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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2003

Aussies discover cost of being Big Brother

SYDNEY -- No good deed goes unpunished, says the cynic. And that's the way it's looking for Australia's efforts to bring peace and stability to the South Pacific.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2003

Mizuho ATMs to be open till 9 p.m.

Mizuho Bank said Thursday it will start extending the operating hours of about 500 automated teller machines to 9 p.m. from 7 p.m. on Sept. 16, with around 100 more to follow by the end of March.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 29, 2003

Tigers whitewash Giants 11-0

Katsumi Hirosawa and George Arias connected for two home runs each while four Hanshin pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout as the Tigers whitewashed the Yomiuri Giants 11-0 at Koshien Stadium on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2003

2004 budget requests 5 trillion yen more than this year

Spending requests from government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2004 will total 86.46 trillion yen, up 4.67 trillion yen from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2003

Yen sought for 'green' businesses

The Environment Ministry said Thursday it will seek 26.6 billion yen to promote environmentally friendly business practices in its budgetary request for fiscal 2004.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2003

Caution in order for six-nation talks

International attention is focused on Beijing as six nations convene to discuss the North Korean nuclear crisis. To call the meeting a negotiation is premature: This three-day session consists of little more than introductions and laying out positions. All participants must keep firmly focused on the...
COMMENTARY
Aug 28, 2003

Brinkmanship in Beijing

HONOLULU -- "Surrender means death!" This pretty much sums up North Korea's opening position at the six-nation talks in Beijing this week. U.S. insistence that North Korea dismantle its nuclear program "fully, verifiably, and irreversibly" in advance of dialogue (or rewards) "is little short of demanding...
COMMENTARY
Aug 28, 2003

Asia needs export controls to keep terrorist forces at bay

SINGAPORE -- The recent bomb blast at the J.W. Marriott hotel in downtown Jakarta is only the most recent reminder of the ruthless cruelty of international terrorism. The topic dominates every discussion of Asian security. Those talks have become increasingly sharp in the face of a rising death toll...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 28, 2003

Aging can be a laugh

A teenager is being interviewed for a part-time job.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Mitsui unit to become part of IRCJ

Mitsui Mining Co. will be granted debt waivers of 170 billion yen and will become a unit of the governmental Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 28, 2003

Tigers feel right at home

Tomoaki Kanemoto went 3-for-4 and drove home four RBIs while starter Hideki Irabu pitched 6 2/3 innings to notch his 12th win as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers downed the Yomiuri Giants 6-4 at Koshien Stadium on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Tariff cuts unlikely to win Mexico

The farm ministry will remove tariffs on some 300 agricultural products to conclude a free-trade agreement with Mexico, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Kinki Nippon Tourist posts loss

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. said Wednesday it posted a group net loss of 3.27 billion yen in the January-June period, mainly due to the war in Iraq and the outbreak of SARS. The travel agency reported a loss of 5.39 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / GARDEN PATHS
Aug 28, 2003

All manor of delights

Gentle hills dotted with sheep and ancient villages set beside flowing streams: Scenes such as these attracted William Morris and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement to the Cotswolds in the late 19th century.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Aug 28, 2003

Japanese black face fly

* Japanese name: Kuroi ebae * Scientific name: Musca bezzii * Description: Face flies are similar to common house flies, but they are larger and darker. If in doubt, check the eyes: Those of the face fly almost touch at the top, but those of house flies have a wider gap between them. The face of...
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 28, 2003

Jubilo to meet Antlers in Nabisco Cup semis

J. League champion Jubilo Iwata set up a Nabisco Cup semifinal showdown with holders Kashima Antlers after easing past Yokohama F. Marinos 3-0 at home in the second leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday evening.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Firms tie up for all-in-one copiers

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. of the United States have agreed to codevelop multifunction digital all-in-one photocopiers capable of printing more than 50 pages per second.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Pet market worth almost 1 trillion yen

Pet-related businesses, ranging from pet sellers to condominiums that allow tenants to keep animals, are expected to form a market worth 992.9 billion yen this year, up 2.7 percent from fiscal 2002, a market research firm said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Aug 28, 2003

Finding a sense of balance in the face of DSI

Every day, at a musk-melon-colored building near Okayama Station, children gather to play in a rather unusual-looking indoor playground. Guru Guru Meron Shima (Twirly Melon Island) is a privately-run day-care center for autistic and other special-needs children that started up in July. It is also, most...
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Fuji Heavy achieves auto takeoffs

KUZU, Tochigi Pref. -- Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it recently conducted successful experimental automatic takeoffs and landings of small aircraft, the first successful tests of their kind in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Nissan to start sales company in Russia firm

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it will establish a sales company in Russia in January to distribute Nissan vehicles and parts.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2003

Ministry wants more public works

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry unveiled an expansionary budget request Wednesday for fiscal 2004, featuring a 16 percent hike in overall outlays and a larger percentage of increase for improving urban infrastructure and for expressway projects.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2003

Japan, S. Korea eye joint league

Japan and South Korea, which have been mulling the possibility of forming a joint ice hockey league, are looking to start the new league between November and January with a combined five teams participating, hockey officials said Tuesday.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 28, 2003

A horror smorgasbord

With monsters in the hallways, blood on the wall and gross-outs lurking behind every corner, "Silent Hill 3" is an all-out assault on the player's sensibilities.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Aug 28, 2003

The answer is blowing in the wind

Let me be honest from the outset: I'm a serious fan of wind power, and I'd love to see Japan become a world leader in wind-power generation. I'll admit, too, that my reasons are partly selfish.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2003

Environment panel calls for carbon tax in 2005

A government advisory panel tasked with studying environmental taxes adopted a proposal Wednesday for the introduction of a carbon levy by as early as 2005.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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