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BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2003

Record wage cuts approved for government employees

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved record wage cuts for central government employees for fiscal 2003 to bring their pay in line with sagging private-sector wage levels, government officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

Japan, China at odds over mustard gas compensation

Japan and China are at odds over compensation for a fatal leak of mustard gas in August in Qiqihar, HeilongEjiang Province, Japanese offiEcials said Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 15, 2003

Rhodes takes over as foreign HR king

Kintetsu slugger Tuffy Rhodes smashed a three-run drive for his 47th homer of the season and set a record for the most home runs by a foreign player in Japan with 284 as the Buffaloes beat the Lotte Marines 5-1 at Osaka Dome on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

Local nuclear fuel taxes to win OK

The national government plans to approve proposals by two cities to tax spent nuclear fuel left by their local power plants, officials said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2003

Looming specter of tax hikes

The government's budget deficit continues to swell at an ominous pace. According to an estimate by the Finance Ministry, the total amount of bond issues in fiscal 2004 may exceed 41 trillion yen -- a sum roughly half the size of the budget. The figure could be revised downward, possibly to less than...
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

LDP candidates want military flexibility

All four candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election said Sunday that Japan should be able to exercise the right of collective defense, a controversial issue related to the war-renouncing Constitution.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

Defense Agency wants new radar as part of missile defense system

The Defense Agency has deEcided to develop a new type of radar with improved detecEtion capabilities for monitorEing North Korea's Nodong ballistic missiles by fiscal 2006 as part of its plan to build a missile defense system, agency sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

One in five Japanese 65 or older

The number of Japanese aged 65 or older has reached a record 24.31 million, or roughly one out of every five people in the country.
COMMENTARY
Sep 15, 2003

Wanted: a U.S. exit strategy for Iraq

WASHINGTON -- The number of American combat deaths in the Iraq war has surpassed the number in the Persian Gulf War. Even U.S. President George W. Bush has acknowledged that the U.S. faces a "security issue in Iraq," a "massive and long-term undertaking." The conflict will soak up a large share of U.S....
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 15, 2003

Antimonopoly Law faces problems with Constitution, implementation

As deregulation proceeds, a greater segment of the economy is being ruled by market principles, and this trend will accelerate with the implementation of structural reforms. Here, the Antimonopoly Law, the watchdog of market principles, will play an increasingly important role, and it must be enforced...
COMMENTARY
Sep 15, 2003

U.N. force key to Iraqi peace

LONDON -- The news from Iraq over the last month has been bleak, with U.S. and British forces continuing to suffer significant casualties. Bomb blasts last month at the U.N. headquarters and a Shiite mosque left many dead and wounded. Acts of sabotage have hindered the resumption of electricity and water...
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2003

Assessment team heads to Mideast

A government fact-finding mission headed Sunday to the Middle East to study ways to carry out the envisioned dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to help rebuild Iraq.
SUMO
Sep 15, 2003

Asashoryu moves further ahead

Yokozuna Asashoryu bulldozed out Takanonami for a perfect 8-0 record Saturday, widening his lead over his closest contenders to two on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2003

Tracking lost art of the Holocaust

Last Monday marked the launch of a Web site designed to help people find out whether American galleries and museums hold art that was, or could have been, stolen by the Nazis -- and if so, which institutions hold what. It was an occasion that, like the comparable moment more than three years ago when...
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2003

LDP candidates all favor revisions to Constitution

The four candidates for the presidency of the governing Liberal Democratic Party each appeared positive Saturday about the possibility of revising the war-renouncing Article 9 of Japan's Constitution.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2003

Slain journalist found in Tokyo Bay

A man found dead Friday in Tokyo Bay has been identified as freelance journalist Satoru Someya, who may have been killed as a result of his work, police sources said Saturday.
SUMO
Sep 14, 2003

Asashoryu looks unstoppable after forcing out Kotoryu

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu never even flinched as he left another hapless victim in his wake to maintain a spotless record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2003

Colon cancer risk doubles in males who drink: study

Men who drink alcohol on a regular basis are twice as likely to develop colon cancer than those who do not, according to researchers at the Aichi Cancer Center.
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.
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.
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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