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BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

U.S. firm to acquire Japan's GE Edison

Major U.S. insurance company American International Group Inc. has reached a basic agreement to acquire GE Edison Life Insurance Co., a Japanese life insurance unit of the General Electric group, it was learned Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

GET BROADBAND (but ignore fine print)

You may have already tuned out the incessant commercials by broadband Internet service providers on TV, in magazines and on the Net, but the Fair Trade Commission is tuning them in.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2003

U.S.-EU axis of divergence

LONDON -- When the war in Iraq ended, politicians, diplomats and commentators in Europe stressed the need to repair the rift that had grown up between the United States and countries led by France and Germany, which had opposed the invasion. There was a general anticipation that relations would revert...
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Prosecutors get papers on three Pana Wave members

The Metropolitan Police Department turned over to prosecutors Wednesday their case against three men linked to the Pana Wave Laboratory group who are suspected of falsifying information on vehicle registration papers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Jun 26, 2003

Everyone's a tour guide in ward civic pride drive

OSAKA -- On every fourth Sunday, Osaka's Hirano Ward turns out to put its best historical foot forward and demonstrate its community pride.
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

Mizuho executives fail to placate shareholders

While leaders in other industries are incorporating changes to improve better shareholder participation in managerial decisions, the shareholders' meeting held Wednesday by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. indicates change is slow to come to the banking sector.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Prosecutors get papers on three Pana Wave members

The Metropolitan Police Department turned over to prosecutors Wednesday their case against three men linked to the Pana Wave Laboratory group who are suspected of falsifying information on vehicle registration papers.
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2003

China gets travel boost as SARS panic subsides

All Nippon Airways Co. and other travel industry firms said Wednesday they are returning to their regular schedule of flights to China now that the World Health Organization and the Foreign Ministry have lifted SARS-related travel warnings for Beijing.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2003

Exchange agencies face shakeup over home-stay gripes

A new Tokyo-based nonprofit organization will draw up a training program for agencies arranging overseas studies in an effort to curb the growing number of problems between the organizations and the students they send abroad.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

2002 a record-breaking year for side effects caused by drugs

There were a record 28,400 reported cases of side effects caused by drugs in fiscal 2002, health ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

2002 a record-breaking year for side effects caused by drugs

There were a record 28,400 reported cases of side effects caused by drugs in fiscal 2002, health ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Young victims of dating-site crimes soar

Young victims of crimes connected with Internet dating sites more than doubled in 2002, led by a dramatic increase in child prostitution, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

2002 a record-breaking year for side effects caused by drugs

There were a record 28,400 reported cases of side effects caused by drugs in fiscal 2002, health ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

Diet begins debate on sending SDF to Iraq

The House of Representatives on Tuesday began deliberating a government-proposed bill to send the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2003

IWC: a mix of water and oil

The International Whaling Commission ended its annual session in Berlin last week after approving stronger protective measures, including a resolution calling for the creation of a conservation committee. The meeting, as ever dominated by antiwhaling nations, was yet another blow to Japan's long-standing...
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2003

SARS scare makes thermography fever gauge a hot item

A Japanese manufacturer of thermographs is being flooded with inquiries from trading houses and overseas companies for an infrared camera system that has been installed at major airports because of the SARS scare this year.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2003

Inoue preparing for World Judo Championships

Sydney Olympics gold medalist Kosei Inoue was among the men's national team which departed Japan on Monday for France in preparation for this fall's World Judo Championships.
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.
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.
‘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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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

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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