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JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Nonaka sent 5 cm piece of metal

Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hiromu Nonaka received a 5.5 cm piece of metal in the mail that might be a bullet at his Tokyo office, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

It's time for Japan to stake wind power claim: advocate

A favorable wind is blowing for renewable energy these days amid mounting environmental concerns and fears of over-reliance on exhaustible fuels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 12, 2003

Water Grill Oyster Bar: 'R' you ready to crack open oyster season?

Rules are made to be broken. Change is the only constant. Culture is porous and tradition must be fluid. These are the guiding principles for all life. How can they not apply to what and how we eat?
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

New effort vowed on disputed isles

Senior government officials from Japan and Russia agreed Wednesday to make their utmost efforts to resolve the long-standing territorial dispute over four islands north of Hokkaido and conclude a peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Official receives bomb threat

Police found a bomb early Wednesday at the Tokyo home of Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka, the key official for negotiations and policymaking on North Korea, after being alerted by news organizations that received suspicious calls, police officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Pro-Pyongyang students get a break

The Tokyo University of Foreign Languages on Wednesday became the first national university to allow students of pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in Japan to take standard entrance exams.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Seniors enjoy thespian therapy

Kiyoko Goto, 86, dried her eyes several times as she watched the action unfold before her.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2003

September 11, two years on

In many ways, the world is a very different place today than it was two years ago. The Taliban and Saddam Hussein are no longer in power. Fears of international terrorism are pervasive; the possibility of an attack is considerably more real. There is heightened awareness of the dangers posed by weapons...
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 11, 2003

'War on Terror' veils assaults on the environment

Alread two years have passed since terrorist attacks in New York and Washington shook America and shocked the world. Today, the repercussions of those tragedies continue to impact American lives in ways never imagined. For environmentalists, one of the most disturbing consequences has been the Bush administration's...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 11, 2003

Firefly squid

* Japanese name: Hotaru ika * Scientific name: Watasenia scintillans * Description: With a body length of just 4-6 cm, these squid are small but perfectly formed. Squid have a streamlined head and body, with eight arms and two tentacles around the head. (Octopi don't have tentacles, which are longer...
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Current account surplus up 34.6% on rising exports

The current account surplus rose 34.6 percent in July from a year earlier to 1.5451 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 11, 2003

Ichiro needs to learn how to pace himself

It has been painful to watch, but predictable.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Frozen corpse wins malpractice case

Three years after his wife died of hemorrhaging following childbirth, a Japanese man won a malpractice case against her doctor Wednesday -- having preserved her body in an undertaker's freezer as evidence.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Nissan Diesel plans 'green' truck

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said Wednesday it will launch a 16-ton environmentally friendly truck in fall 2004.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 11, 2003

Three to go for Tigers despite loss

Alex Ramirez's infield single scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Yakult Swallows edged the Hanshin Tigers 3-2 at Jingu Stadium on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

April-June GDP up a real 1%

The economy grew a real 1 percent in the April-June quarter, the highest level of quarterly growth since the real 1.3 percent rise in the October-December quarter of 2000, the government said Wednesday.
SUMO
Sep 11, 2003

Asashoryu avoids catastrophe at Autumn Basho

Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu gave Tokitsuumi a raw dose of speed and power as he remained unbeaten Wednesday while it was also victory for the entire ozeki camp on the fourth day at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Clothing manufacturers create new fad: nutritional T-shirts

Japanese fabric and clothing makers are competing fiercely in a brand new field: T-shirts and other clothing containing popular dietary supplements.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Consortium to push eBook business

Nineteen electronics companies, publishing houses and other firms announced Wednesday they will set up a consortium Oct. 1 to promote the use of eBooks and the devices that display them.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Drugstore leader raps Don Quijote

The president of Japan's largest chain of drug stores voiced opposition Wednesday to a general discount store operator offering free drugs after shop attendants obtain instructions from pharmacists by videophone.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Beer, 'happoshu' shipments dip 10%

Combined shipments of beer and "happoshu," its low-malt relative, dropped 9.9 percent in August, marking the fourth straight year-on-year decline, according to data released Wednesday by Japan's top five brewers.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

KDDI plans to sell PHS unit, focus on au cellular service

KDDI Corp. plans to sell DDI Pocket Inc., its personal handy-phone system unit, company sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 11, 2003

Putting bacteria to work in the body

Margaret Atwood's latest novel, "Oryx and Crake," is set in a future where multinational power has created a dystopia of genetically engineered organisms living in a globally warmed world.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 11, 2003

Let's roll -- at 800 kph

If there was ever a litmus test for hardcore gamers, "F-Zero GX" (F-Zero), a new antigravity racing game by Nintendo for the GameCube, is that test.
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.

Podcast

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

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