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 12, 2003

Duncan not interested in Kidd stuff, says Spurs need a big man

NEW YORK -- "Did you hear New Jersey is offering to sign and trade Jason Kidd for Tony Parker?" I asked Tim Duncan while walking him to the team bus following Game 3 of The NBA Finals, whose highlight, so far, is Dikembe Mutombo turning 90 before the Nets did.

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